JR Moores

With The Catholics, Pixies mainman Frank Black worked hard and he worked fast. The results are well worth revisiting, says JR Moores.

Surveying the psych-rock scene, JR Moores dislodges some lockdown backlogs and pines for the windy city.

Cairo's Tarkamt threatens to create a black hole big enough to engulf the universe with a set of Merzbowian electronics

JR Moores considers self-immolation listening to the new Arcade Fire record…

JR Moores momentarily prises himself away from web-based lexicon challenges to bring a fresh batch of psych.

Since its inception, Wrong Speed Records is a label that has gone from strength to strength

Bad luck and self-sabotage stopped these cult rockers from finding success first time round. But 20 years on, their fire still burns brightly.

Sonic Youth do not belong in the past – argues JR Moores on the release of an essential compilation of "mostly unheard" rarities – and their impact still resonates in all sorts of ways.

In his inaugural column of 2022, JR Moores tries to disentangle himself from a web of lies and get on with reviewing some cracking avant rock.

After a quick reflection on the madness of "pedalgate", JR Moores runs us through his favourite psych and noise rock records of the year

We're really made up that one of our favourite sonic entities, Shit And Shine, has recorded an epic Singularity track for our Sound & Vision subscribers. Here JR Moores talks to Craig Clouse in order to offer a ten track guide to his epic S&S back catalogue...

Richard Dawson & Circle bio for their joint album, Henki (2021), on Domino Records.

In this month's subscriber-only Low Culture essay, JR Moores talks about the Pennsylvania duo who had the chops to back up the japes and the integrity to keep it "brown".

JR Moores dons his sailor's cap and jumps aboard the not-so-merry yacht of psych.

An extract from JR Moores' new book, Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, follows the career of the always puerile, always inventive noise rock group.