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King Khan, Come Home
I don’t know anything about garage or psych rock, but I did go to school with King Khan of King Khan and the Shrines. And that has to count for something.
King Khan, aka “Blacksnake”, is Arish Ahmad. He grew up in the West Island and went to a semi-private CEGEP called Marianopolis (check him out in the 2005 alumni newsletter). He studied Liberal Arts, idolized William S. Burroughs, loved the Velvet Underground, and would get me to copy edit his poetry - a sort of epic, drug-laced love story, as I recall…not bad stuff.
He’s a really great guy, and I remember him for being a pretty sincere dude. So when I read overblown press releases like this, it makes me sad. Best of luck with the new record, Arish!
