MAGNET's Mitch Myers files his eighth round of notes from SXSW. SXSW Saturday started out slow for me, but I managed to get down to the Austin Convention Center for a panel devoted to the life of late pianist Nicky Hopkins. Moderated by writer Dave Marsh, the panel was inspired by Julian Dawson's new book, [...]

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Yellow roses weren't the only flowers sprouting in Texas in the sixties. Psychedelic music found a hospitable home in the state's fertile soil.

HappyParts can not afford to these records- It's nice to window shop from the East Bay. Collectors' Weekly

As The Thirteenth Floor Elevators opened up the door for many of the Texas Pysch scene, so too did their label, International Artists. The label only lasted for a good five years but they put out releases by artists at the forefront of the Texas sound. Bubble Puppy- A Gathering of Promises After wandering around in a few fledgling Texas groups the members of Bubble Puppy came together and recorded a stand out single, "Hot Smoke & Sassafras," which in [...]