Archive for the 'Rock'n'Roll' Category

King Uszniewicz, Surf Saxophonist

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

This post is brought to you by the department of historical corrections in the history of surf music.
Jimi Hendrix once said “You will never hear surf music again”, and this grew into the popular myth that Hendrix hated surf music. Now it may be true that he hated the Beach Boys (I would not blame […]

Turkish Delights

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

This compilation Turkish Delights, 26 Ultrarities from Beyond the Sea of Marmara, Beat, Psych & Garage, released by the Dutch label Grey Past, delivers what its title promises. Recorded between 1965 and 1971, garage psych doesn’t get much better, and some of the tracks show a strong Turkish music influence to boot. Unfortunately, according to […]