Antiquarian bookseller and author Paul Drummond’s new book 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History gathers together a wealth of materials, including photos, clippings, show flyers, stills, and legal documents. Here, editor Mark Iosifescu discusses bringing the uncanny saga of the Elevators to life.
Category: Roky Erickson
Be And Bring Me Home: Remembering Roky Erickson
In 2010 Roky Erickson released his first album in 14 years, True Love Cast Out All Evil, backed by fellow Texans Okkervil River. Below, Okkervil’s Will Sheff reflects on the iconoclast and his time spent backing him.
Roky Erickson :: All That May Do My Rhyme/Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye
In the 1990s, Roky Erickson was rediscovered. Psychedelia’s forgotten man, a cult hero for decades, got a new lease on his creative life. In the mid-1960s, his legendary 13th Floor […]
Sevens :: Roky Erickson/Devotional Number One
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Roky Erickson is among the most tortured of our pop ingénues. The Austin singer-songwriter, founding […]
Roky Erickson :: Palm Pictures Documentary
PALM Pictures is releasing You’re Gonna Miss Me on DVD on July 10th. There is also a soundtrack to the documentary in the works containing songs by The 13th […]