1969/03/29,
Here are a few reviews if you want to dig deeper into the origins and influence of the Bay Area scene (links at the end). Quicksilver Messenger Service may not be the most gifted, best-selling or best-repertoireed band around, but they're the perfect embodiment of the cultural and psychedelic soul of San Francisco's Bay Area scene. So it's inevitable that we should devote an episode to their cult following. QMS have built their reputation ... read more
- Episode 8 – No Sleep On This
If the name Hot Snakes speaks only to purists of the Post-Hardcore movement, this band is a sort of second life for Drive Like Jehu, since the two guitarists and singers John Reis / Rick Froberg (RIP) founded it in 1999, along with bassist Gar Wood and drummer Jason Kourkounis. And if you're not ... read more
1969/03/17 (fictive date),
It's often said that today's young people of this generation change jobs very regularly and no longer feel a sense of be-longing or loyalty to the company. It's worth remembering how this was the case in the music industry in the 60s and 70s. Bands dissolved as quickly as they were born, metamorphosed like insects, and ultimately few managed to endure over the long term. Spooky Tooth is a Blues Rock band, close to the ... read more
1969/03/14,
The pioneering Hard Rock period from 1967 to 1973 remains absolutely crucial to the genre and beyond. Let's put it more simply: most of the codes and fundamentals were established during this period, enabling Hard Rock to take on the popular dimension it has today. Without the pioneers, there would have been no Aerosmith, no Styx, no Boston, no Ac/dc, and therefore no AOR, the commercial and radio genre that enabled these bands to ... read more
Alcohol, the scourge of humanity, at the heart of multiple musical projects.
It's no revelation to anyone that alcohol is one of the world's most addictive and dangerous health hazards, on a par with tobacco and sugar, directly or indirectly causing multiple illnesses and even death. Without even mentioning cases of profound alcoholism or disappearance, the bottle wreaks havoc, wiping out families, shattering lives and loved ones, accentuating violence and ... read more