Every year, I design what ends up being a 6-cd best-of-the-previous-year mix: 3 discs in the spring, 3 more in early autumn. I have several friends who want all six, another several who like to receive samplings therefrom. They’re good mixes, and since I already need to type up track listings, I’ve taken to sharing them here, for you to explore in whatever way you might enjoy.
I chose to let the first three discs be […]
Spring has sprung here in Texas! It’s not that easy “Bein’ Green” when you have allergies!
Fortunately, where we live in Texas, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of pollen, so my allergies aren’t flaring up too much at the moment. Still, I’m reminded of an old Muppets song about the color green. Why? Because the other day, I was listening to the many stylings of “Bein’ Green” on YouTube. […]
Artist: Hidden Masters
Album: Of This & Other Worlds
Of This and Other Worlds, the 2013 debut of Glasgow’s Hidden Masters, would have slipped nicely into some record label’s 1971 release schedule. Something like Love’s Forever Changes crossed with the Who Sell Out, with extra doses of Odessey and Oracle vocal harmonies and the loudest Beatles and Thirteenth Floor Elevators riffs and mysticism, it is unembarrassed psychedelic retro, and it is *really good at it*. My ranking […]