A Place to Bury Strangers Discuss Their Resurrected Songs
A Place to Bury Strangers resurrect lost obscurities for a record that paints a map of their past and future simultaneously. Oliver Ackerman describes the process.
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Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Axis: Bold as Love’ Shines On
For serious Jimi Hendrix aficionados and audiophiles, it’s hard to imagine this classic psychedelic rock album sounding any better.
A Banshee Tree with ‘Bad Luck’ Grows in Colorado
Banshee Tree’s music is inclusive with an assortment of styles. From acoustic folk to psychedelic funk and jazz, their music is always moving.
Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ and the Three Ghosts of Subjectivity
Every brick in Pink Floyd’s The Wall shows that haunting lies not in wailing and chain-rattling but in trauma, alienation, and absence.
Detroit 1967: From Uprising to Amplification
The 1967 Detroit Uprising did not create the music that followed; it clarified it by stripping away ambiguity, making it harder to ignore what was already there.
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills Discusses the Creative Life
From physical media to ruminations on consciousness and what everyone is ultimately after, Crispian Mills answers questions like “Who are Kula Shaker?”
Take a Trip Through the US Psychedelic Underground 1977-88
A Trip Through the US Psychedelic Underground showcases the richness of 1980s pop music and, by extension, the 1960s pop music that inspired it.
Kula Shaker Reflect on a Career Following Sanskrit
British psychedelic rockers Kula Shaker discuss their lengthy career and a stunning new album that reminds us of rock music’s power.
Bob Weir Rides Into the Sunset for the Last Time
The Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir’s passing away at age 78 is a significant loss for the music world, but his immense legacy will live on.
Kula Shaker Rally the Poets of Light on ‘Wormslayer’
Kula Shaker’s Wormslayer is for the seeker, the adventurer, and the soul who longs for liberty—all while soundtracking their journey to an epic musical mirror.
Magic Fig Successfully Blend Prog- and Psych-Rock
San Francisco’s Magic Fig combine the gentler side of 1970s prog-rock with dashes of 1960s psychedelic folk and 1980s video game-style synths.
Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Has Staying Power at 50
At the half-century mark, Wish You Were Here 50 gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.