Before punk rock, there was proto punk. And today we’re looking at one of the earliest proto punk bands, The Sonics out of the Pacific Northwest. We’ll explore the origins of garage rock, The Sonics’ 1965 debut album Here Are The Sonics!!!, and now the band went on to influence […]
For fans of early garage rock, this is a vinyl holy grail. Crate digger gold. It’s an original pressing of The Sonics’ 1965 LP “Here Are The Sonics!!!” on Etiquette Records. And it’s Mono nonetheless! In this video I’m going to give you a quick rundown on The Sonics, talk […]
New York City is the 9th LP by Brooklyn-based garage punk outfit The Men. In this review, I look at what makes this album so great, relate some of what you’ll hear on it to an underground band from the other side of the US, and share my copy on […]
