Desert Rock

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Review: Yawning Man ‘Pot Head’ EP [Reissue]

20th September 202320th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Ripple Music, Yawning Man

Some bands are just destined to pass into mythical status. Many column inches, words and video reels have been committed

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Featured Live Reviews 

Brant Bjork Trio / Yawning Balch @ Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, 8th September 2023

18th September 202318th September 2023 Rob Walsh Bob Balch, Brant Bjork, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, Psych, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Originally established in New York in 1987, the Knitting Factory is something of a venue franchise here in the States.

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Articles Featured 

Enjoy The Cosmos: Rest In Power & Riffs Tom Davies (1975 – 2023)

8th September 202311th September 2023 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Nebula, RIP, Stoner, Tom Davies

Nebula have been one of my favorite bands for twenty-four years now, which, in typing that, is mind-blowing in of

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume One’

14th July 202314th July 2023 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Volume One, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Bob Balch, the lead guitarist in stoner/desert rock originators Fu Manchu is a busy man. Outside of his duties as

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Review: Yawning Man ‘Long Walk Of The Navajo’

15th June 202315th June 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Instrumental, Yawning Man

Yawning Man has the distinction of being one of the coolest acts around to those in the know. Many bands

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Review: Le Scimmie ‘Adriatic Desert’

15th June 202315th June 2023 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Desert Rock, Frekete! Records, Instrumental, Le Scimmie, Stoner

‘The sea is the voice of my heart, it is the voice of your heart….’ used to sing an old

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Review: Legends Of The Desert: Volume 3 – Fatso Jetson & Dali’s Llama

17th March 202317th March 2023 Reza Mills Dali's Llama, Desert Records, Desert Rock, Fatso Jetson, Legends Of The Desert

I didn’t get the opportunity to review the first two volumes of Desert Records Legends Of The Desert series, so

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Streams 

Premiere: Fatso Jetson ‘Angels Flight’ – Taken From ‘Legends Of The Desert’ Split With Dali’s Llama

3rd February 202316th March 2023 Lee Edwards Dali's Llama, Desert Records, Desert Rock, Fatso Jetson, Legends Of The Desert

Desert Records have been making quite a name for themselves over the last couple of years, partly due to their

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Review: Brant Bjork ‘Bougainvillea Suite’

27th October 202213th December 2022 Rob Walsh Brant Bjork, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds

While Josh Homme might embody the power and swagger of the desert rock scene, his former bandmate Brant Bjork unquestionably

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Review: Fatso Jetson ‘Live At Maximum Festival’ Reissue

13th September 20229th December 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Fatso Jetson, Go Down Records

Reissued in a lavish, updated digi-sleeve CD box edition, the Live At Maximum Festival set from Fatso Jetson sees one

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Review: Torpedo Torpedo ‘The Kuiper Belt Mantras’

18th August 202216th March 2023 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Electric Fire Records, Stoner Rock, Torpedo Torpedo

It’s fascinating, some 25 plus years later, the global reach of stoner/desert rock, and I’m endlessly curious about the various

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