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The Dandy Warhols' Peter Holmstrom tells us about his Top 10 LPs of 2018

Plus: watch the new video for Dandy Warhols’ ”Be Alright” from their forthcoming LP ’Why You So Crazy.’

Levitation 2018 in pics (Oh Sees, Slowdive, Ty Segall, The Make-Up, The Black Angels, more)

After getting rained out in 2016 and taking 2017 off, Levitation festival returned to downtown Austin this past weekend (April 26-30) with artists across the spectrum of what gets called psych.

Bill's Indie Basement (4/13): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the basement: Destroyer reissues, Sloan, A Place to Bury Strangers, psych supergroup MIEN, Mouse on Mars’ guest-filled new LP, and Collapsing Scenery cover Randy Newman with James Chance.

MIEN (mems Black Angels, Horrors) take a trip to sitar-fueled "Earth Moon" (listen)

MIEN, the new psych-rock supergroup featuring The Black Angels’ Alex Maas, The Horrors’ Tom Furse, Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir and The Earlies’ John-Mark Lapham will release their debut album on April 6 via Rocket Recordings.

Bill's Indie Basement (2/2): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the basement: essential Cocteau Twins vinyl reissues; a psych rock supergroup featuring members of Black Angels & The Horrors; the California sunshine pop of The Orange Peels; a compilation of obscure ’80s Philly ambient synth trio The Nightcrawlers; and LP#2 from baroque-krautrock trio Lake Ruth.

Levitation 2018 initial lineup: Slowdive, Black Angels, Ty Segall & more

Having been rained out in 2016 and taking 2017 off, Levitation returns to downtown Austin in 2018 from April 26 – 29…