"Mom, it’s not a phase—it’s a fuzz pedal!" 🎸👟

This week on the Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show, we’re headed back to the loudest high school basement you’ve never heard of. Forget the polished harmonies of the charts; we’re spinning the raw, unhinged sounds of 1960s teen bands.

We’re talking about 12, 13 and 14-year-olds who spent their lunch money on distortion pedals and their evenings screaming themselves hoarse.

If you like your rock and roll messy, loud, and slightly out of tune, this is the deep dive for you. It’s the sound of suburban rebellion before the "Summer of Love" made everything pretty.

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

"What, Me Worry?" This week on the Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show, we’re trippin’ through the archives with a double-header of high-octane weirdness.

First, we’re tracing the chemical trails of The Pretty Things’ legendary anthem "LSD." We’ve unearthed a stack of the rarest, fuzziest, and most obscure covers of this track ever recorded.

But wait—don’t lose your mind just yet! We’re also diving into the satirical world of MAD Magazine. We’ve tracked down a handful of 60s cuts loosely inspired by the "Usual Gang of Idiots." It’s a mix of garage grit and counter-culture comedy that you won't hear anywhere else.

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

We’re spinning mind-bending tracks from the United States, Italy, Finland, Argentina, Mexico, and New Zealand. These aren't just songs; they are sonic postcards from a time when the world was expanding, the guitars were loud, and the rules were being rewritten in every language. Turn on, tune in.

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

If you thought "Garage Rock" was just a bunch of kids in a Detroit suburb, think again. This week, we’re proving that the 1960s "teenage rebellion" was a worldwide phenomenon. The episode takes a somber and necessary turn as we focus on 🇮🇷 Iran. We’re spinning two tracks from the pre-revolutionary Iranian scene. But we’ve also got deep cuts from Central and South America, unexpected rockers from Belgium and Scandinavia, and some truly mind-bending sounds from Thailand, Cambodia, and Hong Kong. Global Garage - it's our Raison d'être, our Savoir-faire, our Il pezzo forte even!

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

Dust off your fuzz pedals and adjust your tracking—we’re diving into the distorted, vibrating heart of the 1960s underground. In an era where "shaggy" hair was a political statement, a surprising number of bands landed on the exact same name. We’ve managed to track down tracks from five distinct (and often confused) outfits. Warning: This episode contains high levels of feedback and extreme levels of "shag."

Another hour of way cool 60s garagey goodness from Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Madagascar - and a whole lot more! LIKE/FOLLOW/RATE/REVIEW if you would be so kind 🤟

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

Holy grails of obscure global garage and heavy psych. We’re talking:

• 🔥 The Heavy Hitters: The insane Japanese psych-fuzz of The Helpful Soul and that massive organ-driven cover of "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" by Inside Experience.

• 🌀 The Global Trip: Polish psych-folk from No To Co, French energy from L'Assemblee, and the legendary Japanese "Group Sounds" of The Jaguars.

• 🧛 The Truly Bizarre: The Vampires Of Dartmoore—if you haven’t heard German horror-lounge-psych, you haven’t lived.

• ⚡ Pure Garage Grit: The Headstones and The Desperates bringing that raw, 1960s teenage angst.

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

Pack your bags and leave your passport at the door—the next episode of Retrospect 60s Garage Punk is crossing borders and breaking language barriers. This week, we’re diving into the raw, frantic, and fuzzed-out sounds of the Spanish-speaking world!Think snarling vocals in Spanish, Farfisa organs pushed to the limit, and enough reverb to shake the Andes. It’s a testament to a time when a cheap guitar and a bad attitude were the only universal languages that mattered.

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

An hour of psych obscurities from around the world - US, UK, Netherlands [4 tracks!] and France

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].

Another hour of way cool 60s garage goodness from the [barely] US, UK, NZ, Australia, Malaysia, Japan, The Philippines, Mexico and Nicaragua!

Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].