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Lo-Fi Mojo: The High Numbers
In this week's edition of Lo-Fi Mojo, Ed Murray takes a look back at the Who's early years -- specifically, the brief time they spent as the High Numbers
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: Cactus
From its inception, the band Cactus was always supposed to be a supergroup. The rhythm section of late-‘60s psychedelic sludge rockers Vanilla Fudge – namely, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice – had
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: Proto-Little Feat
The original Lowell George-led Little Feat had a string of classic albums in the 1970s, from their self-titled debut on through 1978’s live Waiting For Columbus, their best seller. After George died at the
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: “Farmer John”
Like most listeners, the first time I heard the song “Farmer John” was on the Neil Young & Crazy Horse return-to-form album Ragged Glory in 1987. It seemed almost tailor-made for the proto-punk, garage
Read More »Popdose Flashback: Pixies, “Doolittle”
Pixies – Doolittle (1989, 4AD) purchase this album (Amazon) To a certain extent, Doolittle – the Pixies’ most accessible (and best-selling) album – is all about tension. The tension of band trying to continue
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: Vivian Girls
Brooklyn-based trio Vivian Girls have lived a lifetime in blog years, going from virtual unknowns to hipster music blog celebrities to backlash victims in about 14 months. But regardless of any blowback caused by
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: Clinic, “Tomorrow”
If I wasn’t a sucker for fuzzed out sonic bliss – and bands, songs and albums that are driven more by passion than musical ability – I wouldn’t have agreed (read: jumped at!) the
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