1990. The short-lived Viva Records label was one wildly eclectic outfit. Helmed by hitmaker Snuff Garrett, this Los Angeles-based imprint targeted the teen marketplace with a series of extraordinary garage / psych /..

2024. The Leathercoated Minds were a group of five musicians formed in L.A. in 1966. They released one album in 1967 and disbanded soon after. The members included J.J. Cale and Roger Tillison who later became famou..