San Francisco based psych blues musician, Mark Nelsen is embarking on a solo tour up the northern West Coast to serenade a number of new fans. They don’t know it yet, but there is a good chance the attendees of Mark Nelsen’s shows will become enamored with his pristine guitar skills and vocal abilities. Continue reading
Interview By: Jordannah Elizabeth
I met Gregg Foreman at a Pink Mountaintops show a couple of months back in San Francisco, CA. Of course, I’d been hearing his name for years as we have a number of mutual friends and acquaintances. After the show, I said my goodbyes to everyone and Gregg was very kind and sweet nurtured. Because of his kindness, I thought it would be nice to learn more about his history, and to share it with all of you.
Gregg is an underground legend. He contributes his unique sound to a plethora of your favorite post modern psych, shoegaze and alternative bands. He shouldn’t only be a household name to musicians and promoters who have lived in L.A. (I am one of them), and international shoegaze and psych connoisseurs. His influence should touch the lives of anyone who has a taste and desire for great music and true rock and roll composition.
Foreman is best known for his work with Cat Power, which should genuinely answer any of your questions in regards to his relevance in contemporary music history, but again, take some time to learn a bit more about him. I was personally convinced to learn more because of his big brown eyes, but that probably won’t win everyone over. Continue reading
Written By: Jasmine Conrad
He said I spend too much time in my own head because I never speak
But my eyes are wide, pupil’s hungry
I inhale the world through my iris
But I don’t spit it out on my tongue
My mouth stays clean and my teeth stay wet Continue reading
By: Jordannah Elizabeth
I was up at some obscure time and happened to see Scott Franklin of the San Francisco based post- noise, psych band Buzzmutt post his tumblr account on social media. I didn’t know he made art, and I’m sure a lot of people are unaware of his psychedelic painting skills. You never know what you will find out about people. Everyone has several hidden talents, and it’s always nice to take some time and acknowledge the interesting things artists do. Check out Scott Franklin’s Noise Paintings and Artifacts:
Written By: Jordannah Elizabeth
Kirpatrick Thomas is an original member of the brilliant desert psych western band, Spindrift. If you’re into the explosively popular underground neo psych genre that stretches across every continent on the planet, particularly North America and Western Europe, you’ve heard of Spindrift.
I asked Kirpatrick Thomas about his perspective on being an underground rock hero, his career, which includes a massive publishing deal and his relationship with up and coming bands. He was open, endearing and humorous. We’re always excited to talk to our favorite musicians! Check out what he had to say: Continue reading
Curated & Commentary By: Gregg Foreman
So, this is the best day ever. This is the best day because Gregg Foreman, the music director of Cat Power and an original member of The Delta 72, has curated the 9th Publik / Private mixtape. We’re not going to waste time pondering how we got so lucky, so without further ado, check out some of Gregg’s favorite music. He also shared a bit of commentary about the songs he chose. Feel free to indulge:
Written By: Emily Ballaine
Writing, like life, is about overcoming emptiness. What is more terrifying than the white space of a blank page, more frustrating than that slow click of a cursor ticking away like a clock? And yet it is this same blank page that can become a space for infinite combinations of words and letters and sounds. Without emptiness there is no room for creation. Continue reading
Written By: Jasmine Conrad
Necks crack, eyes twitch
So hungry for life,
light,
I can hardly stomach it
Each sunrise heats up a regret
Each full moon inspires a soul-based contract
Sign the line with blood red ink
Now your lunges are filled with sulfur
Its much easier to think
The road is hot
Orange stones burn your souls feet
In your head the name of your angel is on repeat
Written By: Claire Grossman
graphic by greer mcgettrick
Break up with your boyfriend. Cut off your hair and sell it to be made into a wig. Tell your friends that you donated your hair to cancer patients. Use the cash to buy one gold coin and one lipstick. Apply the lipstick and put on a blue silk shirt. Button the shirt all the way to the collar.
Go to the grocery store. Fill your basket with oatmeal, milk, onions, popsicles, and seltzer. Smile at the cashier whose nametag says NED. Say to the cashier, “Did you know Nancy Drew’s boyfriend was named Ned?” This Ned will laugh. Learn that Ned drives a Honda Accord and is fluent in Portuguese. Make this Ned your boyfriend. Ned’s nickname for you is “Nancy”. Continue reading
photo by nils laengner
It’s an honor to be able to share with you an exclusive look at 8MM Records/A Recordings Ltd. artists, The Blue Angel Lounge’s live session version of their song, Woods. This uniquely penetrating young band from Berlin, DE has been mesmerizing their fans since they were teenagers by bellowing their cavernous psychedelic music all over the world. Continue reading
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