Turning the Tide

Cortez is most remembered for his 1959 hopped-up & whirling instrumental “The Happy Organ” which was first #1 hit record to feature t...

01. Yea-Ming and the Rumours- I Will Make You Mine 02. Freezing Hands- II 03. Sea Wren- S/T 04. Britemores- S/T 05. Those Pretty Wrong...

"In a higher manner the poet communicates the same pleasure.  By a few strokes he delineates, as on air, the sun, the mountain, the ...

In a span of 5 years (1965-1970), the Turtles effortlessly straddled the styles of the times, from stellar folk-rock through timeless top...

While this has been reissued endlessly, repackaged under several different titles, cover variations, track configurations, this is where...

My 5-year old daughter became instantly intrigued by this album’s sound when I was playing this on the laptop the other night at home. S...

Released over a decade ago, Ever Since was Lesley Gore’s first new album in 30 years and would ultimately be her last due to her passing...

Before the internet explosion, finding these Japanese releases were elusive searches like seeking rare shortwave signals bouncing off...

Musician, producer, arranger Matt Rendon has been setting things in major motion down in panoramic Tucson.  Not only is he the prime move...

The late ‘50s/early ‘60s were the halcyon era of exotica recordings partly due to the ascendancy of high fidelity, the popularity of ea...

From 1964-1969, Thee Midniters were on the vanguard in their native East Los Angeles and throughout the Southern California region. The...

01. Harsh Mistress- S/T 02. Western Plaza- S/T 03. The Pen Friend Club- Spirit of the Pen Friend Club 04. The Butterscot...

Every year around this time, I go on the search to find “original” holiday music to complement the tried, true and tired sounds of the se...

When we last left off with his 2009 release "Down 2 Bone, Chuck Perrin's constantly shifting musical direction, along with the c...

After overpowering a woodsy Beatles song ( You've Got To Hide Your Love Away from their Help album),Waylon quickly follows up with...

Don’t let the strange cover art or the unwieldy band name deter you from considering this instrumental soul, Latin jazz, and easy liste...

Being misleadingly described as “Party Garage Pop” in some quarters leads one to anticipate them slanting towards a deliberately shoddy a...

01- Paul Collins- Feel the Noise 02. The Pen Friend Club- Sound of the Pen Friend Club 03. Mystic Braves- Desert Island 04. Miriam- No...

Top Albums and Singles 01- Peach Kelli Pop- Peach Kelli Pop II 02. The Hot Shots- Sample My Kissin' 03. The Beat- "Baby I...

01. The Explorers Club-Grand Hotel 02. Yani Martinelli-Bubble Station 03. Veronica Falls-s/t 04. Various-Pop Punk Mania Japan (KOGA) 0...