This Can’t Be Today | American Psychedelia & The Paisley Underground 1977 – 1988 | (Cherry Red) 2025
This Can't Be Today is a comprehensive anthology celebrating 80s American psychedelia and the Paisley Underground, showcasing both prominent and obscure artists from 1977 to 1988. Compiled with passion, it reflects a vibrant college radio scene and highlights the era's musical camaraderie and anti-commercial ethos, aiming to preserve its artistic legacy.https://monocledalchemist.com/2026/04/25/this-cant-be-today-american-psych/
Rain Parade | Crashing Dream | (Island LP) 1985
The article explores the influence and significance of Rain Parade's 1985 album "Crashing Dream" within the context of the 1980s music scene. It highlights their unique blend of pop and psychedelia, their lyrical depth, and the band's role in the burgeoning underground music revolution. The reissue of the album is celebrated for its expanded content and continued relevance.https://monocledalchemist.com/2026/04/05/rain-parade-crashing-dream-island-lp-1985/
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Rain Parade:
🎵 Kaleidoscope
https://rainparade.bandcamp.com/album/what-shes-done-to-your-mind-kaleidoscope
2 track album
Non avevo mai ascoltato 'sto pezzone, incredibile. Lezione: mai mai mai snobbare gli EP.
Rain Parade – No Easy Way Down
From the EP «Explosions in the Glass Palace», 1984
from the album Explosions In The Glass Palace
#music #PaisleyUnderground #RainParade #bandcamp
I was looking for a flac download to "re-rip" my Rain Parade album so I wouldn't have to hunt the cd down, and found they were on bandcamp, with a deluxe edition of the cd I wanted. I'll just buy it again. Check it out. Cool sound for the 80s.
https://rainparadelabel51.bandcamp.com/album/emergency-third-rail-power-trip-deluxe
23 track album
NEW post: Rain Parade – "part of the #PaisleyUnderground they made one of the truly essential records of the 1980s (the one below) and formed the template for many of the psych-pop acts that followed"
Marc Fagel, author of Jittery White Guy, picks his top ten by #RainParade ...