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…
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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…
The freak-tastic avant-rock Gary Wilson recorded with teen band Lord Fuzz in 1967
In 1977, Gary Wilson self-released the album, You Think You Really Know Me. It’s a totally unique and strange LP that mixes confessional songwriting, synth…
Brown Acid, The Ninth Trip: More heavy rock from the underground comedown
After eight installments in their legendary Brown Acid heavy ROCK compilations (or “trips” as they’re called) you would think that the fine folks at RidingEasy…
Get your mind blown by the glorious acid rock of Pretty Things side project, Electric Banana, 1969
From 1967-1978, the British band the Pretty Things recorded five albums under an alias, though none were sold in stores. Amongst the tracks they put…
That time Rock Hudson staked his talent on a bleak sci-fi movie ‘Seconds’
Rock Hudson was killing time waiting for that one big role to come along to change it all. He was making money, sure, lotsa money,…
Peter Laughner: Lost rock star gets the box set treatment
Peter Laughner early 1976. Photo Credit: Mik Mellen Peter Laughner was a singer-songwriter-guitarist and apparent force of nature who has been credited with jump-starting the…
An Exclusive introduction to Book of Shame: Acerbic rock for those ‘who’ve been through shit’
What are you gonna do when you’re on the back slice of life wondering where the fuck your dreams have all gone? Are you still…
‘The Armageddon Rag,’ George R.R. Martin’s rock-and-roll occult fantasy novel
In 1983 Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin published a standalone novel drenched in classic rock that featured the following: a sorceress marshaling a…