Scotsman Donovan Leitch started his career as a Bob Dylan imitator and then seemed to ingest a huge quantity of mind-altering chemicals, resulting in his subsequent self-reinvention as the Celtic Bard of Psychedelia.
2026-09-28
2026-09-21
Mötley Crüe and Twisted Sister: Dude Looks Like a (Ugly) Lady
Although most of the original UK glam and glitter bands flopped in the US, they struck a nerve with hardcore fans who mixed the glam attack with more conventional memes from affiliated bands like Kiss and Alice Cooper and concocted a new strain of bubble-glam metal for the Material Age.
2026-09-14
Enchantment on Demand: Your Guide to the Cocteau Twins' Catalog
2026-09-07
Occult Pop: Aztec Camera meets Rider-Waite
If I were asked to pick the absolute last place I'd imagine occultism to manifest itself in pop music, it would be in a music video for Aztec Camera's "Oblivious."
But, oh, how wrong I would be.
2026-09-02
Let's Not Dance and Say We Did
As with The Police’s Synchronicity and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, it’s impossible to talk about the early 80s without talking about David Bowie’s multi-platinum LP, Let’s Dance.
2026-08-19
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