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Author: Rob Walsh

OFF! 'Free LSD'
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Review: OFF! ‘Free LSD’

21st October 202217th December 2022 Rob Walsh Fat Possum Records, Hardcore, Off!, Punk

What we deem as ‘supergroups’ are actually much more common than you’d expect. But what isn’t common is a long-running

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Clutch / Quicksand / Helmet / JD Pinkus @ Regent Theater, Los Angeles, 5th October 2022
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Clutch / Quicksand / Helmet / JD Pinkus @ Regent Theater, Los Angeles, 5th October 2022

13th October 202211th December 2022 Rob Walsh Clutch, Helmet, JD Pinkus, Los Angeles, Quicksand, Regent Theater

Well dear readers, I turned 42 on October 4th, so it seemed fitting that I should go catch a bill

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Faith In Jane 'Axe To Oak'
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Review: Faith In Jane ‘Axe To Oak’

12th October 202219th December 2023 Rob Walsh Faith In Jane, Grimoire Records, Grunge, Heavy Rock

Do you know Jane? I don’t. Some people are addicted to her, and apparently, some people have outright faith in

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The Swell Fellas
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The Swell Fellas: Rob Walsh Interviews The Psych & Heavy Rock Power Trio

28th September 20229th December 2022 Rob Walsh Heavy Rock, Independent, Psych, The Swell Fellas

The Swell Fellas are Maryland-born/Tennessee three-piece whose swirling blendy of heavy psych rock and alternative caught this interviewer’s ears with

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No Place For Tolerance Of Abuse
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No Place For Tolerance Of Abuse: Rob Walsh Reflects On The Dark Secret Of Scott Kelly

2nd September 20229th December 2022 Rob Walsh Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Scott Kelly

The last few years have seen tragedy in the music world. Many musicians who were completely irreplaceable and profoundly influential

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Lathe 'Tongue Of Silver'
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Review: Lathe ‘Tongue Of Silver’

29th August 202230th September 2022 Rob Walsh Americana, Apt 66, Doom, Drone, Grimoire Records, Lathe

Hailing from Baltimore, Lathe are an instrumental post-rock three-piece with an utterly refreshing take on a subgenre that, like so

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Nine Moons 'Nine Moons'
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Review: Nine Moons ‘Nine Moons’

22nd August 202223rd September 2022 Rob Walsh Cedar Room Records, Heavy Rock, Nine Moons, Psych

Hailing from England’s East, Nine Moons are a psych power trio who are blessed to have a very strong debut

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The Swell Fellas 'Novaturia' EP
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Review: The Swell Fellas ‘Novaturia’

22nd July 202228th September 2022 Rob Walsh Heavy Rock, Independent, Psych, The Swell Fellas

There is just something that’s so… well, right about a great three-piece. The ability of three individuals to deliver an

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Review: Mexicoma ‘Kalpa’

19th July 202223rd February 2024 Rob Walsh Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records, Mexicoma, Stoner Rock

Sweden doesn’t contain anything remotely resembling a desert. Vast conifer forests, rugged North Sea coastlines, pleasant green fields… sure. But

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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022
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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022 – Sunday

21st June 202227th July 2022 Rob Walsh (Big)Pig, Bongzilla, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Psych Sounds Fest, The Atomic Bitchwax, Warlung

Murphy’s Law. A cosmic force from which few touring bands are safe from. And on this sunny Sunday, the law

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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022
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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022 – Saturday

20th June 202227th July 2022 Rob Walsh -(16)-, Danava, Dead Meadow, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Psych Sounds Fest, Hippie Death Cult, Kadabra, Mountain Tamer, Nebula

And we’re off! After some fairly mild traffic, I arrived at 1710 for the Heavy Psych Sounds Fest. This venue

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