Revisit for a good time: The Brown Acid series was another slab of stoned-out rock bliss
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The crash of the anvil at the nightclub school: Sheila Rock’s New Romantics
In the ever-evolving tapestry of fashion and youth subcultures, the New Romantics of the 1980s emerged as a vibrant and revolutionary movement. Known for their…
The Electric Prunes’ 4th LP is a rock opera no original members play on—and it’s surprisingly good
In the mid 1960s, the group Jim and the Lords inked a deal with producer Dave Hassinger’s production company. After a name change, the first…
Lucky 13: Stream the latest installment of ‘Brown Acid’ featuring long lost heavy rock from the 1970
There must be some mythical and hidden cache of chukka-chukka hairy hard rock one-offs from the 1970s, because how else to explain that there is…
‘CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine’ The Movie
If you are a big “rock” fan of a certain age–and American–you almost certainly grew up reading CREEM magazine. I sure did. I loved CREEM.…
Drink, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: Power pop saviors, the Beat, and their rousing 1980 tour of Europe
Photo: Neil Zlozower Hey, do you know about the Beat? They’re the great power pop band led by Paul Collins, who was in another great…
Your favorite rock ‘n’ roll, country and R&B legends as marionettes
What have you been doing during the COVID-19 Lockdown? Binging on boxsets? Drinking too much? Self-medicating? Finding all your good clothes have shrunk from lack…
Pub rock helped pave the way for British punk, but what the hell is “pub rock?”
Out this week is the new multi-disc compilation, Surrender to the Rhythm: The London Pub Rock Scene of the Seventies. The collection is an excellent…
The Electric Prunes’ 4th LP is a rock opera that no original members play on, but it’s actually good
In the mid 1960s, the group Jim and the Lords inked a deal with producer Dave Hassinger’s production company. After a name change, the first…
The coveted 1981 album by little-known prog rock band, Seiche
The progressive rock band Seiche was a Chicago trio that existed for a brief period in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Though they weren’t around for…