psychedelic music – michael jarmer

#708: F is for Foxygen and Foxwarren

FoxygenWe Are the 21st Century, Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, is the bold title of this 2013album from Foxygen. It’s theonly record of theirs I have, one thatI remember liking, at least a little,but before I play it today I canremember nothing about itor who turned me on to itor how. It’s a retro affair,Continue reading “#708: F is for Foxygen and Foxwarren”

#699: F is for The Flaming Lips (08, 09, 10, 12, 16)

I have not seen it in full, but judging only from short clipsI have seen, the first film written by, starred in, with a soundtrack composed byThe Flaming Lips, a thing called ChristmasOn Mars, was an utterly terrible film.Some folks will disagree, claim that it is a classic cult film on par with Eraserhead. TheContinue reading “#699: F is for The Flaming Lips (08, 09, 10, 12, 16)”

#674: D is for The Doors

For such a humorless lot, they sure were funny, those Doors: Let’s, for example, be the first band in rock to feature an organ.Let’s write the most iconic organriff, as iconic perhaps as the guitarriff in “You Really Got Me” or “Satisfaction,” and we’ll featurethat organ riff in our most successful hit song from ourContinue reading “#674: D is for The Doors”

#644: C is for Chicano Batman and Childish Gambino

Preface: I thought I had posted this entry before the Cheap Trick entry. Apparently, I had not. So, even though the listening experience and the writing experience (for me) was out of alphabetical order, for you (dear reader) it appears to be accurate. My entry on The Cars, however, is still to come! C isContinue reading “#644: C is for Chicano Batman and Childish Gambino”