Updated 11/10/13 This is a work in progress! The roots of the West Coast Branch started growing in Inglewood, California, a medium-sized suburb in the South Bay just a few miles inland from the beach. Chuck Marchese played a little … Continue reading
Samy Phillip
Updated 7/27/13 As always this is a work in progress… Another favorite 45 that’s been getting spin-time at the WCF headquarters is Samy Phillip’s “I Wonder Freely/Magic Fly (for Jordana” (Infinite 2002) from 1964, with its swinging garage-soul groove, gruff, … Continue reading
Attila
Updated 11/15/13 This is a work in progress Attila’s “When/Come Out” is one of my fave West Coast private 45s. The top side, “When,” is the one that gets all the attention with its two-note, Count Fivey fuzz intro, close-to-acid … Continue reading
Tony Harris
Paul and I have been digging around lately trying to get the scoop on a guy named Tony Harris. I’d been noticing his involvement on some interesting records over the years and thought maybe it’s time to put together what … Continue reading
Dream Dancer
In the late ’60s Douglas Adams was a member of the El Paso, Texas psych group Wailing Wall, playing rhythm guitar and singing. When the group split in the early ’70s, Adams made his way out to California in his … Continue reading
Do the Hump!
There’s a great little piece on the Sopwith Camel over at the Pondering Pig complete with cool news clippings like this ‘un. Our good friend Stephen Ehret of the Wildflower claims them as the best band on the scene. Unfortunately … Continue reading
Kusama’s Self Obliteration with The C.I.A. Change
A film exploration of the work and aesthetic concepts of Yayoi Kusama, painter, sculptor, and environmentalist, conceived in terms of an intense emotional experience with metaphysical overtones, an extension of my ultimate interest in a total fusion of the arts … Continue reading
Eclection with Dorris Henderson
Fantastic interview with singer Dorris Henderson from a 1968 issue of the British magazine Zigzag. Eclection page 1 Eclection page 2 Henderson grew up in Los Angeles and decided to pursue a folk singing career after seeing Odetta perform at … Continue reading
