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Single of the Week: The Gaslamp Killer & Amir Yaghmai “Nissim”

The Gaslamp Killer has issued Breakthrough standout track, the Turkish psychedelia-flavored “Nissim,” in a deluxe 7″ format.

Alexander Korostinsky delivers two sides of heavy Turkish psychedelia on his debut single, “Bones of God,” on Italy’s Record Kicks label.

Project Gemini deliver a cogent piece of modern, moody, cinematic funk on the “Path Through the Forest”/”The Ritual” single.

Recorded live from the crypts of Eaton Workshop, DJ Neville C. mixes up choice Halloween-inspired cuts.

Categories: Blog, DJ mixes, funk, garage rock, jazz-funk, R&B, reggae, Rocksteady, soundtrack, spooky Tags: DJ mixes, Halloween

“Shine On” was the single that put House of Love on the map and it remains both one of the band’s key songs and one of the best of the era.

Categories: Blog, indie, music, rock, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, house of love, indie, music, song of the day

“Search and Destroy” finds the 2nd iteration of Iggy and the Stooges ripping into the Vietnam War with frenetic abandon. Play this one loud!

“She Brings The Rain” may be original vocalist Malcolm Mooney‘s greatest moment with legendary German band, CAN.

Tom Jones is seen taking a rare career risk in this pairing with counterculture supergroup, CSNY for a powerful read of “Long Time Gone”.

Categories: Blog, music, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Crosby Stills Nash and Young, music, song of the day, Tom Jones

One of the biggest hits of the ’80s, Peter Gabriel‘s “Sledgehammer” merges funk, pop and art rock elements for a track that is still fresh.

Categories: Blog, music, R&B, rock, Song of the Day Tags: funk, music, Peter Gabriel, pop, rock, song of the day

“Coup” by 23 Skidoo is the eerily familiar ’80s underground dance track you never knew that you needed in your life.