psychedelic rock

In a world where bands enjoy listing influences as diverse as the Rolling Stones meets Afghan wedding music, it’s enjoyable to hear a man as clear on his artistic upbringing as Dino DiMuro. Plainly, and a little boorishly said, Mr. DiMuro likes music weirdos.

While single “Frog” may begin with a nod to the film-noir obsessions of 90s trip-hop, there’s an unmistakable stoned folkie vibe directing the psych-out paranoid visions portrayed in the lyrics here. But, while the more noteworthy chemical and sonic…

Гибкий Чаплинъ – …and here is the kangaroo  One of the numerous great things about modern life, all nihilism aside, is the possibility of being able to access various music genres from across the world. And, as luck would have it, the deeper and…

One gets the feeling that for ASHRR style is just as important as substance. This is not at all a bad proposition when it comes to the rigours of rock n’ roll, one of the few businesses where the right haircut can get you through years of cashing paychecks.  With…

Color Tongue makes psychedelic rock of the modern variety. You know, the kind of hallucinations inspired as much by hallucinations of floating in space, as by madness inducing computer screens. “Worry Wart” is a hymn to endless anxiety. While the images…

Calico Mantra are here planning a road trip for you through the history of psychedelic music, mostly that of the British variety. Having said that, this is not mere imitation. It takes some serious Houdini like acrobatics to plan out a song like “The Madmen” as…

I stand by my assessment of Grunge as one of the more misunderstood rock styles of recent decades. While depicted as tone-deaf metalheads, with a trigger happy approach to using their Digitech distortion pedals, many of the Grunge bands were capable of much, much…