Dickie Peterson, bassist, lead vocalist and founding member of the legendary Blue Cheer, "loudest band in the world, passed
away on Monday, October 12 at 5 a.m. in Germany at age 61, after a
struggle with prostate and liver cancer. He reportedly developed a
fatal infection following a surgical procedure to help alleviate his
fight.

When I started Psychedelic Summer back in late May, it was basically to help hold a slot for Bobbi Childs (of Blue Dolphin Hotel), who was leaving to spend the summer elsewhere.  Her time away has now been extended to at least November.  Therefore, I have decided to discontinue the program.  However, I have enjoyed spinning the psychedelic music so much that I am incorporating it into Schmackie's Tea Party.  STP will now be a mix of both genres.  I'll continue to play brand new stuff from today's hottest indie-rock artists, but I'll also be adding some mind-bending psychedelic music to th

I'm very excited to be hosting Dr. Chris Weigand on Pychedelic Summer this Sunday, June 28th.  I will be asking Dr. Weigand about his study, which concluded that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is helpful in reducing obsesseive/compulsive symptoms in patients with OCD.

I'll also be spinning some great, lost psychedelic gems and serving up a mini-tribute to Sky Saxon, former leader of The Seeds, who passed away on the same day as Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.

I recently had the pleasure of hosting Ryan and Dimitri from Golden
Boots on my show and getting to "world-premiere"
songs from their fantastic new album The Winter of Our Discotheque. 
Not only were the GB boys gracious guests, the album, which releases on
Park the Van records on the 27th of this month, blew me away!