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The Warlocks’“Mirror Explodes” And The Shards Shine Darkly
When L.A. psychedelic masters The Warlocks released 2003’s Phoenix, it was filled with enough exuberance for a Modern Lovers album. “Shake The Dope Out” even kinda sounded like “Roadrunner.” And then...
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Are The Koolaid Electric Company The Great Lost Shoegaze Band?
The Koolaid Electric Company were first spotted by our detective when they were mysteriously served up by Last.FM as part of the black ryder radio stream. Hmmm, who were these guys? The sound was...
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Dean Wareham Is Preparing To Record A Solo Album
In a brief and illuminating interview that was published last week, ex-Luna leader Dean Wareham outlines plans for a solo album. Yes, Britta will be on it, so there’s no news there. He just avers the...
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Woods’“Bend Beyond” Is A Gorgeous Psyche-Folk-Garage Melange, And A Perfect...
If the slot for shimmering alterna-folk in last year’s Tulip Frenzy Top Ten List ™ had not been taken by Kurt Vile’s Smoke Ring For My Halo, then surely Woods’ Sun and Shade woulda made the cut. An...
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Is Dean Wareham Saying What We Think He’s Saying?
Yesterday, Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500, Dean & Britta) posted an excellent review of the new Mazzy Star album, Seasons of Your Day. It was a smart, thoughtful take on an album that, frankly,...
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Great Interview With Dean Wareham By Rick Moody
We are never surprised to read an intelligent essay on music by the novelist Rick Moody, whose thoughts on Brian Eno last year were, to our ears, note perfect. Now, over at Rumpus.net, Moody has...
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Dean Wareham’s Reemergence Is The Most Delightful Thing Happening In Music Today
There’s a lot of competition for the title of “most important figure in alternative rock not grasped by the masses,” but surely Dean Wareham wins it. Both his prior bands, Galaxie 500 and Luna, have...
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Dean Wareham’s Living Retrospective At DC’s U Street Music Hall
In the art world, museums sometimes wait until an artist’s demise before putting on a full retrospective of his or her work. Dean Wareham’s only 50, but last night at the dark and dank U Street Music...
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Jim Marshall’s “The Haight: Love, Rock, And Revolution”
A couple of years ago, the estate of the great rock photographer Jim Marshall published The Rolling Stones 1972, which contained some of the most iconic photos taken of the Stones as they finished...
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Tulip Frenzy’s Annual Public Service Photograph
Doesn’t this just make you feel a little better? Oh, it makes you feel worse? Sorry!
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