Decades before UnderArmor became the fashion choice of macho athletes everywhere, Paul Revere & the Raiders did it first—men in tights, version 1966. Although they cultivated their Revolutionary War costumed…
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Aside from their Nuggets cult classic singles “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” and “Pushing too Hard,” the Seeds were a new discovery for me, until just recently. (In fact,…
One of the classic psychedelic garage rock bands, the 13th Floor Elevators and lead singer / future acid-casualty Roky Ericskon are perhaps a bit better in myth than reality. Their…
It would not be entirely inaccurate to proclaim the Troggs a thoroughly minor band with one major song. “Wild Thing” was a shot through the heart of rock and roll,…
Raw and ragged, the Sonics emerged from Tacoma, Washington, in a savage burst of proto-punk energy. Lead singer Gerry Roslie pleaded into the mic with the fiery delirium of someone…
Artist Spotlight: The Creation Formed in England in 1966 and disbanded just two years later, The Creation never released an album in their home country and never had a smash…
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