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Paul Revere and the Raiders

Caravan

Lemon Drops

Hi there Shindiggers, spring is here... and so is a fabulous new issue.

Shindig! No.16 - May-June 2010 - Out 27 April

Once again, in the Shindigverse there's room for everything (well, nearly). From Northwest-go-big-time garage/pop stars the Raiders to the pastoral jazzy-prog/pop of Canterbury's finest musos Caravan to the DIY powerpop of Shoes, our array of cover stars offer nothing less than a variety of styles to suit all tastes. Add in Irish blues-rock/pop/psych (Granny's Intentions), Jim McCarty ('im from The Yardbirds), the enduring psych odyssey of Gary Ramon and Sun Dial, '60s teen greats The Lemon Drops, tons on exciting new acts including Dead Meadow and Old Californio, lots of wonderful reviews and some stunning photos and you have to admit Shindig! is certainly no one-trick pony.

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS
These guys may be viewed by the rest of the world as another great garage band, but in the States they were one of '60s pop's biggest teeny-bopper sensations. On the eve of a 3-CD set containing all of their Columbia single sides BILL KOPP speaks to MARK LINDSAY, PHIL “FANG” VOLK and JIM VALLEY about both the fun and seriousness of being a Raider.

CARAVAN
Along with The Soft Machine, CARAVAN were accidentally responsible for the much-feted "Canterbury Sound". To mark the release of a 4-CD retrospective of their groundbreaking early years, MARCO ROSSI talks to founder members RICHARD SINCLAIR and RICHARD COUGHLAN
about their legacy and music.

SHOES
Powerpop didn't die in the mid-70s. As soon as successful first wave acts like The Raspberries and Badfinger were winding down, the chiming guitars and vocal harmonies of
the mid-60s enjoyed a less heralded renaissance via a multitude of bands untouched by the initial throes of punk. BRIAN GREENE speaks with JEFF MURPHY of seminal Chicago DIY pop heroes SHOES.

SUN DIAL
Adored by even the most ardent psych purists SUN DIAL's 1990 debut Other Way Out was one of those records that impressed all that heard it – and will continue to do so thanks to the new expanded re-issue coming out this month. Yet Sun Dial have endured for the past 20 years laying down a template for loud guitars/new music, and almost getting famous along the way. JOHN REED speaks with GARY RAMON and RUSSEL BARRETT about Black Sabbath, garage-punk, shoegazing and sticking at it.

THE LEMON DROPS
For Illinois' most notorious nearly-men, the path to fame, notoriety and success was one paved with enough ill-fated accidentals to derail the ambitions of lesser players. TOM SANDFORD takes us on a journey into the candy acid meltdown of THE LEMON DROPS; through death, disbandment and missing drums, to psychedelic hits of every kind, if ever there was a group who should have made it, they were it. Garage Gods forgotten!

JIM McCARTY
Yardbirds and Renaissance man JIM McCARTY remembers the good times with LENNY HELSING! “SO who was best? Clapton, Beck or Page?”

FRANK ZAPPA
MARCO ROSSI talks with legendary director TONY PALMER about working with Ringo, Moony and shooting a maelstrom of controversy in one take for the debauched 1971 Zappa fest 200 Motels.

NEW MUSIC, NEW NEWS
RICHARD S JONES talks with psych lord JASON SIMON about DEAD MEADOW's new album Three Kings, and introduces California's aptly titled golden sons OLD CALIFORNIO. RICK MENCK bids farewell to ALEX CHILTON whilst MIKE FORNATALE waves goodbye to LEE FREEMAN of STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCKS. Festival news. Vivian Stanshall's STINKFOOT opera returns. Shindig! beer! Screaming Apple Records. Psychedelic Poster film. BRIAN GREENE tracks down forgotten soul/folk troubadour and man-of-the-people LOU BOND.

READERSHIP SURVEY

Complete the Shindig! reader survey and you could win HARVEY KUBERNIK's exhaustive history, beautifully illustrated book CANYON OF DREAMS: THE MAGIC AND MUSIC OF LAUREL CANYON. Foreword by Ray Manzarek.
Two lucky people, drawn at random, will win a copy of the book. Closing date: June 31st 2010.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY

COMPETITION WINNERS

The winner of a fantastic set of Art Vinyl record display frames was Peter Spong of Ferndown, UK.
The two winners of Sir Henry at Rawlinsons End DVDs from Digital Classics were Keith Ducker of Norwich, UK and Robert Matthews of London, UK
There are still a few more days to enter the Sweet Soul Music competition in Shindig! No.15.
And issue 16 has terrific CD and vinyl prizes on offer, don't miss out!

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Ever wanted to watch a documentary of the Apollo space missions sound-tracked by moonstruck ambience à la Brian Eno? Well, now's your chance! The first two weeks of May will see The 44th Annual Brighton Festival - a multimedia programme of social creativity using theatre, dance, music and debate. As Guest Director for 2010, sonic landscaper Brian Eno has lined up some truly thought provoking and entertaining stuff. May 1st and 2nd will see a live soundtrack of Eno-composed ambience performed by musical innovators Icebreaker, the man behind Underworld, Karl Hyde, musical shape-shifter and self taught studio wizard Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams, musical improvisation supergroup The Necks and, of course, Eno himself, who will perform three consecutive numbers in a whopping six-hour music experience. There'll also be acapella performances from Frank Zappa's The Persuasions and a funk-fulled Afrobeat encounter featuring Tony Allen, as well as performances from Philip Glass and Anna Galvi.

A celebration of the psychedelic and surreal through live performance, film and projection will take place at the end of May. Hip Death Goddess features live music sets from contemporary bands Wolf People and The Lucid Dream, plus a selection of avant-garde films by Kenneth Anger and a screening of the unreleased 1968 documentary Dope by Sheldon Rochlin and Diane Rochlin (Flame Schon). There will also be an invocation of the Hip Death Goddess - with dances performed by Ultra Violet Violence conjuring manifestations of the subconscious mind.
The event is hosted within the Bedford's circular ‘Globe Theatre', lit by the Bardo Light Show's hand-manipulated oils and chemical slides, and accompanied by an ongoing psychedelic soundtrack from the last 50 years.
Sunday 30th May, 3pm-11pm, Globe Theatre at The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD. Train/tube: Balham. £8 Entry.
For further information about this event email: info@hipdeathgoddess.org

How about a weekend dedicated to northern pounders, psych explorations and dancefloor favourites? If you happen to be in the neighbourhood on the weekend of 10th - 12th June, North Chicago's going to be the most fuzzed-out place this side of the moon. Our Way Of Thinking has got DJs from all over the globe to play their finest 45s, including the UK's very own Jackie Hoodoo, Laurent Reus of Revolver Records in Paris, Sweden's Jodie Artichoke, The Original Dust Junkies and festival organisers/ MODChicago DJs Eric Colin and JJ Jellybean. Shaking up the dancefloors of three different venues across North Chicago (The Darkroom, The Liar Club and The Late Bar) and with a live performance from mod monsters The Irving Parkas, you can bet your bottom pound sterling that you'll come round to MODChicago's way of thinking by the very end.