The Weeds

The Weeds

The Weeds are a Las Vegas group active from 1965 to 1969 and also known as The Lollipop Shoppe. The line-up includes Bob Atkins and Fred Cole. Cole later becomes the founder and frontman of Dead Moon.

History and sound

The band begins as Fred Cole’s second group. Under pressure to use a more commercial name, they record and perform as The Lollipop Shoppe, but the music stays the same: raw, acid-tinged garage rock rooted in the Pacific Northwest scene. Their style also fits the tags often associated with them, including garage rock, psychedelic rock, punk rock and pop punk.

Recording legacy

The Weeds release only one single, It’s Your Time backed with Little Girl. The single becomes a collector’s item, and the A-side appears on one of the Nuggets anthologies. The record is widely noted as a strong example of 1960s punk and garage rock.