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Shorties (Summer's Best Books, Billy Bragg's Recommended Books on Dissent, and more)

2719 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Town and Country recommended summer's best books. Billy Bragg recommended books on dissent at the Guardian. June's best eBook deals. R.I.P., Roky Erickson. Vulture interviewed author Nicole Dennis-Benn. NPR Music interviewed Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab. T... more info

Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators dies at 71

2721 days ago

USA Today Music — Roky Erickson, who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s has died. He was 71. more info

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Be And Bring Me Home: Remembering Roky Erickson

2721 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — In 2010 Roky Erickson released his first album in 14 years, True Love Cast Out All Evil, backed by fellow Texans Okkervil River. Below, Okkervil's Will Sheff reflects on the iconoclast and his time spent backing him. The post Be And Bring Me Home: Re... more info

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Roky Erickson, psychedelic rock pioneer with 13th Floor Elevators, dies at 71

2721 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — To fully appreciate the way in which psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson, who died Friday at 71, treated musical creativity at the beginning of his career, one need only reference his band the 13th Floor Elevatorsâ€™ 1966 debut album. â€œ... more info

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Roky Erickson Dead At 71

2722 days ago

Stereogum — Psychedelic rock legend Roky Erickson died today in Austin. Variety reports that Erickson's brother Mikel confirmed his death to Bill Bentley, producer of the 1990 Erickson tribute album Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye. No cause of death has been re... more info

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R.I.P. Roky Erickson, psych rock pioneer and founding member of The 13th Floor Elevators, has died at 71

2722 days ago

Consequence of Sound — His brother confirmed the news on Friday afternoon. R.I.P. Roky Erickson, psych rock pioneer and founding member of The 13th Floor Elevators, has died at 71 Michael Roffman more info

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What's going on Wednesday (Halloween)?

2934 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Your NYC-area Halloween show options include GWAR, Cypress Hill, Murphy's Law, Roky Erickson, Christian Death, Christine and the Queens, Beach Fossils/Wavves, Deafheaven/DIIV, Phil Lesh, World/Inferno, Titus Andronicus, and more. Continue readin... more info

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Ex-CANDLEMASS Vocalist Joins ENTOMBED A.D. On Stage To Cover ROKY ERICKSON

2969 days ago

Metal Injection — The guy who sings "If You Have Ghosts," and the ex-Candlemass vocalistÂ is Messiah Marcolin. The post Ex-CANDLEMASS Vocalist Joins ENTOMBED A.D. On Stage To Cover ROKY ERICKSON appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

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