vinyl Archive
10 Jul 2025
Brown Acid: A Trip Worth Taking (Part 1 of 2)
RidingEasy Records’ Brown Acid Series Celebrates its 20th Volume A coveted prize for those who appreciate the heavy sounds of early ‘70s rock, Brown Acid: The Twentieth Trip also represents […]
09 Jul 2025
Album Review: Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXI
A legendary Pink Floyd live performance finally gets a standalone release, with a striking new mix by Steven Wilson. Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXII was released May 2. Debuting in […]
27 May 2025
Album Review: The Mayflies USA – Kickless Kids
North Carolina boasts a proud power pop tradition. Maybe you call it melodic rock, or jangle rock, or indie rock or college rock; take your pick and don’t throw shade […]
16 May 2025
Album Review: Los Microwaves – What’s That Got to Do (With Loving You)
For every major-label act that made interesting music in the ‘80s (and likely in every other era as well), countless artists and groups toiled in relative obscurity, doing work every […]
04 May 2025
Single Review: Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan — “Mi Amore, Perdoname” b/w “The Real Thing (Spanish Version)”
Cuban quintet Los Zafiros released “Mi Amor, Perdoname” in 1962. Though the song wouldn’t gain traction in U.S. markets – blame the embargo – the group was popular in Cuba, […]
02 May 2025
Album Review: Badfinger — Head First
The story of Badfinger – one filled with great, enduring music and tragic heartbreak – has been well documented. The authoritative history of the band, its music, its soaring highs […]
29 Apr 2025
Album Review: Springhouse — From Now to OK
Here’s a gem. Springhouse self-describes as shoegaze, and while the first two albums from the New York threesome may have displayed some of that style’s hallmarks, by the time they […]
28 Apr 2025
Album Review: Eramus Hall – Lost and Found
Eramus Hall is one of those hard luck stories with which the history of popular music is rife. In the case of this Detroit soul-funk outfit, the group signed to […]
27 Apr 2025
Album Review: Sleepersound – My Own Dead Love
Milwaukee’s Sleepersound has just released My Own Dead Love, and the album marks a departure – an expansion, actually – from the sound on its earlier albums, specifically In Medias […]
16 Apr 2025
Supertramp – Live in Paris ‘79
Supertramp was always a curious band. Showcasing inerrant pop songwriting values, the British group scored an impressive run of hits. The band’s sixth studio album, 1979’s Breakfast in America spawned […]