ALBUM REVIEW: Today Was Yesterday – Today Was Yesterday


The expert, intricate and intriguing Today Was Yesterday (Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group) finds the eponymous duo spreading their wings, unboxing various goodies and displaying many talents, in cahoots with guitar greats Alex (Rush) Lifeson, guesting on six of the 10 tracks, and Robby (The Doors) Krieger, on another.Continue reading


The Black Moods Drop Cover of The Doors Classic “Roadhouse Blues” Featuring Robby Krieger


Modern classic rock trio, The Black Moods, have shared an extended version of their cover of The Doors’ 1970’s hit “Roadhouse Blues.” The track features The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger and rock singer-songwriter Diamante, and the accompanying video includes behind-the-scenes clips of the recording session at Krieger’s Los Angeles studio, Love Street Sound. Watch the new, extended video in the article below.

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PREVIEW: Ghost Cult Magazine’s Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 Primer


Buckle up record collectors, music lovers, and hipsters! Record Store Black Friday is upon us! While the list is long, these albums will almost only be available at your local record store, and the process of getting these records varies from store to store, this is a great way to get some rare vinyl to add to your collections. Check out our top picks for this years’ event, and see the entire list below

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A French Version of The Doors Hit Song “People Are Strange” Heard in “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon”


The latest spin-off of the hit AMC show The Walking Dead universe centers on the popular character Daryl Dixon with The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. With a synopsis consisting of Daryl’s journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home, the show is the only TWD spin-off certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and other popular critic sites, so far. In the third episode of the show, set in Paris, France, a version of The Doors classic track “People Are Strange” is heard in French as Daryl and his party pass the infamous Jim Morrison grave site. The cover is possibly by French artist Philonico, who sounds exactly like Morrison. The track has been covered many times including by Echo And The Bunnymen for the movie The Lost Boys, charting again for the Oliver Stone biopic The Doors, starring Val Kilmer.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Yakuza – Sutra


 

This experimental Chicago band has been toying with the dark sonic corners for over twenty years. It’s been eleven of those years since we have had a new album from Yakuza, and it is good to dive back into their land of twisted shadows. The focus has shifted to a more deliberate brand of heavy, that places them not far from the sonic zip code of older Mastodon. The differences are fewer guitar pyrotechnics and a much darker trajectory than the Atlanta progsters. Bruce Lamont’s baritone moan carries a hint of anger as the opening track is framed with dissonance.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Rose City Band – Garden Party


 

Psych-country rock trips don’t come any more sublime than this glorious helping of absolute porch and twang. Come join The Garden Party (Thrill Jockey Records), keep your eyes on the skies and your feet floating just off the floor, in cahoots with similarly-minded varmints, free spirits seeking simple pleasures.

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ALBUM REVIEW Black Lung – Dark Waves


It is a time of change for the Baltimore based psych-doom three piece Black Lung, who following the release of their third album Ancients in 2019, parted ways with founding guitarist Adam Bufano, replacing him with Deaf Scene’s Dave Fullerton. Four months later and their subsequent tour of the album was cancelled as the pandemic struck, so the band decided to regroup and start working on fresh material with their new guitar player straight away. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Mr. Bison – Seaward


Those who deserted Pisa-based riff kings, Mr. Bison, after their 2012 debut album We’ll Be Brief (Dracma Records) will recognise neither the physical nor the sonic entity that exists today. Only guitarist/vocalist Matteo Barsacchi remains from that initial incarnation, now replenished by two more Matteos – vocalist/guitarist Sciocchetto and drummer D’Ignazi – and the dry, ZZTop-influenced sound of that first effort has been gradually replaced by an oft euphoric leaning towards a form of Desert Psychedelia as progressive as it is retrospective. Their fourth album Seaward (Subsound Records / Ripple Music) is the band’s biggest step forward yet, displaying a level of invention and confidence that is both profound and joyous.Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: High Priestess – Casting the Circle – Ripple Music


When LA trio High Priestess‘s eponymous debut High Priestess (Ripple Music) landed in 2018, it took my breath away with its mesmeric, Doomy hypnosis and occasional brutality. Waxing lyrical about it then, I was already eager and anxious to see if they could follow it. I needn’t have worried: sophomore set Casting the Circle (Ripple Music) maintains the impossibly high standards of that first album while enhancing the entrancing elements of their sound.Continue reading


Marilyn Manson Covers The Doors Classic “The End” In a New Video


Marilyn Manson is releasing a killer new 12-inch picture disc, with a cover song of The Doors’ all-time great track “The End”. It might be the most “Manson” cover Manson has ever done. The track was produced by Shooter Jennings, who is working with Manson on his new solo album due in 2020. The video like the disc has a representation of an original Manson water-color painting, created especially for this release on Picture Disc. Watch the Zev Deans directed clip and pre-order the vinyl and purchase the song at the link below!Continue reading