Spanish Dance Swoop
Trigger warning: contains sentiments and scenes of an explicitly wistful nature Continue reading Spanish Dance Swoop
Category: Psych
Break On Thoreau
Psychedelic music?! from San Francisco?!! Oh golly. Continue reading Break On Thoreau
Wata Lives!
Feedbacker hits like a linebacker Continue reading Wata Lives!
I’ve Got A Silver Tureen
Long of song and smooth of groove, Sonic Praise. Continue reading I’ve Got A Silver Tureen
Juwxbuh Beh, Juicebox Beh
In which our young hero is let down by the interneterati. Continue reading Juwxbuh Beh, Juicebox Beh
Heads Will Roll
Sober, clean-living fun guaranteed! Continue reading Heads Will Roll
2 LPs, 4 Tracks
Going Away? Going Out? Blown Away? Blown Out. Continue reading 2 LPs, 4 Tracks
Halloween ’66
14:57, almost as good as 1537, but not quite. Continue reading Halloween ’66
Moon Duo Live: District, Liverpool 02-02-18
In which our hero actually leaves the house! Moon Duo live in Liverpool. Continue reading Moon Duo Live: District, Liverpool 02-02-18
Gospill Poppers
In which our hero grapples with an LP with a very rude title. Don’t these chaps have any common decency? Continue reading Gospill Poppers
The Mad Cat Laughed, Icarus Still Drowned
I feel conflicted when it comes to Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs. Part of me thrills in horrid fascination at the tentative, … Continue reading The Mad Cat Laughed, Icarus Still Drowned
Trepanning For Gold
Here’s an interesting one, Teeth of the Sea Highly Deadly Black Tarantula from way, way back in the mists of … Continue reading Trepanning For Gold
Acoustic Airlock
Well in honour of the sun beginning to show its face shyly around these parts recently I reached for another … Continue reading Acoustic Airlock
Radial Oscillating Capacitor Flux-a-Bastards
I’m gearing myself up for a new White Hills album soon by dipping into some of their past goodies. Well, … Continue reading Radial Oscillating Capacitor Flux-a-Bastards
Lateral Thinking
I’d been waiting for this one to be released for a long time. The postman had slipped the package under … Continue reading Lateral Thinking
Don’t Be Afraid
Every so often, when I’m not fighting supervillains and the pressures of my secret identity grind me down, I like to … Continue reading Don’t Be Afraid
Realms Beyond The Sun
Hawkwind Doremi Fasol Latido launched on an unsuspecting world, like all the BEST THINGS THAT HAVE EVER, AND WILL EVER … Continue reading Realms Beyond The Sun
White Hills: Walks For Motorists, Review
Lead the way … Lead the way … Lead the way … When I was a teenager I always dreamed … Continue reading White Hills: Walks For Motorists, Review
White Hills: An Interview
I love White Hills – you need to know that up front and deal with it. Fiercely independent, fiercely … Continue reading White Hills: An Interview
Chrome Not Oak
I know you all look up to me as a living God, an embodiment of all that humanity could, should … Continue reading Chrome Not Oak
Moles & Bicycles
Psychedelia eh? What’s it all about? Bit of a toughie that one. In its British 1960’s form it can conjure … Continue reading Moles & Bicycles
Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 27-09-14
My head thrums, my feet smell and my hearing is several shades off normal and I only got in 6 … Continue reading Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 27-09-14
November, In What Remains Of The City
So here I am gearing myself up to see active service on the psych rock frontlines tonight at the Liverpool … Continue reading November, In What Remains Of The City
White Hills Live: The Deaf Institute, Manchester 21-10-13
So here I am, pissed off to hell after a fraught time locating the legendary station car park of Stockport*, wet through … Continue reading White Hills Live: The Deaf Institute, Manchester 21-10-13
Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 28-09-13
My head thrums, my feet smell and my hearing is several shades off normal and I only got in … … Continue reading Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 28-09-13
Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 27-09-13
My head thrums, my feet smell and my hearing is several shades off normal and I only got in 6 … Continue reading Liverpool Psychedelic Festival: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 27-09-13
Too Tired To Post Blues
… must post …. got to post … WILL post … Coming to the end of a mentally draining week … Continue reading Too Tired To Post Blues
Mooning Duo
Here’s one I’ve been listening to on heavy rotation recently, gearing up to see them at midnight this coming Friday at … Continue reading Mooning Duo
Kick Out the Shawms
I thought I’d cheer myself up and remind myself of last week’s holiday spent in Pembrokeshire today because after two … Continue reading Kick Out the Shawms
Liverpool Psych Fest
My friend Will has just persuaded me to get a ticket for this: It’s all happening (in the 60’s sense … Continue reading Liverpool Psych Fest