Happy Birthday Jason.

Jason (J. Spaceman) Pierce's birthday November 19th. Thanx for all the great music. Happy birthday. Hope you have many more.

Black Mountain - Washington DC 2/19/2008

These katz are some bad ass heavy, heavy psychedelic rockers. They bring the old sound into the new. This is a great sounding concert that was broadcast on NPR live. If you haven't had a chance to hear them, this is a great place to start. They have a great early seventies heavy sound, with awesome backing female vox, by Amber Webber. Her vocals combined with Stephen McBean vocals make this band. Not to mention the fact that the band is one mean machine.

***Black Mountain 2/19/08***

This is to good to be true, and a New Album

Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood to reform Faces

The Faces are set to reunite for rehearsals with a view to a full reformation.

Frontman Rod Stewart told Raysgigs.com that all the original members aside from late bassist Ronnie Lane, who died in 1997, were set to reconvene on Monday (November 17) to run through their old hits.

The singer, who spoke at the Claridges Bar 10th Anniversary Party said the band, which includes current Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood, will use Stewart's touring bassist to fill in for Lane.

The Faces split up in 1975 after Wood began playing with The Rolling Stones.

NME. Photo AP.

Mitch Mitchell - RIP

Mitch Mitchell and The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Mitch Mitchell (pictured right), the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was discovered dead yesterday (November 12) in his Portland hotel room. The 61-year-old was the last surviving member of the groundbreaking band. He had been touring the US west coast with the Experience Hendrix tour, which had made a stop in Portland. NME Pic: PA Photos

THE KINKS WRITING NEW SONGS TOGETHER - Uncut.co.uk

The Kinks are looking to possibly reunite, and are working on new material together, front man Ray Davies has told BBC News.

The singer says that they have started writing songs but "It depends if there's good music. We want good new music. I'd like to do it as a more collaborative thing than we used to do."

The Kinks last performed in 1996, and are one the only popular bands from the 60s whose founding members are still alive.

Davies has also spoken about making another album, collaborating on duets with other musicians such as Razorlight's Johnny Borrell and Snow Patrol as well
as discovering new talent to work with.

Davies said: "I don't just want to do usual suspects. I'd love
to do something with Johnny, but I'd like to find new bands.
Unsigned even. I usually like the underdogs."

Source: Uncut.co.uk

Psssst. Do Something!

Tipsy -Buzzz

I'm so excited that these guys have finally put a new album out. Was thinking that maybe it was the end for Tipsy. Thank the psychedelic gods this is not so. It's been seven years since their last album "UH-OH"(2001), and it's tickling my ears with awesome sound. If you've never heard this band, check them out here. Their first full length is called "Trip Tease"(1997), and like all of them, it's tripped out, psychedelic, bachelor pad, exotica, space rock, instrumental, craziness. And man I love every second of it. No matter what chemical additives have been placed on your mind this music will intensify it. Not that you need anything, but a good set of ears and some time. The new album "Buzzz" is on the Ipecac Record Label. So Tipsy is sharing space with some other great artists like The Melvins and Ennio Morricone. This is Mike Patton's label. Lead singer of Faith No More, Mr Bungle and many more.

I know a few of you out there are as happy about this new release as I am. I grabbed it on Tuesday and haven't stopped yet.

This is one of my favorite songs off "Trip Tease."

Ray Davies - US Tour.

This is gonna be good, man. Check out the tour dates here. This is a show I've been waiting to see. I missed him last time around. This will not happen again. Just got a pair of tickets today. Hope everyone gets a chance to see him.

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Bonus Drippers

Trippy, trippy stuff. These guys are not messing around. They have just released a new EP "Drippers" check it out if you can. This album is Bonus Drippers, which is "a bunch of our old unreleased songs." It may be old, but it is still crazy fun. Very psychedellic. Lots of keyboards and crazy lo-fi weirdness. Their last album "Dandelion Gum", awesome. Black Moth Super Rainbow I mean shit with a name like that. Come on. Not to mention, they're nice enough to share this music for free.

***Bonus Drippers***



This video will give you a good idea what's going in their heads.

"Yellow Dots of Mystery"

There are so many things wrong about this. It just amazes me how screwed up things have gotten.

MTV showing videos.

Dare to dream. MTV has decided to make their vast archives available on the internet. Done in the vain of Hulu and other streaming sites. There is already quite a bit to choose from. Check it out.

MTV Music

The Kinks |MTV Music

Merl Saunders Passes Away

Merl is definitively one of the greats in the psychedelic music scene.

"Keyboardist Merl Saunders, the gentle lion of the San Francisco music scene best known as co-captain of guitarist Jerry Garcia's solo excursions outside the Grateful Dead, died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center after fighting infections."

Orson Wells - The Begatting Of The President

Here's one to get you in the mood for election time. A good friend of mine found this one at the Goodwill. Orson takes you from Ike to Nixon in a comedic biblical style. And I must say things haven't changed to much. This election year seems to be one of much excitement and anticipation liken to the time of this recording. Thanks for this one Eric.

***Orson Wells 1969***

The Pink Floyd - BBC 1970-1971 Part 2

Alright, here is Part 2. This is Radio One hosted by the great Mr. Peel. I've been listening to this show for the last few days, and it's freakin' amazing. So, roll yourself a number and enjoy.

***The Pink Floyd BBC Part 2***

Spiritualized- St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, MI 8-7-08

This is an audience recording of really good quality. Spiritualized has been blazing through the United States with some rocking shows. They are fully electric with the gospel singers backing Jason up. Hopefully everybody got a chance to see them this tour. A big thank you goes to Paramnesiac, who recorded this concert for us.

Setlist:

01. Amazing Grace > You Lie You Cheat
02. Shine a Light
03. Cheapster
04. Soul on Fire
05. Sweet Talk
06. Sitting on Fire
07. Walking with Jesus
08. Oh Baby
09. Rated X
10. Lay Back in the Sun
11. Death Take Your Fiddle
12. She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)
13. Come Together
14. Take Me to the Other Side
encore:
15. Lord Can You Hear Me

***Spiritualized 8/7/08***