In January 1955, Ray Charles managed to score a No. 1 on the US R&B chart with his Atlantic single I Got A Woman (released in December 1954), a catchy and energetic masterpiece widely considered to be the very first song in the soul genre. It blends the street-wise honesty and raw power of the…
Merrell Fankhauser’s Return To MU – The 20th Anniversary Interview
American singer, songwriter and guitarist Merrell Fankhauser has been at the forefront of the surf and psychedelic rock scene for quite a few decades. He recorded landmark albums in a wide variety of styles, jammed and gigged with many important artists, and became a cult figure among serious music…
The Scoffs – Back To The Golden Age Of Punk
Talk Is Cheap - that's the title of the new The Scoffs EP. This aspiring Seattle-based punk band takes us back to the golden age of the genre. Their 5-track record is heavily influenced by 70s and 80s punk hits, yet the band has managed to find its own distinctive sound. The result is a…
Surf and psychedelic rock legend Merrell Fankhauser receives prestigious award
Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present guitarist and singer Merrell Wayne Fankhauser with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Fankhauser celebrates many years’ experience in his professional network,…
Jimmy Page played harmonica on the first Tom Jones single
Tom Jones (photo by Ian Wright)
In 1964, soon-to-be-world-famous Welsh singer Tom Jones arrived in London with high hopes and a big voice that could bring down the walls of Jericho or melt even the strictest schoolmistress’s heart. He needed a powerful single that would put him on the musical map…
Peaceful Warriors Of Light – An interview with Steve Hackett and his wife/songwriting partner Jo Hackett
Steve Hackett is one of the most important artists who have ever burst onto the progressive rock scene. As a highly innovative and unique guitar maestro, he helped turn Genesis into a worldwide success among serious music lovers, and he has been enthralling listeners with his melodic wizardry as a…
Starman With A Guitar – Merrell Fankhauser’s Musical Journey Through Time And Space
American singer, guitarist and songwriter Merrell Fankhauser is a living legend of the 60s psychedelic music scene and one of the founding fathers of the surf rock genre. He released landmark albums in a wide variety of styles, jammed, gigged and recorded with numerous important musicians and he was…
Fateful Records - Ben Philips (Laut.fm/viking) [ELC]
It’s so great we have a special guest in our series ’Fateful Records’. Ben Philips presents so many great music on his radio station day by day. Now we ask him about his most memorable records…
”Punk is not only about music it’s an attitude, it’s a life style…” – interview with Degradace mainman Rudee
The Ostrava based punk-R’N’R group Degradace has become one of the most dominant czech punk groups today. The guys have already shared the stage with huge names of the genre and after nearly two decades they count 5 albums as well. Degradace will perform in Budapest with Trousers and Turn Signals on…