Lux Interior (aka Erick Lee Purkhiser) was born on October 21st. I think we need a holiday for that. Dia del Lux. It’s fitting that he was born in the middle of the Halloween season. I recently was at a shindig where ‘Songs The Lord Taught Us’ was put on from start to finish. A chance …
Category: Music
Music of all kind.
Oct 08 2012
Horror Punk From Punks (who aren’t horrorpunk)
Saying The Misfits didn’t invent horror punk is like saying The Beatles* didn’t invent rock and roll. It’s a factual statement, one that elicits a “no, duh” from the crowd but still, when you think of horror punk – POW! The Misfits. *or, fuck. I don’t know. Whoever. In fact, Punk and Horror have go …
Oct 05 2012
6′+ Episode 40 is up!
To quote the description given at the new listing: “A Halloween show! One of many this year. This show was late but after you listen to it, you’ll see why. I have some unexpected technical difficulties. Thankfully, we also have music by The Mission Creeps, Hellfire Revival, Terravoltz and more. Plus, Dr. Gangrene speaks with …
Oct 05 2012
AHoD Fun Size: GORGE of THE ZOMBEATLES
A Handful of Dirt usually asks a person five questions they wouldn’t normally expect or receive in any other credible interview. But since it’s Halloween, we’re offering a FUN SIZE version where we ask one Halloween question from the Serendipiter Bag o’InquiryTM. Six years ago, the world was introduced to The Zombeatles by Rob Zombie …
Oct 03 2012
New Wave Halloween
I was listening to spooky music long before I started up 6ftplus, the podcast of spooky music and more. Specifically, I tried going an entire October in 2006 with listening to nothing but horror-themed music. It didn’t work; I had to get some non-horror music into my system after three weeks because my tolerance was …
Sep 21 2012
6’+ Episode 39 is up!
To quote the description given at the new listing: “If you were promised a future with cities in space, cars that flew through the sky and everything covered in chrome, then today’s modern age seems lackluster. We remember a time when the future was much more bizarre and weird. We’ve got music from Fortyone, Groovie Ghoulies, …
Sep 07 2012
6′+ Episode 38 is up!
To quote the description given at the new listing: “9/8 marks the 4th birthday of Gdl16. If numbers aren’t your thing, we’ve got music for you. Monstermatt Patterson helps blow out the candles and Dr. Gangrene enlists BILL MOSLEY, SID HAIG, and KEN FOREE as party entertainment on the Metal Morgue. We’ve got music by …
Sep 04 2012
A Haunted Buster Keaton
It’s a very busy time for us here at Gravedigger’s Local 16. In addition to gearing up for the annual Halloween countdown, we’ve also been devoting a lot of time behind-the-scenes to finding the perfect public domain film clips to use in an upcoming commercial for the site that’s scheduled to appear in an online …
Aug 31 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Phase 2
Daikaiju Official Site Phase 2, DingDong Records 2010 Daikaiju has been up to a lot since I reviewed their debut album in the first Freaky Tiki Surf-ari. After issuing their “Flight of Garuda” single, the band released their second major album, appropriately named Phase 2. In “Escape From Nebula M Spacehunter” (named for the location …
Aug 31 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Clouseaux
Clouseaux Official Site Clouseaux, Air Y Hola 2001 Destination Oasis, Air Y Hola Records 2003 Lagoon, Dionysus Records 2004 Beyond Good and Evil, Self-released 2006 When one thinks of exotica, visions of Polynesia and Hawaii immediately spring to mind. However, exotica groups can be found all over America (and the world). Houston, Texas might seem …
Aug 29 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Space Party
Space Party Official Myspace Invasion of the Surfer-Men!, Self-release 2010 Hellfire Halloween, Self-release 2010 With the scene flooded with so many American horror surf bands, it might be easy to miss the Australian group Space Party at first. Consisting of Alex Plegt on guitar, Kevin Lauro on bass and Darren Atkinson on drums, the band …
Aug 24 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: 6’+ Episode 37 is up!
To quote the description given at the new listing: “Grab your best floral print shirts and get ready to hit the huts, it’s Freaky Tiki Surf-Ari 2012! Monstermatt Patterson gets mistaken for a coconut during his Monstermatt Minute. Dr. Gangrene learns how to speak Hawaiian with scream queen, Debbie Rochon. Plus, music by The Creepy Creeps, …
Aug 21 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Official Site Third River Rangoon, Self-released 2011 One cannot discuss Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica without first discussing Juan García Esquivel. More popularly known as “Esquivel” or “The King of Space Age Pop,” he got his start piano playing for a Mexican radio station when he was only eleven years old! Six years later, …
Aug 10 2012
6’+ Episode 36 is up!
To quote the description given at the new listing: “Your mission…is the newest episode. We go undercover, do some odd jobs here and there, ending up with a view to a kill (while we live and let die.) With music from The Waitiki 7, Ursula 1000, The Special Agents and more. The codeword is “Monstermatt Minute” …
Aug 08 2012
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: The Return
The Freaky Tiki Surf-ari is back and I’m really excited about this year’s schedule of events. We’ve got two exotica reviews, two surf rock reviews, a tie-in episode of the podcast and more! On top of that, each music review will have a bonus sample track! I’m also looking forward to showcasing my new, stripped-down …