Music Reviews: ‘Where’s One,’ by Strawberry Alarm Clock, plus Absolute Grey

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Where's OneIf you listen to oldies stations or are old enough to have tuned into rock radio in the late 1960s, you undoubtedly know of Strawberry Alarm Clock. The Southern California group, originally called Thee Sixpence, recorded a psychedelic pop song called “Incense and Peppermints” that became a huge hit. Its success, for which the band’s […]

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Carly Pearce Tackles The Pain Of Watching Others Win While You’re Secretly Hurting With “Happy For Myself”

Carly Pearce Tackles The Pain Of Watching Others Win While You’re Secretly Hurting With “Happy For Myself”

This one hits home. Carly Pearce is gearing up to release her fifth studio album Honest Woman, which will be out everywhere on August 28th. The Kentucky native has always blended traditional country elements with more modern takes on love and life, always staying true to where she comes from in the process, and this new release today is no different. Of course, the Carly has put out several singles over the last few months, including “Church Girl,” “You Can Have Him,” and of […]

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1864 Shipwreck Discovery Could Allow Beer Lovers To Taste Century-Old Guinness Recipe

1864 Shipwreck Discovery Could Allow Beer Lovers To Taste Century-Old Guinness Recipe

Beer drinkers rejoice… thanks to a shipwreck discovery, the world could soon get a taste of 1800s era Guinness. Stefan Panis, an expedition diver and underwater photographer, and Paweł Truszynski, a research diver and historical researcher, are working on one of the most important scientific projects in the history of the world (in my opinion). They recently dove down to the shipwreck of The Mindora – a ship that had set sail on November 27th, 1864 and collided with another vessel […]

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Now & Then: GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite’s BLUES NOW and the reach of Hoodoo Man Blues

GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite’s BLUES NOW is built around a simple idea: keep the band lean, leave room in the arrangements, and let the interaction between guitar, harmonica, and voice carry the record. That makes Junior Wells’ 1965 Hoodoo Man Blues a useful predecessor. The two albums come from very different moments, but both treat electric blues as band music first, with little interest in unnecessary studio polish.