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The Mantles – “Police My Love

3421 days ago
StereogumBay Area five-piece the Mantles play starry-eyed psychedelic pop fast enough that it almost sounds like punk rock — or, at least, like the mid-’60s garage bands whose inability to sound like the Byrds or the Rolling Stones accidentally helped ins... more info

EZTV – “Dust In The Sky” Video (Stereogum Premiere)

3471 days ago
StereogumThere are traces of so many wonderful bands in EZTV’s DNA: Real Estate’s languid bliss-out guitar music, Girls’ back-to-basics pop songcraft, the Nerves’ punchy New Wave, the Byrds’ twangy jangle. All those factors and more are audible in ... more info

Meg Baird, Don't Weigh Down the Light, review: 'soft beauty'

3503 days ago
The TelegraphInspired by her move to San Francisco, Baird's third album carries a Californian sound which recalls The Byrds and Joni Mitchell more info

Best Coast's 'California Nights' has a dark side

3549 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentOf all the cultural archetypes that Southern California has produced, the loosely defined genre known as "beach music" is one of its most enduring. That sunny, harmony-rich, melodically spirited permutation is the rope connecting artists as varied as... more info

Review: 'The Wrecking Crew' sheds fascinating new light on pop music history

3591 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe documentary that centers on a vastly influential group of Los Angeles studio musicians reveals secrets about some of pop's most famous records by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Ronettes and others. more info

David Crosby calls Kanye West a talentless poser & Mike Love a jerk, but likes Fleet Foxes, Wilco & Jessica Pratt

3609 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphoto: David Crosby at City Winery in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) David Crosby was once the radical musician who pushed The Byrds in a more psychedelic direction until it resulted in his departure, and then formed one of the... more info

Birthday salute this weekend for Byrds founding member Gene Clark

3721 days ago
L.A. Times - News more info

Birthday salute this weekend for Byrds founding member Gene Clark

3721 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentMuch of the attention to the Byrds historically has gone to lead guitarist Roger McGuinn for his key role in the group’s distinctive sound. After McGuinn, the spotlight often landed on fellow members David Crosby and Chris Hillman for their conside... more info

First impressions: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in Anaheim

3758 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentYou knew you were in the company of proud rock geeks from the first notes of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ show Tuesday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The band dove headlong into the Byrds’ “So You Want To Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” whos... more info

Take A Drink On Me

3918 days ago
McGuinn's Folk DenHow do I download this Mp3? Mp3: Take A Drink On Me – Click To Play In 1970 the Byrds recorded “Take a Whiff on Me” for our “Untitled” double record set. “Take a Drink on Me” is a variation of that song. John Lomax stated that its origi... more info

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