Tag: psych

Spotify playlist: Pomp!

I've been working on this for a while, but lack of availability of some tracks has limited the progress of the Pomp! playlist on Spotify. But it's finally added up to a decent number of tunes. The clue is in the name – slightly pompous, over-produced or just a bit […]

Club focus: Rock 'n' Roll Soul

We're getting back on track with site updates after various interruptions, including a new club focus, this time on London's Rock 'n' Roll Soul. Martin Horsfield talks us through the club, which has been around since 2001, offering vintage tracks that rock and tracks with soul. Hence the name. The […]

New band: The Keys

Not really a new band as such, but The Keys just might be a new band to you. Formerly known as Murry The Hump and talked up by Joe Strummer and John Peel, the band are now doing the rounds under the new(er) name, with a new album, Fire Inside, […]

The Standells live in London

Ok, it might not be the same as seeing them in the mid to late 1960s, but you'll have a rare chance to see The Standells in London in June. Indeed, the first time the band has ever played the UK. The date is Saturday 19th June, the location is […]

Club focus: Eyes Wide Open (Glasgow)

In and around Glasgow? Like garage and psych? You'll want to check out our latest club focus, which is Eyes Wide Open in Glasgow. That's what you'll get once a month, along with live bands and guests DJs. if you want to know more about it, check out the feature, […]

Club focus: The Octopus Club (Stoke)

Back in the UK for today's club focus, The Octopus Club in Stoke. The club has been ruinning since April 2008, mixing live bands with DJ sounds, the latter leaning towards the freakbeat/ psych side of things (although not exclusively). They have an alldayer coming up soon – more on […]