The Grateful Dead's April 1, 1985 performance at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, has officially joined the Play Dead streaming lineup in high-resolution audio as of October 2026. This historic April Fools' concert served as the energetic finale to the Maine leg of their 1985 Spring Tour.

The second chapter in Gong’s legendary Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, Angel’s Egg takes the story deeper into the surreal, otherworldly universe first introduced on Flying Teapot. Originally released in 1973, the album follows the continuing adventures of Zero the Hero and the Pot Head Pixies, expanding Daevid Allen’s visionary mythology into an even more ambitious world of flying teapots, cosmic transmissions, spiritual awakening, and playful rebellion.

The Grateful Dead's March 12, 1985 performance at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, CA, was the third night of an exclusive four-night benefit run for the Rex Foundation. This specific performance is notable for its raw, mid-80s energy, Bob Weir's sound-effects experimentation, a guest appearance by Matthew Kelly on harmonica, and a deeply exploratory second-set jam.

Sex Magick Wizards is a Norwegian-Sámi quartet blending psychedelic rock, free improvisation and joik into hypnotic, ritualistic soundscapes. For years they have stormed Europe’s underground and experimental music scenes, earning acclaim for intense and unpredictable live performances.

Flight is built on groove and atmosphere. Grounded bass and percussion anchor the rhythm while melodic guitar, analogue synth textures and a dynamic brass section shape the mood. Across eleven tracks, repetition and feel drive the record forward. A recurring synth presence ties it together, shifting from understated warmth to dense, immersive swells, with horns moving between subtle color and driving force.

The Grateful Dead's performance on March 10, 1985, at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, CA, was officially released for high-resolution streaming on September 10, 2026. Released as part of the Dead Drops streaming series on the PlayDead App, this newly mastered show compliments the archival releases from the band's March 1985 Rex Foundation benefit run.

The performance by the Grateful Dead on March 25, 1985, at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, MA, represents the second night of their two-night run at the venue during their celebrated Spring Tour 1985.

London-based Swedish singer-songwriter Josefin Öhrn (previously of Grammy nominated Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation) is set to release her debut album Cherry on 25 September featuring vocals from Bobby Gllespie (Primal Scream) and Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), with guitar from Andy Bell (Ride).

The Grateful Dead's legendary performance on March 24, 1985, at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, MA, was officially released for streaming in September 2026 on the official Play Dead App. Pulled from the vault by legacy manager David Lemieux and newly mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Glasser, the soundboard recording was sourced directly from the original TDK F1 Digi Beta tapes and made available in 24-bit/96 kHz Hi-Res audio.

Brand new album for the Italian psychelic riffers MR BISON. The Garden, a magical place where lost dreams don't fade, but grow like silent flowers. Each petal holds an unfulfilled wish, each scent a memory left behind. In this garden, those who enter rediscover parts of themselves they thought lost and understand that nothing should be forgotten if it has touched their heart.

"Since 1996 they've won global cultish acclaim for their channeling of Can, early Floyd, Mad Professor and (guitarist and compatriot) Erkin Koray via Turkish traditional folk…groovily rebellious." – UNCUT

The Grateful Dead’s performance on March 22, 1985, at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, is a fan-favorite concert from the band’s Spring 1985 tour.

After the multi-million selling "A Whiter Shade of Pale," Procol Harum coalesced around a new lineup and cut a debut album in two days, the sales of which were only fair (because the hit song wasn't on it originally).

Eloy was only on their second album when they introduced their first major change of direction in sound. With the departure of founding member Erich Schriever, Frank Bornemann found himself able to take the group on a more resolutely progressive rock road. Still strongly hard-rocking, though, the music is dominated in turns by Bornemann's guitar solos and Manfred Wieczorke's Deep Purple-esque overdriven Hammond organ.

Come on the run with us as we revisit the Grateful Dead's groove starting to click again during their high-octane "Twenty Years So Far" anniversary tour. SUMMER MAGIC 1985 is comprised of seven previously unreleased concerts - all three official 20th anniversary shows at the Greek (6/14-6/16/85); Saratoga Performing Arts Center (6/27/85); Hershey Park Stadium (6/28/85); Merriweather (6/30/85) and (7/1/85) - that find the band recapturing their unique spiritual fusion of communal energy, musical improvisation, and psychedelic style. This untamable synergy shines through countless somewhat-rare and stellar moments (such as “Midnight Hour,” “Dupree’s Diamond Blues,” a first-set “Crazy Fingers,” “Supplication” jam, the “Crypticals,” “Down In The Bottom”>“I Ain’t Superstitious,” and “Keep On Growing) and through not one, not two, but THREE double encores. 'Twas a hot summer, indeed!