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Scissormen take blues back to its raw basics: guitar and drums. Yet, it's amazing how much intensity the band brings in its live show...

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May 10, 2012 - Boheme (Cassidy) (audio inte... Cassidy led the all-female band Antigone Rising for eight years, receiving critical acclaim and developing a rabid fanbase. But, she left the band after their major label debut. Now, she’s returned with a new name - Boheme - and a brand new album, Follow the Freedom, which showcases her soulful... Read More...	May 3, 2012 - Mike Watt (interview) Bassist Mike Watt stormed out of San Pedro, California in the early 1980's with the influential punk power trio the Minutemen; blending elements of funk, jazz and classic rock into the hardcore scene. The tragic death of his close friend and bandmate, D. Boon, put an end to that great... Read More...	Apr 27, 2012 -- Scissormen (audio interview... Scissormen take blues back to its raw basics: guitar and drums. Yet, it's amazing how much intensity the band brings in its live show. It doesn't hurt that singer Ted Drozdowski is one hell of a fantastic slide guitarist, who's been known to stroll whatever room will have them, standing... Read More...
Apr 20, 2012 - Richard Meltzer - Spielgushe... Richard Meltzer was one of the first rock critics, penning the first full-length book on the subject, "The Aesthetics of Rock," in 1970, while reveling in much of he excesses of the day. He wrote for many of the seminal magazines, including the Village Voice, Crawdaddy, Creem and Rolling Stone.... Read More...	Apr 12, 2012 - Dave Getz (Big Brother & Hol... Dave Getz is the drummer for one of the most important bands of the Sixties' San Francisco music scene, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Their album, Cheap Thrills, recorded with Janis Joplin, stands as one of the finest examples of psychedelic rock, and still sounds fresh today. Sony /... Read More...	Apr 4, 2012 - Rolling Stones Drug Bust (int... It was a turning point in popular culture. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested in early 1967 on drug charges stemming from a party that Richards held for close friends. Local police, tipped off by an opportunistic newspaper, raided the festivities, setting off a series of events which led... Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE! - Thoughts on the upcoming Beach Boys album

Beach Boys - That’s Why God Made the Radio - first take The fine folks at Capitol / EMI Records have snuck us an early copy of the brand new album from the reunited Beach Boys. We’ll be taking the time to post our thoughts here - keep checking back for more updates.

First impression: Great harmonies. Lots of Brian, and he sounds good. Earthy production. Catchy songs, lots of melody too. Of course, a lot of the lyrics deal with nostalgia, but shouldn’t that be the case?

The bottom line: If you like the Beach Boys, any era, you will not be disappointed here. This is not an embarrassment, as so much of their material over the last 30 years has been. In fact, we’re really impressed so far. Stay tuned for more updates.

This Day in History

Wednesday, 18 May 1949
Happy Birthday To..

Keyboard virtuoso Rick Wakeman. who joined Yes for the album Fragile in 1972 and helped catapult them into stardom with their hit "Roundabout." His tenure in Yes only lasted two years, after which he went solo.

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Random LP of the Day

Various Artists - A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Fantastic Voyage) review

They ain’t fakin’

I haven’t had this much fun listening to an album in a long, long time. We need more record companies like the London-based Fantastic Voyage. They’ve consistently put out fun-themed collections for some time now. Their latest is A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, a double disc set containing 50 tracks from the late Fifties / early Sixties, and everyone of them featuring the word “shake” in the title. Lovingly compiled by Stuart Colman, who also gives background on each track in the CD booklet. What he’s put together is one helluva great party album.
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