psych Archive
22 Oct 2024
Album Review: The Temptations – Cloud Nine
By 1969, Motown hitmakers the Temptations were well into their peak, but the group also faced a potential setback. Singer David Ruffin had been dismissed from the group months earlier; […]
20 Oct 2024
Seth Applebaum’s Ghost Funk Orchestra
When one thinks of a ghost, there’s an understanding that the figure represents a being that was once living but now continues to exist in the ether, on another plane. […]
23 Sep 2024
Audio: Interview with Kavus Torabi and Dave Sturt of Gong
Since its founding in Paris in 1967, Gong has been more than a band. With its signature style of psychedelic space rock, the group launched by Soft Machine guitarist David […]
01 Sep 2024
30 Days Out, September 2024 #1: Buckethead, Ménage, Gong, David Cross, Darkside Experience
A mysterious instrumentalist, a local legend, a double-bill of prog heroes and a tribute of one of rock’s greatest: those are the highlights of the live music scene in Asheville […]
28 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Raveonettes — The Raveonettes Sing…
As I (and plenty of others before me) have observed before, an artist’s choice of covers can tell you a lot about that artist. Copenhagen duo The Raveonettes (Courtney Rose […]
05 Aug 2024
Take Five: Notable Tracks from the Flaming Lips
A modern-day psychedelic band from the unlikeliest place – Oklahoma – The Flaming Lips began as an outsider group with a small but dedicated cult following. They band broke through […]
25 Jul 2024
45 r.p.m. Singles: ‘Key’ to the Future of Vinyl Releases? (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Pablo Solo – “Slow Dancing” and “It’s You, Lady” b/w “Years” and “Fruit Purée” An indie artist based in Barcelona, Spain, multi-instrumentalist Pablo Solo released his […]
21 Jul 2024
Album Review: The Tremeloes – Master
The cheery, breezy pop of The Tremeloes won the band more than 20 Top 40 hits between 1963 (when they were still known as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes) and […]
14 Jul 2024
Album Review: Donovan’s Brain — Fire Printing
I’ve covered more releases than I can easily count by Donovan’s Brain. (Okay, I counted, and it’s at least four. Math’s not my strong suit.) And there’s a reason for […]
09 Jun 2024
Single Review: Dave McLean – “Faintly Blowing”
When it came to ‘60s psychedelia of the British variant, the prevailing approach was a kind of twee popsike (if you will). Songs with titles like “Toffee Apple Sundays” from […]