Thursday, 15 January 2026

Various Artists "Raks Raks Raks: 17 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets From the Iranian 60s Scene" 2009(comp)****

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Right now the situation in Iran is really bad; a protest that started from the market, initially because of economic grievances, has turned ...
Thursday, 8 January 2026

Larkin Poe "Bloom" 2025***

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Only a week ago I wrote I only had one album off the best-of-year lists  I published; yet within a couple of days I had gotten mysel...
Thursday, 1 January 2026

R.I.P. 2025

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Another year, another difficult list of dead musicians to compile. Among the heavier ones, Brian Wilson, the pop genious behind The Beach Bo...
Sunday, 28 December 2025

End Of The Year Retrospectives, 2025

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It's always been a favorite December ritual of mine to browse the end-of-the-year lists of music magazines, see which albums made the be...
Saturday, 27 December 2025

These Trails "These Trails" 1973*****

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This is another album I hadn't heard in many years. When I took this out for a spin, I thought "I remember this, it...
Thursday, 18 December 2025

The Brian Setzer Orchestra 'Boogie Woogie Christmas" 2003🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼

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From Jethro Tull to Twisted Sister, Bob Dylan to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Beach Boys to Eric Clapton, every rocker seems to think they owe their ...
Thursday, 11 December 2025

The Siegel-Schwall Band "Three Pieces For Blues Band And Orchestra/ Street Music (Russo)" 1972-1977(Rec) 1977 (comp)***

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OK, I found this LP at the bargain bin of my neighborhood record store and it caught my attention; I don't believe I had ever he...