Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1929-2000) was an early rock ‘n’ roll/rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and one hell of a performer. Hawkins had an outrageous, tongue-in-cheek…
ELP poster by Tadanori Yokoo Five years ago I wrote a piece here pondering the musical question: “Emerson, Lake & Palmer, do they suck?” I…
On Luke Haines’ 2016 album Smash the System there is an affectionate paean to the Incredible String Band (“The Incredible String Band were an unholy…
If I had to sum up Julian Leal’s self-titled 1985 LP with only a handful of words, I’d go with “power pop bliss.” I knew…
Many consider the first rave happenings to have taken place during Ken Kesey’s notorious “Kool Aid” Acid Tests held in California during the winter of…
The Replacements and Johnny Thunders in the late 1980s. In the spring of 1989, Johnny Thunders opened a couple of shows for the Replacements. For…
In 2017, we told you about the time when David Bowie was in Iggy Pop’s band, specifically the final concert of The Idiot tour. But…