June 2008
The Archives
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06.16.08the playground EPAs promised here is the first of many great EPs that we will be putting out for free download this summer to help fill your ears with quixodelic happiness. And what better way to start it than with:the playground EP4 songs taken from the first 4 Daydream Generation compilations by Minnesota's very own psychedelic street urchin & friends, kazoos, woo-hoos, & organic machines galore. You can download it from the dgRECORDS link at the top of the page.So what are you waiting for?Oh - and there's an interview with Mike too, just keep on reading.
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06.16.08Interview: THE PLAYGROUNDWith a collection of 4 songs he's contributed to previous Daydream Generation compilations being made available to download as "the playground EP" today, I figured that it's as good a time as any to find out a little bit of everything I wanted to know about Michael Crowther, the brains behind it all.Smally: Well first and foremost I suppose I've got to ask why The Playground? And who is Mixmaster Migity?Mike: well why any band name at all? I have a hard enough time naming my songs, if were to reference anything it would be "the world is your playground" im ...
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06.13.08Interview: ROLLERCOASTER*artwork by Kate St ClareHe's blasted his way through 5 - yes 5! - Daydream Generation compilations in a row, so I figured it was about time we got to know a little bit more about the man they call "Helter Skelter" behind the psychedelic monster that is ROLLERCOASTER. Smally: So what got you started making music & how long has Rollercoaster been going? Helter: My first recollection of making music of sorts was playing the drums when I was 5. When I say drums I actually mean saucepans turned upside down, using wooden spoons as sticks. When I was 13 I ...
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06.13.08The Summer Of DG EPs & Other Sorry MisadventuresAnother month passed, another month older, and still none the wiser.So it's been another action-packed headfuck on planet Daydream. Oh where to start? Well I guess I'll start at the beginning and take it from there...The latter half of May and the first half of June have seen us up to our eyeballs in Quixodelic melodies. So intense it was that I even machine-gunned out a whole article concerning the meaning of "Quixodelia", that probably wanted to say everything and wound up saying nothing much of any consequence at all. What can I say? It's been a cool few weeks and it ...