Clik here to view.
Awesome Turkish 70s Psychedelia
One of the major influences that combined to form Western psychedelic rock was traditional Asian music. But musicians in Asia picked up the vibe pretty quickly and started to play their own versions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Psychedelic Circus
Somebody calls you and you answer quite slowly: a girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Was Outside of My Own Head
I found this sign at the Slussen commuter train station the other day.
View ArticleA Strong Smell of Turpentine Prevails Throughout
When I was in school I read a great story about a man who took opium, felt that he had a great philosophical insight, wrote it down, and then found, after sobering up, that what he had written was “I...
View ArticleDrugs and Me
In the podcast liner notes to his new album (starting at 14:21), George Hrab talks to Milton Mermikidis for a space about how neither of them does any heavier drugs than caffeine. I realised that in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Self-Referential Ethan Miller
I’ve been following Californian rock singer and guitarist Ethan Miller off and on since Comets on Fire‘s 2002 album Field Recordings from the Sun. I love his singing and psychedelic song writing. And...
View ArticlePsychedelic Spam
Now this is how you sell pens! The squaw had disappeared into the thick under growth, leaving a track Queen Elizabeth I 2010 Mont Blanc Limited Edition White Rollerball like a hippo in the snow. Bud...
View ArticleSubway Ticket Booth Dream
In this guest entry, my friend Milka Zelić reports on the gritty realities of public transport in Slumberland: It wasn’t enough that I had a rough time at work last night. When I finally got to bed I...
View ArticleFive Good Psychedelic Pop Albums
Junior’s buddy expressed an interest in psychedelic pop. Here’s a selection of good albums, one for each decade. There is of course also heavier psych rock with prominent blues guitar in the tradition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weekend Fun
Space Whale The past two weekends were a lot of fun. The Royal Technical College’s orchestra and several combined student choirs from Sweden and Finland performed Giuseppe Verdi’s 1874 Requiem, an...
View Article