Articles by Garwood Pickjon

All the references about this record make you think of one man, Joe Meek. It’s Honeyrider instead of the Honeycombs, who by the way, also had an album in 1965 with the exact same title, […]

Hailed by many as one of the most authentic sounding mod acts among the mostly punky/Jam influenced fellow scenesters, back then, Small Hours were the closest you could get to the northern soul/Stax roots. Hearing […]

Except for some special occasions, I’ve never considered myself too keen on the boogie, but if this is what the new definition is about, then I wouldn’t mind even if you call me an ultimate […]

If you can imagine what would it sound like to team up two fellow Sacramento acts, Lou Christie and Public Nuisance, you’ll be pretty close to the sound produced by this latest Sacramentan mod sensation […]

Here’s one of the most eagerly awaited reissues, by the unsung garage punk heroes from Pittsburgh, making their Vox Super Beatle amplifiers burn, either with fuzz growl or 12-string jangle. Accompanied with the 20-page booklet, […]

Backed by some of his own, “masculine” line-ups, (Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars …), The Delmonas show the feminine side of Billy Childish. Though I can’t say that I’ve heard most of his super-creative output, […]

Elsewhere on these pages, you could’ve read about The Winnery’s demo album, which now comes in an expanded version, with the gorgeous re-recordings of the demo versions and also including a bunch of new ones… […]

There are so many intriguing facts about The Guilloteens, that it’s just impossible to stay indifferent. They were the first musical act under the shelter of Hanna-Barbera, a fellow Memphis-resident named Elvis, proclaimed them one […]