The Strawberry Alarm Clock

Wake Up Where You Are

"Wake Up Where You Are" is the first new album from the Strawberry Alarm Clock in over 40 years. Upon the first listen, the new CD is just like opening a time capsule from the '60s. The Strawberry Alarm Clock once again capture the magic of their original recordings and bring it to life again for us in 2012 .

"Wake Up Where You Are" is perfect blend of reinterpretations of classic songs, new material and even a few choice cover tracks. The album kicks off with an amazing version of the Seeds' "Mr Farmer," from the upcoming Sky Saxon tribute CD.

The Strawberry Alarm Clock is composed of original members George Bunnell, Mark Weitz, Randy Seol, Gene Gunnels as well as Howie Anderson (1986). The CD was produced by the band's longtime collaborator Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo).

Thank You Kindly

The Kingston Trio was the reason I became a musician. Their music motivated me to put in the effort to learn how to play guitar and banjo. The songs they sang inspired me to write songs of my own. I pretty much idolized them from the age of ten til I was about fourteen. I've continued to listen to and dig their catalogue for more than 45 years now.

I met Nick, Bob and John at a concert they played in 1967. I got to go backstage and have a soda with all three of them. Spending a half hour with the Kingston Trio was one of the biggest thrills of my life.

In 2011 the Kingston Trio received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy. Inspired by that, I started recording some of their songs in my home studio, Lumania.

Here is the result: Twelve songs that I learned from Kingston Trio records. Some of them are almost clones of the original arrangements and some have been reshaped a bit. I purposely avoided tackling any of their many hits and I did my best to honor the legacy of the men who gave me the greatest gift I can imagine, the love of making music.

So here's to Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and John Stewart along with the two bass players who recorded and toured with them for ten years, David "Buck" Wheat and Dean Reilly. It was a real pleasure, boys. Thank you kindly.

Bill Mumy
Laurel Canyon, California
2011

John York Fanfare For 2

John York from the Byrds returns with the most powerful album of his career. Fanfare for 2 takes you back to sound of Ballad of Easy and brings you forward to the 21st century. Johns Lush Harmonies and and haunting 12 string guitar playing are the highlight of this modern acoustic masterpiece.

David Peel Anthology

David Peel and the Lower East Anthology covers a spectrum of tracks from 1967-2010. It is the most comprehensive collection of his track ever assembled in one place. David personally selected this collection of his favorites tracks. From Hippie from New York City to Hemp Hop Smoker the tracks are all there spanning more than 40 years of David Peel and the Lower East Side. Roll up a fat one and smoke a J with everyone from the Pope to Marijuana Mary and beyond.

Craig Caffall
That's When You Got It Made

Craig Caffall steps out of the shadows and Maria Muldaurs Guitarist and into the spotlight with his new solo CD. It is a mixture of Swamp Rock, Latin and Blues. The CD is a powerhouse of toe tapping melodies from the get go. Craig shines on the Latin inspired Quemado and the title track That's When You Got It Made.

CD $14.99

MP3 $9.99

The Linda Imperial Band

Linda Imperial returns with the Linda Imperial Band. Linda delivers a powerful set of of rockin music that features her new all star band. On guitar is Peter Harris from the Jerry Garcia Band. David Kaffinetti the keyboard play is non other than Viv Savage the Keyboard Player for legendary rock comedy band Spinal Tap. On Drums is Doug Freedman from Iron Butterfly and rounding out the low end on this new cd is veteran bass player player Steve Valverde.

LIB is the first cd released from this amazing lineup delivers an amazing set of powerful rock. Hold Me Close and Destination You are destined to become rock radio staple. This release is going fast pick up your copy today!

Co-produced by the LIB and David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson /airplane/Starship) Recorded by David Freiberg at FreeMountain Studio

Can't Be the Only One

Dave Getz of Big Brother and the Holding Company delivers a powerful set of music with his current release Can't Be the Only One. this new CD features the unreleased song that Dave wrote with Janis Joplin and features James Gurley's final performance

Bill Mumy—Until The Big Bang Whimpers

Bill Mumy’s latest release "Until the Big Bang Whimpers" is his first full concept album. The song cycle of the album follows a singular character through hard times... (It mirrors what the country's going through these days)... into harder times... into a spiritual/religious scene... then into a true spiritual epiphany... and finally restoration 

Peter Daltrey—The Morning Set

THE MORNING SET
A new Peter Daltrey album is always an exciting event in itself: the expectation of it being another alliance with Louisiana's finest, Damien Youth, whets the appetite further still.

Although this is Daltrey's eleventh solo outing, it's his third with the American folk-psych songsmith - ably assisted by Joe Pesci, Dave 'Fingers' Carver and Peter's son Oli -- and this time under the flag of The Morning Set. Arguably, it's the strongest, conventional Daltrey/Youth set to date; conventional only in the sense that their best work until now, the largely-acoustic "Nevergreen", was more of a thematic piece best enjoyed as a Whole. "The Morning Set" contains ten songs of a startlingly-accessible nature. The phrase 'radio-friendly' springs to mind, but don't let that fool you. As immediate as these songs are, they improve with repeated playing, revealing a greater depth thanks to the dependable union of Peter Daltrey's lyrical- and Damien Youth's melodic-mastery. In Youth, Daltrey has found the ideal creative foil. Much like his Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour compadre Eddy Pumer, both share the same happy knack of pulling that killer hook out of the bag when required. As the promotional strap line has it: "Yer going to be singing these songs forever!"

Daltrey's favoured themes of nostalgia and Americana are very much in evidence again and are given an even greater authenticity thanks to Youth's input. The opener, "Waking up in Ellerslie", all twelve-string guitars, wailing harp and sweet folk-rock optimism, is further enhanced by the presence of another of the Daltrey progeny, daughter Faye, on backing vocal. The filmic "The Hymn of the Singing Man", with its Zimmerman drawl and brooding Link Wray guitar trills, could almost be a sonic sibling of Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" reworked for the Tarantino generation. However, for every darker moment, we're treated to breezier bursts of tune smithery, such as "Wheels of Romance", which bears all the deftness of touch that was Fairfield Parlour's trademark.

Has Peter Daltrey's voice ever sounder better than on "Sleeping with Sylvia Plath"? Maybe not. All the emotion, experience and quiet assuredness of a man now in his fifth decade of this recording lark coalesces in almost seven-minutes of claustrophobic urgency; Oli Daltrey's snaking lead guitar adding to the dark vision. Damien Youth assumes lead vocal duties on two songs: "Phantom Wheels" and "Joe, don't listen to The Man", the latter being one of the album's many highlights, with Youth's Beck-like intonation (that's Hansen and not Jeff, God forbid.) "Blue Girl Eyes" ranks up there too and features some wonderful, chiming guitar work, redolent of Peter Buck in a pre-Warners R.E.M.

"The Ballad of Pilgrim State" is an account of Allen Ginsberg's grim, early family life. Its compelling, but chilling intensity is countered by the positively joyful "Breakfast with Sinatra", which brings the album to a close on a cheerier note Consistently and satisfyingly impressive, and one can't help but look forward already to the next offering by The Morning Set; a prospect even more mouthwatering than the picture of a lovely, greasy fry-up on this album's CD label. Although I hear he could make a mean Eggplant Parmigiana, I'll bet old Frank wouldn't have turned his nose up if he were offered a fried slice to go with it....

Andy Chrzanowski

John York and Kim Fowley
West Coast Revelation

John York was in the Byrds from 1968-1970 through the Ballad of Easy Rider period. Kim Fowley legendary producer songwriter. Kim wrote songs for the Byrds with Skip Battin after John left the band. It is only natural that two would collaborate on this new cd West Coast Revelation. West Coast Revelation is a very special album, in that is tells the story of the 60s through songs and words.

John York and Kim Fowley flowed with this revelation as it ran through the streets of L.A. in the mid-sixties; a time of creativity that remains unparalleled. Kim, the wild-eyed prophet, gave momentum to the revelation while John York became its gentle musical craftsman; a skilled artisan. From Alley-Oop to The Byrds, they helped shape and form the times, unseen, sometimes unwashed and unnoticed, they both were there riding its rapids. Because they were there, we can now hear the stories and re-experience the passion of it because, like Kim says on the opening track, "Angels and Trucks,"angels never die."

West Coast Revelation is an opportunity to sit in on a rare front-porch session of songs and storytelling. The songs herein are new, unique and original musings of the times; then and now. They steer us through the stories of their times with words from Kim and music from John. This album captures the essence those 'silver sixties,' but the songs refuse to be bound by time. Songs like "Psychedelic," "Rock and Roll Is Another Name For Freedom," drive us closer to the eye of the diamond of the West Coast Revelation and the wild, cosmic spirit of those times; It's a revelation which can never be captured, but can experienced through prophets and artisans like Kim Fowley and John York.