Friday, October 31, 2008

Eggs Just The Way You Like 'Em...Dig In!


Huevos Rancheros
Dig In!
1995

BIOGRAPHY
Huevos Rancheros formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1990. Original members of the instrumental rock & roll-type group were bassist Graham Evans, guitarist Brent J. Cooper, and a drummer by the name of Rich E. Evans, who later deserted the lineup and bassist Tommy Kennedy stepped in to replace him. Over the next decade, Huevos Rancheros would record a long list of singles, music videos, and several albums. The band's music earned it not only a large and loyal fan following, but acknowledgments from both MuchMusic and the Juno Awards. During the first struggling years of its existence, Huevos Rancheros recorded a six-song offering, Rocket to Nowhere, released on both cassette and vinyl. A heavy performing schedule in and around Calgary promoted the EP and began to build the group a sizeable fan base. In 1993, the debut full-length album, Endsville, was recorded under the C/Z label. Huevos Rancheros stepped up their presence in the music world at the same time, with both singles and videos, and exposure throughout Canada and into Europe, Asia, the United States, and other countries. In 1995, an impressive sophomore album, Dig in Mint, was released on Mint Records. The group's singles received heavy airplay on radio stations, while their music videos earned as much attention on both MuchMusic in Canada and MTV in the United States. A year later, Evans left and was replaced by Kennedy, just before a third album, Get Outta Dodge, was finished. The group's work on that album won them a Best Independent Video award from MuchMusic, and a Juno nomination for Best Alternative Album. Within a couple more years, the band's popularity spread into new countries, like Switzerland and Italy

1. Secret Recipe
2. Whiteout in Wyoming
3. Rockin' in the Henhouse
4. American Sunset
5. Where's the Bathroom? - (In Spanish)
6. 64 Slices of American Cheeze
7. Gump Worsley's Lament
8. Jezebel
9. Evacuation
10. Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.
11. Who's Your New Girlfriend?
12. Rockin' LaFayette
13. Go West Young Bee

Huevos Rancheros - Gump Worsley's Lament

From The Dig In album

How to Make a Rummy Mummy with Glen the Mummy!

Please Drink Responsibly Tonight

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Trustar's Guitar Hero

Joe Satriani - Revelation

From Mom & Dads Turntable To Yours...Jose' Jimenez


Bill Dana
Bill Dana As Jose' Jimenez: Greatest Bits
2001

From a simpler time. Enjoy

Despite a successful career under his own name, the true legacy of actor/comedian Bill Dana remains Jose Jiminez, a character introduced on The Steve Allen Show which went on to become one of the most beloved comic creations of the era.Born William Szathmary in Quincy, Massachusetts on October 5, 1924, Dana began his career as a writer after a severe back injury temporarily derailed his performing aspirations. After creating gags for the likes of George Gobel and Don Adams throughout the first half of the 1950s, in 1956 he joined the staff of The Steve Allen Show, where his backstage impression of a Latin-American character named Jose Jiminez so impressed host Allen that Dana was invited to appear as Jose on the program's 1959 Christmas special. The sketch proved immediately popular with audiences, and soon Dana graduated from the writing staff to the role of featured performer; although he created a number of characters of varying ethnic backgrounds, the naive, good-natured Jose — complete with the trademark opening line "My name...Jose Jiminez — remained the program's consensus favorite.Given that Dana himself was of Hungarian Jewish descent, there was considerable controversy over the perceived stereotyping of his characterization, but in actuality Jose Jiminez was about not ethnic humor so much as satirizing American culture on the whole. Dana made his recording debut in 1960 with My Name...Jose Jiminez, an album split between clips from The Steve Allen Show and a sketch built around a press conference. Following his success on television and on record, Dana graduated to nightclubs; his first shows at San Francisco's famed Hungry i club formed the basis for 1961's Jose Jiminez the Astronaut, which lampooned the current American fascination with the space race. When the record became a favorite on the grounds of NASA's Cape Canaveral, it received considerable media attention, and when "The Astronaut" routine was eventually issued as a single, it reached the Top 20.After the record's success, subsequent LPs placed Jose in similarly outlandish situations; Jose Jiminez the Submarine Officer reprised routines from The Steve Allen Show and The Spike Jones Show, while 1962's Jose Jiminez in Orbit returned the character to the space program. After a flurry of releases including 1962's Jose Jiminez Talks to Teenagers of All Ages and the following year's Our Secret Weapon and Jose Jiminez in Hollywood, he received his own sitcom, The Bill Dana Show, in 1963. The program, which cast Jose as a hotel bellhop, ran through 1965, at which point it was clear its star wanted to move on to new projects; the 1964 LP Bill Dana in Las Vegas, while featuring some Jose material, also included routines not performed from the character's perspective.As the Jose Jiminez craze gradually ceased, Dana largely receded from view, signing on as a producer and occasional performer for the last few seasons of The Milton Berle Show during the mid-1960s. He returned in 1970 with the album Hoo Hah! Direct From Noshville, a parody of the series Hee Haw steeped in his Jewish background. For the next several decades, Dana focused primarily on writing and directing, making a number of guest appearances in television and film roles and occasionally dragging Jose Jiminez out of mothballs; after the 1991 compilation The Best of Jose Jiminez, Dana returned to the studio to record a collection of all-new material titled Jose Can You See.



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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

What Kinda Hits?


The Crimson Ghosts
Some Kinda Hits
2005



Brought to today in horrific 320 from The Mighty Creepster Werner Von Teisco


Ever wonder what would of happened if horror punk legends The Misfits were formed in 1962? Probably not, but the result might have sounded just like The Crimson Ghosts. Picture hearing all your favorite Misfits songs, like Astro Zombies, Halloween, Somekindahate, etc. done instrumental surf style. A rhythm section dripping with reverb and a twangy surf lead in place of Glenn's ominous vocals...The Crimson Ghosts put the "Go-Go" in Nike A Go-Go.The Misfits songs lend themselves well to being done instrumentally. The Crimson Ghosts capture all The Misfits famous hooks and creepy riffs, while bringing out the melody of the lead vocals. The result is instrumental music you can sing along to. So the next time your up for some "Horror Business" or you're heading over to the "Devil's Whorehouse" throw on a Crimson Ghosts record...and hear a real "Theme for a Jackal."


1 Attitude
2 Hybrid Moments
3 Fastro Zombies
4 Archangel
5 I Turned Into A Martian
6 American Nightmare
7 Halloween
8 Some Kinda Hate
9 Hollywood Babylon
10 Ghouls Night Out
11 Skulls
12 Where Eagles Dare
13 Mother Of Mercy
14 Angelfuck
15 She
16 Astro Zombies
17 Last Caress



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Man, It Was Crowded Out There!


So Cal Boo Time!


Hey Kids! You Can Put This Together Before Halloween!


The Ghastly Ones
All Plastic Assembly Kit
2005


About The Ghastly Ones

The Ghastly Ones emerged from the grave to haunt the SoCal surf and Garage scene in the fall of 1996. Hailing from Van Nuys, California these swingin' undertakers took their inspiration from the hopped up sounds of early sixties surf and hotrod outfits like The Lively Ones, Avengers VI, The New Dimensions, and the Fender IV and mixed it with their obsession with late night monster movies, Halloween records and Screaming Lord Sutch to patent their "spooky surf" sound. In 1997 The Ghastly Ones recorded their debut album "A-Haunting we will Go-Go", which was released world-wide by Geffen Records. They toured with the Brian Setzer Orchestra and Southern Culture on the Skids and even composed and recorded music for the Halloween episode of the ever popular cartoon show, SpongeBob Squarepants! Now that's pretty spooky! After an extended hiatus, The Ghastly Ones returned to haunt the airwaves with a 10 song EP of rare and unreleased tracks titled "All Plastic Assembly Kit". This limited edition CD quickly sold out. A brand new full-length CD titled "Target: DRACULON" soon followed and it is currently in its second pressing! Thanks for your killer support! Pick up a copy at ghastlyones.com The latest Ghastly Ones CD "UNEARTHED" was released August 3 2007 and is also in its second pressing!! Pick it up at... ghastlyones.com This spooktacular disc features new versions of classic ghastly tunes such as Ghastly Stomp, Haulin' Hearse and Werewolves on Wheels, previously out of print and available on this disc for the first time ever featuring organ by Dave Klein aka “Captain Clegg”. RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE gave it a 4 skull rating and called it "a must for recent Dead-votees of the band". Dig it!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

It's Cool To Be A Dickhead!



Dickheads


A Tribute To Dick Dale


1995







I could not find anything specific regarding this album. Did find out about how often it's used as a derogatory name for people and also a favorite brand of matches in Australia.



Some very cool bands that you have all heard before doing their versions of Senor Dick's tunes.



Make sure to keep Dick in you thoughts as he again is battleing the Big C. He might just have it licked this time. Looking forward to seeing him out on the road again, tearing it up!





The GALAXY TRIO Misernagila
THEE PHANTOM 5IVE Nite Rider
The COWSLINGERS Shake-N-Stomp
FURIOUS CAR THIEVES Banzai Washout
The PENETRATORS The Wedge
The QUADRAJETS Mr. Eliminator
The WOGGLES Mr. Peppermint Man
The DAYTONAS Miserlou
The NEPTUNAS Taco Wagon
The CRUNCHER Surf Beat

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More Surf/Trash From Japan


Goggle-A
Dendeke Rock Combo
2004



The In 1994 formed band became Goggle-A in 1998. In 1999 the band started playing gigs through Japan and till 2003 they played in all prefectures in Japan. In the same year they toured in Europe and America.
Their sound is combo-rock sound based on the Japanese 60s sound(Group sound ,eleki....Japanese styled surf sound,pop,new rhythum) with the tast of surf-hotrod.They have repertorys of cover songs.The bans is loved from the wide listner ,from the manias to the beginners.Thier exciting live show with the keyword NIYARI(grin) has a hot reputation in Japan and Abroad.
They released till now 5albums and some singles, and participated in amerian split-single with the Woggles and several complations in Japan, Germany and Mexico.They produced comercial-songs,gingles and BGMs ,and take part in theater and movies.
Ride On Yamaha!
Go Go Rent-A-Car
Ripe Loquat
Ann Ann Ann
Picaso Hall No. 7
Charleston Poodle Girl
Long Tall Sally
Reverb Chase
Moto Eleki (Go Go)
Secret Tomato

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

From The Ashes


Tuesday, October 21, 2008

You Can Get More Than Drugs & Condoms From These Pharmacists


Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Living With The Living
2007

Review
by Corey Apar
When it comes to consistency, Ted Leo is the man. When it comes to writing songs bristling with nervy energy and sincere conviction that inspire, question, and reflect, there are only a few of his peers that can really measure up. Living with the Living marks full-length number five for Leo and his crew of Pharmacists, and it's another literate and stirring collection of songs built around his sweetly elastic voice and tightly wound guitars. On personal and human levels, he hits it all — anger, happiness, frustration, love, uncertainty, hope, sadness, rebellion — in songs that burst with passion and a true zest for being alive; cuts like the bright immediacy of "The Sons of Cain" and the tender Irish-flavored frolic of "A Bottle of Buckie" find Leo in top form and easily put a smile on one's face. Bitter political assertions surface like usual, yet nothing in Leo's career thus far hits quite as hard as the acerbically blunt rant of "Bomb.Repeat.Bomb." Brazen, in-your-face and stretched to the seams with seething defiance, Leo basically barks a giant fuck you to the government. It's all upfront danger and burning emotion when he spits, "Oh sure, you could mobilize a million troops...but then people start to ask questions/So when you drop in out of the white clouds in a blue sky/Don't worry about them having to see the whites of your blue eyes." The anxious pace and shout-singing make the song a definite standout, and though there are other tracks present to further vary things a bit — the dub-inflected "The Unwanted Things," the slow-paced poignancy of "The Toro and the Toreador" — the one fault (if you can find one at all with him) is that Leo has basically been writing the same album for the last few years. All excellent albums with stellar songs, but really, there's not much sonically to separate his records (or his pretty straightforward, by-now almost formulaic songs) out from one another. Plenty of Living with the Living measures up with his best, so it's really hard to knock such a likable guy who obviously knows his strengths and can consistently execute great songs — sentimental and motivating, socially conscious and challenging, Leo hardly falters. Yet although his mixture of politics, heart and intelligence with taut guitars and a sweet falsetto will presumably be engaging forever (and Leo hits much more than he ever misses), it's getting hard to ignore that little voice inside that wants something more from him. Something a bit different that stretches his songwriting further and shows that he's really trying to push himself. There's no denying his talent, and five winning albums is still a hell of a streak. But Ted, we know you've got more in you.



1 Fourth World War
2 The Songs of Cain
3 Army Bound
4 Who Do You Love?
5 Colleen
6 A Bottle of Buckie
7 Bomb. Repeat. Bomb.
8 La Costa Brava
9 Annunciation Day/Born on Christmas Day
10 The Unwanted Things
11 The Lost Brigade
12 The World Stops Turning
13 Some Beginner's Mind
14 The Toro and the Toreador
15 C.I.A.
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Hula Girls Band

A friend of mines group. Kevin is the dapper dude playing the steel guitar. Suave!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Reap What You Sow


The Mighty Reapers
The Hurt Is On
1998
You are listening to Robert Susz - vocals & harmonica, Dave Brewer - guitar & vocals, Clayton Doley - organ, piano & backing vocals, Vita Portolesi - bass, Antero Ceschino - drums, Fabian Hevia - congas & percussion, from the CD "The Hurt Is On"
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When US actor and designer beer salesman Jim Belushi was recently in Australia he took time out to sit in with one of this city`s favourite blues and soul combos, The Mighty Reapers. Belushi had been tipped off back in the US by Dan Ackroyd, as presenter Jake Elwood of the nationally syndicated "House Of Blues" radio programme who had been featuring the Mighty Reapers album released in the US on Terra Nova Records. The Mighty Reapers were formed by "Continental" Robert Susz out of the ashes of the Dynamic Hepnotics back in 1988.

The Hepnotics had shot to the top of the Australian charts with "Soul Kind Of Feeling", the biggest selling Australian single in 1985, and the most broadcast single on Australian radio in 1986. Since then The Mighty Reapers have been in constant demand for festival and club dates throughout Australia and when international blues and R&B artists come to town it`s more than often that the Reapers are chosen to support or back them. This list of luminaries includes B.B.King, Margie Evans, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lucky Peterson, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Bobby Radcliff, Hubert Sumlin and Mojo Buford, Lonnie Mack, Johnny Copeland, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Big Jay McNeely, Louisiana Red and Billy Branch, Buddy Guy, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Albert King, John Hammond, John King Cleary, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Boy Arnold, The Holmes Brothers and many, many more.

With the release of their most recent album "The Hurt Is On", the Reapers have now released some four albums in their own right as well as their highly acclaimed collaboration with US blues and soul diva Margie Evans. In Australia you can find the Reapers on Rufus Records with whom they have built a long and very successful association. In the USA the Californian based Terra Nova label has released all the Reapers' albums and they have received extensive airplay on college and public radio. Over the years the band have drawn on the rich tradition of blues, soul and R&B in their choice of covers from artists such as Howlin' Wolf, James Brown and Sonny Boy Williamson. However the band have always relied more on their original material when it comes to filling the dance floor. Their latest album "The Hurt Is On" features only one cover and no less than nine originals form the considerable songwriting talents of Robert Susz, Dave Brewer and Clayton Doley.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Was Somebody Looking For A Tiki???





Surf/Zappa or Zappa/Surf ?????????? Who Cares, It's Great


Lemme Take You To The Beach
2004


This album has almost everything I could ever want. Surf And Zappa. All it would need is a big fat-assed Tiki on the cover! Pure heaven (en Regalia).

Don't let the sand get in your panties!
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Review
by Sean Westergaard
Lemme Take You to the Beach is a lovingly assembled tribute to Frank Zappa put together by the folks on the Cowabunga Internet mailing list. This collection works on so many levels it's almost ridiculous, from the tunes themselves to the perfectly parodied cover art. As hardcore Zappa fans know, he was involved in producing a number of surf and novelty singles before the Mothers were formed (compiled on the Cucamonga compilation), and surfy elements continued to surface in some of the early Mothers work. Many of the Mothers' early songs could easily be arranged as surf instros, but some of the participants really got creative with the project and went for some unexpected song choices. Tracks like "Lumpy Gravy" and "The Orange County Lumber Truck" or the songs from Cruising With Ruben & the Jets would seem like obvious choices, but who would have ever thought "Jewish Princess" or "We Are Not Alone" would work in this context? (They do!!) "Aybe Sea" is another interesting choice that comes off really well, and what surf band in its right mind would even think of attempting "G-Spot Tornado"?? Well, the answer is the Invisible Birds, and they do a great job with it. "Baby Snakes" is utterly transformed by Don's Mobile Barbers by slowing it way down and putting it in a minor key. "Zoot Allures" isn't a surf tune, and it isn't treated as one here, but the Foolz sure do a nice job with it. "Peaches en Regalia" is also very well done, as is the version of "King Kong," with some monstrous fuzz bass and Dada madness at the end. "You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here" slips inexplicably into Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" for a moment, but it's a moment Frank probably would have found pretty amusing (Zappa's own work was rife with stolen musical quotes). The title track is the only one with any vocals to speak of, but its inclusion was almost mandatory given the project. Lemme Take You to the Beach is a fun record that would be great for fans of that surfy sound who are looking for something a little more adventurous than "Wipe Out," and it will certainly please Zappa fans. Well done.

1 An Introduction Phil Dirt
2 Lumpy Gravy Spoilers
3 Let's Make the Water Turn Black Atomic Mosquitos
4 The Orange County Lumber Truck Fudge
5 Letter from Jeepers Estrume'n'tal
6 Memories of el Monte Bitch Boys
7 Jewish Princess Sr. Bikini
8 G-Spot Tornado Invisible Birds
9 Baby Snakes Don's Mobile Barbers
10 We Are Not Alone Concaves
11 Zoot Allures Foolz
12 I Ain't Got No Heart Green Windows
13 Love of My Life Muffinmates
14 Any Way the Wind Blows Diamondheads
15 I'm Not Satisfied Urban Surf Kings
16 You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here Test Tone Five
17 Lumpy Gravy Pavlov's Woody
18 Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance Corky Niedermayer
19 Aybe Sea Breakfastime
20 Peaches en Regalia Pollo Del Mar
21 Willie the Pimp Vivisectors
22 Mr. Green Genes Thurston Lava Tube
23 King Kong Wrong Object
24 Cruising for Burgers Moore, R. Stevie
25 The Air Our Flying Saucer
26 If We'd All Been Living in California...
27 Lemme Take You to the Beach Frankie And The Pool Boys

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Look What We Dug Up


The Ghastly Ones
Unearthed
2007


Presented to you today by mredondo from Redondo Roundup and The Adventures of Billy Wong and the Peach. Check them out for some more wild tunage.
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The Ghastly Ones took their favorite tracks from their first couple of records and comps that are now out of print, re-recorded them with extra spooky organ by Dave "Capt Clegg" and re-mastered them. Spooky hits such as "Ghastly Stomp", "Haulin' Hearse", "Mysterion", "Werewolves on Wheels", and more have never sounded better and are available here for the first time in years! A must for your Halloween party or spooky Shindig! Artwork by master monster artist Jeff Preston




Track Listing:


1. Ghastly Stomp
2. Robot Atomico
3. Haulin' Hearse
4. Yuzo's Twist
5. Hangman Hangten
6. Spooky (Diabolo's Theme)
7. Banshee Beach
8. Werewolves On Wheels
9. Los Campiones Del Justicio
10. Everybody Up
11. Mysterion
12. Surfin' Spooks
13. The Icy Grip Of Fear
14. (Everybody's Doin') The Ghastly Stomp
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Ring The Bell


Pavlov's Woody
They Came From Beneath The Surf!
2007
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Some O.C. So Cal boys

About Pavlov’s Woody
Pavlov's Woody was created as a vehicle to obtain specimens of modern day surfers and transport them to the Pavlov's Institute of Reverb Therapy for behavior modification experiments related to the exposure of 60's style reverb saturated surf-music in a safe and controlled laboratory environment.
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1. Temptation on the Bounty
2. Riviera
3. Green Peppers
4. Sunset Strip
5. Scavengers
6. Jerk Chicken Dance
7. Tropical Fever
8. Firehead and the Soul Brother
9. San Luis
10. Led Sled
11. Harmony Park
12. Pavlov's Lincoln
13. Because They're Young
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I'm the Slime Campaign Song for 2008 Elections

Frank Zappa For President in 2008!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Hot Lava Tunes



The Blue Hawaiians

Live At The Lava Lounge

1997


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Biography
by Heather Phares
The L.A.-based Blue Hawaiians formed in 1994 when bassist/vocalist Mark Fontana, guitarists Mark Sproull and Bron Tieman, and drummer Tom Maxwell did a favor for a friend by playing at the opening of her new nightclub, the Lava Lounge. Both the group and the club became favorites with L.A. hipsters, as they combined retro exotica with a seedy, slightly dark edge, and director Quentin Tarantino was one of the band's earliest fans. The Hawaiians added to their kitsch-noir mystique by claiming to be Wayne Newton's backing band, moonlighting on some L.A. gigs; it took a year for their true identity to be discovered. By that time the group was a fixture at venues like the Viper Room, the Roxy, the Wild Cat, the Derby, and the Hollywood Palladium, playing shows on their own and with artists such as the Brian Setzer Orchestra and the Ventures. By 1995, the Blue Hawaiians were also developing the studio side of their band, appearing on the Del-Fi collection Pulp Surfin'. The following year they appeared on the label's Shots in the Dark compilation, and by 1997 recorded Live at the Lava Lounge. The group recorded their first full-length studio album, Sway, in 1998, and released their major-label debut Savage Night the next year with new guitarist Gary Brandin and keyboardist Eric Godal. Along with playing live and recording, the Blue Hawaiians also appeared in the BBC documentary History of Rock & Roll and in PBS's retelling of surf icon Mickey Dora's life, In Search of da Cat.


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Review
by Glenn Swan
Live at the Lava Lounge is a modest fireball of hipster cover tunes performed by the swingers of the surf torch, the Blue Hawaiians. Earning points for authenticity, the quartet members pay tribute to the likes of Jerry Cole and Lee Hazlewood, but they'll frequently pepper things up with wild cards like the jazz staple "Caravan," Lionel Hampton's "Red Top," and even a pulped-up version of "Jockey Full of Bourbon" by Tom Waits. Dreamy slide guitar shorelines segue to inner-city Thunderbirds in the endless pursuit of cool. Mark Fontana's crooning on a couple of these tracks (notably "A Cheat") throws a sort of David Lynch haze over the ears. Initially, this style of music seldom lends itself to any performances of wild abandon, but the musicians all take turns sneaking a little extra heat onto the stage over the course of the hour, until the band is so warmed up that the chairs have started to melt. The call and response of "Jet Black" clicks out an edgy switchblade tango, and "Jack the Ripper" is a cross between a gang rumble on the pier and Gidget with a whip. Any hints at crime noir along the way finally get their cover blown by the explosive "Dick Tracy" theme, a fall over backwards finale to a show that has steadily grown in energy and aggression. For a live set it's a great recording, and there's no denying the solid musicianship and energy. Equally important is that everyone — on-stage and off — was having a good time.
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1 The Wipe Out
2 Pipeline/Endless Sleep
3 Surfin' Tragedy
4 A Cheat
5 Latin'ia
6 Apache
7 Red Top
8 Jockey Full of Bourbon
9 Baja
10 Caravan
11 Theme for Young Lovers
12 Jet Black
13 Soul Surfer
14 Jack the Ripper
15 Slave Girl
16 The Jester
17 Dick Tracy

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New links posted @ 320 COMPLETE!

Thanks, Big Boss Man

More Hot Stuff From The Lava Lounge



The Blue Hawaiians

Live At The Lava Lounge 2

2005






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Love My Reggae


Jah Woosh
Ital Movement
197X


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Biography
by Jo-Ann Greene
In a crowded field, toaster Jah Woosh left his mark on the roots age with a string of popular singles and a series of seminal albums. Born Neville Beckford in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1952, Haile Selassie's 1966 state visit to the island prompted his conversion to Rastafarianism. Prince Lloyd's Sound System made an equal musical impact, and provided a launching pad for Beckford's career. Teaming up with friend Reggae George as Neville & George, the pair famously failed auditions for both Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, bringing the partnership to a swift end. George Bell, however sent the newly christened Jah Woosh into the studio in 1972, although "Morwell Rock" never gained a proper release. However, "Angela Davis" and "Mr. Buyer" arrived on 45 the following year. The single caused a few ripples, 1974's "Magnet Scorcher", created a few more, but it was when the toaster joined forces with Rupie Edwards that his career took off. His 1974 eponymous album was a smash, rising to the top of the Jamaican chart, and wowing reggae fans in the UK as well. Invariably, producers were now keen to record the toaster, and a slew of singles flooded forth. The DJ also tried his hand at self-production, with the Dreadlocks Affair album giving proof of his talent. The Dudley Swabey produced Psalms of Wisdom and Leonard Chin overseen Chalice Blaze both appeared in 1976 as well. All three sets were hits, and featured such smash singles as "Ital Feast", "Dreadlocks Affair", "Shimmy Skank" and "Natty Baldhead". Woosh's self-produced Religious Dread set included another clutch - "Chant Freedom" and "Marcus Say" amongst them, with 1978's Gathering Israel album merely the icing on the cake. A split set with I-Roy, We Chat You Rock, was also recorded during this period. The DJ cut crucial singles for other producers too, including Keith Hudson and Lloyd Campbell. "I'm Alright" and "Love Jah & Live" were the 45s that clicked in the UK, but it was Woosh's albums that established his reputation there. Blaze kindled the most excitement, and led to his first UK tour. Further visits brought Woosh into Adrian Sherwood's orbit, and he joined Singers & Players, while Creation Rebel oversaw 1979's Marijuana Wold Tour album. The DJ Legend set, meanwhile, rounded up many of Woosh's crucial recordings from this era. The '80s were less kind to the toaster, and his output notably slowed, with only a trio of albums released. Instead, Woosh turned his attention to production. He oversaw the Bim Sherman Meets Horace Andy & U Black split set, as well as the Prince Jammy v King Tubby - His Majesty's Dub collection, and co-produced Larry Marshall's Throw Mi Corn album. His final production, in 1985, was Fight on My Own, a set from old friend Reggae George. Despairing of the new digital sounds running rife through the sound systems, Woosh withdrew entirely from the Jamaican and UK scene. Emigrating to Ghana the toasting producer threw himself whole-heartedly into west African music. In recent years, however, Woosh has re-emerged to oversee re-releases of his back catalogue.
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Don't Want To Lose You
Natty I
She Want To It
I'll Be There
Love Me
Freedom
War
Peace & Love
Ital Feel
No Jester
Don't Cry
Love My Reggae
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Life In Graph

Excellent!

Skulls Everyday


Yes, get down with whats inside of us all. This great site, created by Noah Scalin, gives us our daily fix of skulls to shudder, laugh, and be amazed by.
Recently he has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show and has just released a book titled, what else... Skulls. Stop on by and see whats in store for you today.
Also listed in the new Friends Who Rock sidebar to the right.
From Noah
I made an orange paper skull on June 4th, 2007 and posted it online saying, "I making a skull a day for a year". I made my 365th skull on June 2nd, 2008 (and even posted a bonus skull the day after since it was a leap year!).
Now in Skull-A-Day 2.0 I'm posting daily submissions from readers.
And to read some nice things said by others about the project check out the Skull-A-Day PRESS!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Skulls For Today


Skualos Surf Power Trio
Orilla de Playa



Trio grown musical style known as Instro-Surf and recognizes the great influences in The Blue Splendor and The Rocker, belonging to the new wave Chilean, The Shadows, The Ventures, Crossfire and the incredible The Lively Ones, at the scene of the surfer 50'sy 60's. In the current scene is marked influence of Los Kaníbales Surf Combo and Los Vibrators, also bands of the European and North American surf scene, (Canadians Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Americans Ghastly Ones, The Nebula, The Bomboras, The Satan's Pilgrims)

1-Surfinspook (ghastly ones)
2-Green river (the nebulas)
3-Aqacp
4-Stampede party ( bikinimen)
5-Ghastly Stomp ( ghastly ones)
6-Full 350
7-Here come the lions (the sea lions)
8-Pilsen helada
9-Twang Thang of the planet (jhon boydton)
10-13 ( shadowy men on a shadowy planet)
11-Presentation (crossfire)
12-Out of control
13-Having a average weekend(ghastly ones)
14-Mysterion ( the marketts)

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http://rapidshare.com/files/154125373/Skualos_Surf_Power_Trio_-_Orilla_De_Playa.rar

Enjoy The Waves

Sunday, October 12, 2008

NYC Subway Turnstiles are not made for Surfers

Skualos of Chile

Is it chile outside yet? Hit the play button on these guys to heat things up.
Ahhhhhh! Tosty

Friday, October 10, 2008

Did You Ever Have That Feeling In Your Life, That Someone Was Watching You?


What? Me paranoid?
Well, I've gone ahead and done it. I'm giving the new Blogger.com "Follow" function a try instead of my old "Friends Who Rock" list. It not only shows the sites that I regulary visit but gives updates to their most recent posts and offerings. Hope this allows for more cross pollenation between TV and some of my favorite places to visit. We'll see what happens. Any comments on this new gizmo, good and bad, are welcome.
Excuse me while I join my friend Otto for some more stalking, er following.
T

It's Not Just Cool...It's Bitchin'


Susan & The SurfTones
Bitchin'
1999

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This is Susan & the Surftones' third CD. It's far and away their best. This is Susan's new band, put together after a move to Albany, New York. It's more artistic, more aggressive, less traditional Ventures inspired, and much MUCH more fluid and enticing. The lineup is now Susan Yasinski - guitar, Buck Melan - bass, Kim 13 - Farfisa and Vox organs (ex 1313 Mockingbird Lane), and Brian Goodman - drums. The addition of Kim 13 has brought an additional dimension to Susan's sound. The rhythm section is well suited to her style.source: Phil Dirt, Reverb Central


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http://rapidshare.com/files/152736291/Susan___The_SurfTones_-_Bitchin_.rar

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Gyros, Baklava & Surf Music??




Zorba's Ride
Greek Surf Comp

This next set of tunes comes from my Greek friend Antonis. The first section are tunes by Greek bands. The flip side are Greek-toned songs by bands throughout the world.
Enjoy
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The legend of garage music in Greece.

The LAST DRIVE released the first LP back in the early eighties. The track MISIRLOU is powerfull surf instro and very similar to the AGENT ORANGE cover. The song was first performed by the Michalis Patrinos rebetiko band in Athens, Greece in 1927. The leader of LAST DRIVE Alexis Kalofolias today continious play music with the band EARTHBOUND.

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The BLUE JEANS were formed back in 1984 by Alex Berekos initially as a four piece band playing mostly covers.. After two years of constant gigging they are offered their first deal to release an E.P. for the "Wipe Out" recording label that is released in 1986. The E.P. features two original songs plus a cover of the instrumental surf tune ''WIPE OUT'' today this release is considered a collector's item. The Alex Berekos was formed the next band - the only authentic surf band in Greece- INVISIBLE SURFERS in 1992. They released their first 7 inch, in 1996, titled "It Won't Last Forever" & first LP, "Dogs Killa Cat," in 2002 The track AKIS PANOU is the name of greece popular folk songwriter Akis Panou.

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The DUCKY BOYZ a garage- psychobilly trio loves to play some surf instros covers
The track YIOTKMANTAKI came from the first LP ''No regrets'' Just listen the ''near death experience'' from new single in myspace.com DUCKY BOYZ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=79962980 is great.

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DIAFANA KRINA (which means in English: Transparent Lilies) is a rock alternative band. No SURF. But just listen the track KOUSKO i think its very surfy sound what do you think?

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THE BULLETS the legend of rock n roll since 1988.
The band’s first release was the 7inch surf-a-billy single FUZZBITTEN which came out in the spring of 2003. The track PULSAR is from the new first LP.

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ALEXANDROS PERROS & THE LONELY STARS from Thessaloniki city is a old rock n roll band

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ROCKETS is a rock n roll band too, formed in 2004.

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OVERTONES is the side project of the garage band FRANTIC V from Thessaloniki city
''FULL MOON OVER BALBOA BEACH'' came from single on the ON STAGE RECORDS.

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NOW...what happen when surf bands all over the world play surf music with greek elements?

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WOODIES ''Zorba's Last Ride'' is so GREECERRR!!!

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PHANTOM FOUR ''Kyma'' which means in greece ''WAVE'' so greece too.!!!

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BITCH BOYS ''Mach one'' They say is traditional song but this is a old very popular greece folk song writing from Michalis Sougioul back in the second decade from twenty century!!!.

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BIG SURF ''Dune Danc''e is like ''tsifteteli'' dance greece song!!!

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WANGS ''La course de manuel'' is a cover from songwriter MIKIS THODORAKIS
but play this in high speeds !!!

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FIFTY FOOT COMBO ''Dimitrius'' cover from ATLANTICS is very Greece
and of course Jim Skiathitis the leader guitarist is a greek.!!!

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TYPHOONS ''Vskada'' like a traditional old greece song... coincidence?

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The GREAT INSECT SURFERS had covered MIKI'S THODORAKIS ''Zorba's Theme'' but the track ''Bouzouki'' (which means a type of greek folk guitar) is fantastic & very greek!!!

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SATANS PILGRIMS ''Godfather'' had very closed style in greece ''syrtaki'' music.!!!

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BEAT TORNADOS (my fave surf band)
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Do You Follow?



Blogger.com has a "follow" function that I'm assuming is like an RSS feed reader. Currently I am being "followed" by 1 individual. Is this stalking???

I have been using Bloglines for my RSS feeds on all my regularly visited sites which has worked fine. I know Yahoo and Google both have their own functions that serves up any updates to your important sites. Is there any need to have more then one? Are some better then others?

Let me know what your thinkin'

T

Oktoberfest Celebrations


Zicke Zacke
Zicke Zacke
Hoy Hoy Hoy!
Please Drive Safely

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Houston...We Have A Problem


The Space Rangers
Ready To Take Off!
2007

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Superb Surf Instrumentals. Great production and performace with the guitar dominating, and organ strongly featured too. Good range of material, with lots of uptempo stompers. All original materal excepted for a surfed-up cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model".

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Mr. Lou
Gipsy Jive
Valle de la Luna
Sneak A Peak
Taipeh Tower Chase
Speedway
Murder on the Sixth Tee
Soleil Rouge
La Magia Verde
Das Model
Good Morning Svetlana!
Shadow Magic
Papermoon
Der Möblierte Herr
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Get Ready To Blast Off!


Red Rocketship
Homonculus
2007


Don't know where I picked this one up but in doing some file clean-up here found and spun this fun disc. I like it!


How 'bout you?



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About Red Rocketship
"Red Rocketship" is the studio collaboration between drummer/studio engineer Adam Weiss, from Washington DC, and songwriter/producer Theron Day from Bel Air, MD. The two have recently completed 2 instrumental albums of production/library music titled "Homunculus" and "Plasticity EP". Aimed for Film, Television, and Video Games, this collaboration contains an eclectic mixture of high-energy instrumental rock, alternative, tension builders, hip hop, electronic, and modern synth pieces. On a recent note, the songs "Eternity" and "The Golden Boy" from the "Homonculus" album were recently featured on MTV's Real World-Sydney and Real World-Las Vegas this summer.
March 2008 RRS's "Hull" featured on MTV's Gauntlet 3


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1 Alpha Milk
2 Sweet Lime
3 Dog Fight
4 On Borrowed Time
5 Surf Slug
6 The Golden Boy
7 El Camino
8 Uh Huh
9 Kosmonaut
10 Hustle
11 Eternity
12 Mule Kick
13 Vacuum
14 She's Mad At Me
15 This Summer
16 The Squirrel Song
17 Rude Little Pig
18 Tear It Up
19 Eternity Redeux

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Red Recketship's MySpace Page
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=152969239
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It's A Killer


Alice Cooper
Killer
1971


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Review
by Greg Prato
Alice Cooper wasted little time following up the breakthrough success of Love It to Death with another album released the same year, Killer. Again, producer Bob Ezrin was on board and helps the group solidify their heavy rock (yet wide-ranging) style even further. The band's stage show dealt with the macabre, and such disturbing tracks as "Dead Babies" and the title track fit in perfectly. Other songs were even more exceptional, such as the perennial barnstorming concert standard "Under My Wheels," the melodic yet gritty "Be My Lover," and the tribute to their fallen friend Jim Morrison, "Desperado." The long and winding "Halo of Flies" correctly hinted that the band would be tackling more complex song structures on future albums, while "You Drive Me Nervous" and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" showed that Alice Cooper hadn't completely abandoned their early garage rock direction. With Killer, they became one of the world's top rock bands and concert attractions; it rewarded them as being among the most notorious and misunderstood entertainers, thoroughly despised by grownups.

1 Under My Wheels
2 Be My Lover
3 Halo of Flies
4 Desperado
5 You Drive Me Nervous
6 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
7 Dead Babies
8 Killer
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Love It To Death


Alice Cooper
Love It To Death
1971


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Review
by Greg Prato
Alice Cooper's third album, Love It to Death, can be pinpointed as the release when everything began to come together for the band. Their first couple of albums (Pretties for You and Easy Action) were both largely psychedelic/acid rock affairs and bore little comparison to the band's eventual rip-roaring, teenage-anthem direction. The main reason for the quintet's change was that the eventually legendary producer Bob Ezrin was on board for the first time and helped the Coopers focus their songwriting and sound, while they also perfected their trashy, violent, and theatrical stage show and image. One of the band's most instantly identifiable anthems, "I'm Eighteen," was what made the album a hit, as well as another classic, "Is It My Body." But like Alice Cooper's other albums from the early '70s, it was an incredibly consistent listen from beginning to end. The garage rocker "Caught in a Dream" as well as the ass-kicking "Long Way to Go" and a pair of epics — the Doors-esque "Black Juju" and the eerie "Ballad of Dwight Fry" — showed that Alice was easily in league with other high-energy Detroit bands of the era (MC5, Stooges). Love It to Death was the first of a string of classic releases from the original Alice Cooper group.

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1 Caught in a Dream
2 I'm Eighteen
3 Long Way to Go
4 Black Juju
5 Is It My Body
6 Hallowed Be My Name
7 Second Coming
8 Ballad of Dwight Fry
9 Sun Arise


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http://rapidshare.com/files/151790880/Alice_Cooper_-_Love_It_To_Death.rar

Take It Easy


Alice Cooper
Easy Action
1970



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Alice Cooper's second studio album, EASY ACTION was released in 1970, when the band was living in California and signed to Frank Zappa's Warner Bros.-distributed Straight Records. Full of influences from Bowie to Zappa and the Who to Jefferson Airplane, the LP is an adventurous rock 'n roll tour de force produced by David Briggs, best known for his work with Neil Young. While it reaped no chart success, it became a legendary fan favorite, with many considering it a lost classic (the group's next album, 1971's Love It To Death, came after they moved to Detroit, and sent them on their road to multiplatinum superstardom).


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"Mr. and Misdemeanor" – 3:05
"Shoe Salesman" – 2:38
"Still No Air" – 2:32
"Below Your Means" – 6:41
"Return of the Spiders" – 4:33
"Laughing at Me" – 2:12
"Refrigerator Heaven" – 1:54
"Beautiful Flyaway" – 3:02
"Lay Down and Die, Goodbye" – 7:36



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http://rapidshare.com/files/151784379/Alice_Cooper_-_Easy_Action.rar

Pretties For You


Alice Cooper
Pretties For You
1969

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Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Alice Cooper's debut album reflected none of his legendary, grotesque hard rock; instead, Pretties for You was an earnest but flawed stab at psychedelia that occasionally caught fire.

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1 Titanic Overture
2 Ten Minutes Before the Worm
3 Swing Low, Sweet Cheerio
4 Today Mueller
5 Living
6 Fields of Regret
7 No Longer Umpire
8 Levity Ball [live]
9 B.B. on Mars
10 Reflected
11 Apple Bush
12 Earwigs to Eternity
13 Changing Arranging


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