L7 – Smell The Magic
“How could a thirty-year-old album inspire a political discussion in 2020,” you ask? Well, come on – look at the state of the world,…
2020
The Flaming Lips – American Head
From the moment they have the opportunity to hear American Head, there’s no doubt that Flaming Lips fans will rejoice at the band’s return,…
Samurai – Samurai
Samurai (born from the ashes of a band called WEB if memory serves me correct) disbanded shortly after the release of their self-titled debut;…
Pokey LaFarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody
Listening to Pokey LaFarge’s ninth album (first for New West Records, and first I had ever heard) had a very strange effect on me….
Trapeze – Medusa
Featuring the soaring talents of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, these reissues of three superb Trapeze albums are most welcome. Trapeze is an excellent debut, though the…
Jah Wobble – In Dub II
Since his ground-breaking bass-playing for Public Image Limited, Jah Wobble has become one of the world’s most distinctive bassist, a true innovator and artist,…
Day Of Phoenix: Mind Funeral – The Recordings of 1968-1972
Now that’s an excellent name for a band, and this is an excellent compilation. It seems there were so many interesting progressive rock bands in…
All Them Witches – Nothing As The Ideal
Over the last five years or so, I’ve become acquainted with Nashville’s All Them Witches; reviewed a couple of their albums and gotten to…
Acid Dad – Acid Dad
I must confess that I slept for an unreasonably long time on Acid Dad’s self-titled debut album. I’m not sure how or why, I…
Thee MVPs – Receiver
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Receiver EP by Thee MVPs. There aren’t many things in this day and age of…