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…
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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…
The oddly alluring world of Hungarian rock band Bergendy
Here’s the first in a series of obscure (at least to me) international rock and roll videos that I’ll be sharing over the course of…