It’s time for Discography Biography, POW’s monthly look into the mind, and the record collection of a various musician. For those who aren’t familiar with how it works, here’s a quick rundown: As any music lover knows, there’s a huge difference between “desert island discs”, favorite records, most influential records, etc. The ones that interest me the most are the ones that are the most personal- the albums that define who you are, the ones that could be called the soundtrack of your life. Every month here on POW, I’ll be talking to a different musician about the top 3 albums that make up what I’ve affectionately titled their “Discography…
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POW Book Review: Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story
The Brian Jonestown Massacre are undeniably one of the most influential bands in the modern psych scene. However the brilliance and originality of the BJM’s music is often overshadowed by their notoriety, particularly that of Anton Necombe. Everyone I know who has seen the Jonestown live has a story about the show (usually involving Anton going off on an audience heckler or a bandmate). Remotely every piece of press about the band focuses heavily on Anton’s antics or the chaotic history of the band. Ondi Timoner’s 2004 documentary Dig! introduced a massive new audience to the BJM, but forevermore branded Anton as a violent junkie on the edge of his…
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New Week, New Release Double Header: The Higher State & Davila 666
2 bands, 2 new singles out now for your listening pleasure! The first comes to us from The Higher State, whom POW has previously covered. The band’s newest single, “In the Morning I will Roam” b/w “Winter Is Blue”, was released Friday on LA’s Hypnotic Bridge records, and the 500 vinyl releases are already sold out on the band’s site so you KNOW it must be good! When I contacted the band about covering the release, here’s what they had to say about themselves as a band: “We formed in 2004..we have an undying love for US 60s garage band music. We have zero interest in trends, musical fashions going…
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Bloomin’ and Groovin’ With The Blank Tapes
The Blank Tapes are currently on tour in support of their new EP, Super Bloom. The 6 track EP is full of stoney, California psych pop and is heavily instrumental. Put it on for your summer road trips, roll the windows down and dig the sounds. You can get Super Bloom here. POW also caught up with Matt Adams at The Blank Tapes show in Portland OR, at The Liquor Store. We discussed the Super Bloom EP, which was recorded across several sessions and involved contributions from alumn from the likes of Sugar Candy Mountain and Guantanamo Baywatch, but as always was mostly the work of Matt himself. The EP…
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New Week, New Release: The Woolly Bushmen “In Shambles”
You guys, The Woolly Bushmen are so cool. I mean it, these 3 guys just have it going on. They’re fun, and talented, and I just want them to play every house party I host. They’re the most fun thing to come outta Florida since Disneyworld. Last years sophomore release from the band, Arduino, was one of my favorite and most played releases of the year, and with In Shambles (out this Friday, May 10th) The Woolly Bushmen have gifted us another slab of killer rock n roll that I’m sure I’ll be spinning all year long. The album opens up with “What Yer Doing To Me”, catchy, straight up…
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New Week, New Release: Shana Cleveland’s “Night of The Worm Moon”
When I was a teenager, much to my parents’ chagrin, I painted my bedroom walls black. To contrast the blackness, I strung up Christmas lights around the room and installed a rainbow colored ceiling fan- each of it’s blades was a different color. I discovered that while the colors of the spinning blades were indistinguishable when the fan was on, by turning on a mini strobe light, each strobe flash would freeze an individual blade color, creating a really groovy effect. I spent many of my nights stoned, laying on my floor and listening to music while staring up at the stroboscopic rainbow spinning above me. Shana Cleveland’s sophomore solo…
