Almost everything they do is borrowed from rock 'n roll's past. What makes this more exceptional than others who've done the same is the way they put it all together. It sounds fresh. His style recalls Chris Smither and James McMurtry, though with occasional touches from other realms and other worlds. Catchy pop punk.
Lyrics are a bit on the sophomoric side, but there are some rather funny semi-precious gems here.
Dr. Strange, P.O. Box 7000-117, Alto Loma, CA 91701. Beefy, muscular psychedelic grunge. Though there's certainly a lot of derivation from current sounds there's also a lot of originality and vigor here. If that doesn't perk up your interest, then just find it and play the damn thing. Six songs, slightly under 20 minutes.