Rose City Band’s third release, Earth Trip, is an ode to the fundamental need for human connection and undeniable interdependence with the natural world. In his signature country cosmic jam style, frontman Ripley Johnson took all the love, pain, fear and joy of the last year and poured it into a cathartic reckoning.

Black Mountain cooks up a heady brew of swirly psychedelia, Sabbath stomp, Curtis Mayfield groove, Velvet Underground innovation, and Pink Floyd’s proggier side, yet possesses a signature sound all its own. Scale the mountaintops with stoner rock’s Stephen McBean as he shares what it’s like making music with friends, why BC bud’s reputation is well-deserved and how his worldview reverberates in his song writing.

Breeder and DJ, Mendocino Mike created an awesome new fruity strain but was drawing blanks for a suitable name. A mutual misunderstanding settled the matter and so was dubbed the One Eleven Heavy strain.

There’s nothing quite as sublime as combining the right soundtrack with an elevated state of mind. Here are our hand-picked favourites from our 2020 guest-curated playlists featured on our Spotify channel, compiled into the Heads Lifestyle’s 2020 Mixtape. Get blazed & enjoy!

Writer, arranger and producer Dan Horne is one of the most prolific musicians on today’s hazy, cosmic, indie rock scene. A member of Grateful Dead/Chris Robinson Brotherhood-affiliated Circles Around the Sun, Horne recently released his long-anticipated solo debut—the country-fried, krautrock-inspired The Motorcycle Song EP. Heads Lifestyle’s roving reporter, Nick Mitchell Maiato caught up with him to explore his breakneck work ethic and amateur cannabis cultivation hobby.