For those not in the know, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were one of the 1960s’ most successful songwriting teams. Best remembered for the tasty tunes they supplied the Monkees, they also achieved a respectable round of fame on their own You May Also Like: No related posts.

By the time Lovely Sunday Dreaming entered the shops, the Mystreated had already gained a star-studded reputation amongst garage punk advocates in the shape of a couple of albums and several EPs and singles. You May Also Like: Noel Redding’s Fat Mattress – Fat Mattress (1969): Forgotten Series

Although the name of Stephen Lawrenson’s new album is certainly clever, let’s hope it doesn’t become an obscurity or curiosity — because songs this good deserve to be heard by everyone who appreciates first-class pop cuisine. You May Also Like: Yes, That’s Stephen Stills on One of the Bee Gees’Read More

Not many artists can claim to having a hit single twice with the same song. But the Wailers from Tacoma, Washington accomplished such a rare feat. You May Also Like: The Undertones – True Confessions: Singles = A’s + B’s (1999): Forgotten Series Bill Deal and the Rhondels – VintageRead More

Formed in 1985, the Optic Nerve garnered more attention and accolades in death than in life. Hailing from New York City, the band tooled about the local underground circuit and put out a couple of singles, but struggled to get arrested. You May Also Like: Dario and the Clear –Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQSAoaxows&w=500&h=305] All good Kinks fans need not be told this band’s name is a play on the British group’s Kwyet Kinks EP, which was released in the fall of 1965. The Kwyet Kings were obviously dedicated followers of Kinks fashion You May Also Like: No related posts.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0z_KGN3iJg&w=500&h=305] If these names ring a bell, that’s because they’ve been creating critically acclaimed concoctions for a mighty long while. Big Boy Pete is actually Peter Miller, whose accomplishments, in a brief nutshell, include lead guitarist for the famed British 1960s band the Jaywalkers You May Also Like: EsquireRead More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54&w=500&h=305] As proven by Huey Lewis and the News, there will always be an appetite for blue collar rock, no matter what the flavor of the month happens to be. You May Also Like: Huey Lewis and the News – ‘Picture This’ (1982): On Second Thought James Brandon LewisRead More

Here’s a reissue of an album so obscure that even the most obsessive fan and collector of such period pieces didn’t realize it existed until recently. You May Also Like: Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft + Nels Cline – ‘Music From the Early 21st Century’ (2020) The Bangles, Dream Syndicate +Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDQbIWo94uU&w=500&h=305] Paired now as a single disc by Gear Fab Records, these albums were initially pressed on the Design label in 1968 and 1967 respectively. You May Also Like: Jovian Tea, “Strange World” / “Red and Green Talking Machine” (2022): One Track Mind How ‘Live: Oy Vey, Baby’ RemindedRead More