Articles by Garwood Pickjon

Whoever coined the “freakbeat” sub-genre, trying to describe one of the many aspects of the ’60s sounds, I’m sure it was after hearing some of the British bands. Now that the legacy of Sacramento’s Public […]

After being referred to as the band that would’ve “taken Smile out on the road” as well as being Brian’s actual backing band in the recent years (taking Pet Sounds out on the road!), and […]

Take an ex-member of a band such as Brian Jonestown Massacre, a Dandy Warhols’ producer, a label name with the Stone Roses-reference, which is a subsidiary of another one, with the Love-reference, and that should […]

Though it did not lead the band to stardom, where they were bound to go, Transatlantic Railroad did offer an unforgettable West Coast ride on a “meta-journeys to unimagined places”. The good thing is that […]

Though they managed to release only three singles in 1965, The Preachers left an evident mark on the L.A. underground scene with their “howlin’ garage rock”. The latter is an appropriate description of their sound, […]

Though mostly referred to as another Beatles soundalikes, which eventually kept them from reaching the heights they certainly deserve, the quality of The Redcoats’ tunes is such that it must’ve felt like there were actually […]

When it comes to loud guitars’n’harmonies, if a band comes from Scotland, you can bet that you’ll be in for a treat. Not unlike most of their natives, whose main goal seem to be chasing […]

After two equally fine folk-psych releases on the Vanguard label in 1967 (as Serpent Power) and 1969, here’s another bunch of ’69 recordings rescued from the vaults after thirty years. Like it’s too distant predecessor, […]