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Album Review: This American Blues by Ford Madox Ford
Chip Kinman’s career stretches back 40 years, through The Dils, Rank and File, Blackbird, and Cowboy Nation. He’s always broken his own rules musically, playing styles from punk to country to industrial. His latest band ... -
Album Review: The Mermen - We Could See it In The Distance (9/10)
Jim Thomas’ instrumental trio The Mermen has been slowly but steadily releasing music since the mid-‘90s, and this recent work stands as one of their best. The music is a ... -
Morton Subotnick at REDCAT
As a teenager in the 70's, I was fascinated upon coming across the record 'Silver Apples of the Moon', by Morton Subotnick. It was a completely electronic composition from 1967, ... -
Matthew Stubbs And The Antiguas - Matthew Stubbs and The Antiguas (8/10)
AMAZING live-sounding production––like the band is right in front of you! Stubbs has released a classic album of instrumentals that references the best elements of blues, surf, jazz, garage, soul ... -
Björk - Utopia (9/10)
Björk unleashes a remarkable effort with her latest recording. Coming off of the heartbreak depicted on her last album, here she utilizes a woman’s flute chorus, bird and jungle noises, ... -
Wand - Plum (9/10)
Trippy rockers Wand bust out of the starting gate with “Setting,” which recalls ‘60s classic “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” and it just gets better from there. This release combines and ... -
Dungen - Häxan (Versions by Prins Thomas) (7/10)
Swedish rock band Dungen is best known for putting out excellent progressive and psychedelic rock for several decades. Ace Norwegian producer Prins Thomas has taken some tracks from their latest release and sliced ‘n diced ... -
Music Album Review: Los Straitjackets - "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets" ...
Known for their lucha mask schtick, Los Straitjackets are truly one of the best instro bands in the U.S.A. After a recent tour with ace British pub-rocker Nick Lowe, they recorded a tribute album ... -
Music Album Review: Robyn Hitchcock - "Robyn Hitchcock" (9/10)
Robyn Hitchcock has been putting out excellent music for over three decades, and this release definitely ranks with some of his best. His guitar-based psychedelic pop encompasses the ‘60s British ... -
Live Review: Westerner at Timewarp Records in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Westerner offer a completely entertaining blend of precision-played psychedelic glam rock. Funky beats and occasional electronics are applied to a showy indie-rock style that can either be danced to ...
