Stereogum — Last night a one-time supergroup dubbed Spirits In The Sky paid tribute to psych-rock pioneer Sky "Sunlight" Saxon at LA's Echoplex. Bringing together Billy Corgan's pickup group, Electric Prune bassist Mark Tulin, and Strawberry Alarm Clock keybo... more info

Rolling Stone — Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi—who’s currently in a legal battle with Ozzy Osbourne over the rights to the band’s name—has signed a deal to allow Next Films to use Black Sabbath as the name of a horror movie franchise, The Hollywood R... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Hey Los Angeles, heads up: this Friday, July 24th, there is a Sky Saxon Tribute being held at the at the Echoplex in Echo Park.  The Seeds leader died Thursday, June 25th, in an Austin, TX hospital at the age of 71 — the cause of death is at pre... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Following the unexpected death last month of The Seeds' Sky Saxon, the previously planned California '66 Revue tour has been revamped to feature Jerry Miller from Moby Grape [ tickets ] alongside The Electric Prunes [ tickets ] and Lo... more info

NME — Linkin Park and Metallica headline the Knebworth gathering more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zakk said...Day 10 of our Summer Series on the Sixties brings you The Small Faces. There are two compilatins (from both Decca and Immediate periods) plus a collection of BBC recordings, We celebrate 40 years of Allman Brothers Band with Hour Glass, t... more info

Allmusic Blog — Sky Saxon, lead singer with 60s garage punk legends the Seeds, died on the morning of June 25, 2009 (or as his official web site put it, he “passed over to be with YaHoWha”); as it happened, he died the same day as both Michael Jackson an... more info

Stereogum — Before the Seeds frontman passed away last Thursday (6/25), he and Corgan recorded a sunny hippie tune that includes lyrics like "Count the rainbows / There were seven today / Oh my lady love / Laying on the grass / With our children / Protect the mo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mr.A said...Hour of 13 - Hour of 13 [2007]...DOOM!!!http://wine-women-song.blogspot.comWillard said...WE'RE LATE FOR CLASS Another Collection 2CDs (2009)Artist approved free download. 2CDs of psychedelic improvisation, with a twist. College stoners w... more info

Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the Seeds, who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with Pushin' Too Hard, has died ... more info