Mickey Ween: A security guard came onstage and Gibby threw the alcohol on him. The dude just started backing away, it was clear that Gibby probably would set him on fire. And now, knowing Gibby like I do, it was definitely within the realm of possibility. Mark Pesetsky: And Gibby just gave me that p...

Man, I love it when a band brings the music! Not just the hard driving rhythms, the catchy melodies, or the dynamic conveyance of emotion through dramatic time changes. I love it when a band brings the music with pure passion, an edgy resentment for the status quo, and a bag full of fun! Water is Ri...

New species of psychedelic fish that bounces on the ocean floor found....

  There's a time and a place for everything  (college). The following entry in stunt journalism stunt combines a few of the college-era everythings: tripping on psychedelic mushrooms, and sampling penis-shaped items (that in this case are mushrooms).  Hamilton Morris wrote a featu...

First time we heard Gideon Smith's latest offering, South Side of the Moon , we were blown away here at the Ripple office. I mean, open the windows and let some air in to clear the acrid smoke, blown away. Coming at us with a massive, meaty, mix of stoner rock, big time '70's inspired riffery, and s...

"To make off with hubby's fortune, yea, I think I heard of that happenin' once or twice around L.A. And… you want me to do what exactly?" He found the paper bag he'd brought his supper home in and got busy pretending to scribble notes on it, because straight-chick uniform, makeup suppose...

The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - 1971 God only knows why I passed up this record for so long. I urge you to not make the same mistake. James Ramey, or oddly "Baby Huey", was a giant at over 400 pounds. He was a young (26 at the time of this recording) heroin addict, a disciple of Curtis Mayf...

DISCO 1: 01 Blues Theme Intro [Davie Allan & The Arrows]02 Irina Blues [La Souris Deglinguee]03 Outside Woman Blues [Jimi Hendrix Experience]04 Right Toe Blues [Acid Gallery]05 Pick Blues [Zabu]06 Three Minutes and Ten Seconds Blues [Floating Bridge]07 LSD [Effervescent Elephants]08 Cumberland B...

I picked this up from one of my favorite internet spots, the Skafunkrastapunk forum. They have an amazing section for classical and world music there, and lengthy thread devoted entirely to field recordings. Along with the recently posted Prison Songs recordings, this ranks as one of my favorite fie...

Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Live At Sunbury 1972 MP3 @ 224 (last is 128, a "bonus") | 235 MB | Cover Genre:Rock While by no means the first of Australia's outdoor rock festivals, for better or worse, Sunbury soon assumed the mantle of "Australia's Woodstock". It was held at the end of January, 1972,...