Late 80’s Finnish Psychobilly (what a combination, eh?) band Tom Cat Rebels had a plethora of covers in their short-lived career. One of their songs was a cover of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer.” It’s an interesting take on the song, though I have to side with the original. There’s something generally evil about it. A …
Category: Music Video
Oct 09 2014
Music In Costume: Monster A Go-Go dresses up as 45 Grave
The lo-fi surf-influenced horror rock of Monster A Go-Go is great for any party, especially for those going on during this month. Head over to Goblinhaus.com and pick up the release TRANSYlVANIA-MANIA to get a fearful earful of some of the best stuff around. 45 Grave’s wikipedia page lists them as “progenitors of the horror …
Oct 08 2014
Music In Costume: The Tombstone Brawlers dress up as Iron Maiden
The Tombstone Brawlers are no more. Iron Maiden will never die. The Tombstone Brawlers were staples of NYC Psychobilly. But they’ve metamorphosed into The Omega Men. Like them and be a fan of them. We’ve got two Tombstone Brawler albums to remember the good times, of which one has this Iron Maiden cover. Iron Maiden. …
Oct 07 2014
Music In Costume: Gwar dresses up like Alice Cooper
I thought that by the time this popped up, the AV Club would have debuted the video of GWAR covering the Pet Shop Boys “West End Girls.” Maybe because that was leaked prior to the release of the video, they’re delaying it (or securing it as the finale for this season of AV Club’s UNDERCOVER …
Oct 06 2014
Music In Costume: Stage Frite dress up as Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stage Frite was a short lived Psychobilly band during the 80’s UK heyday. They hung around and played with some of the bigger bands, recording their ISLAND OF LOST SOULS album before breaking up. I like their sound, and their song “Noises” is really great. It would be nice is a current band would do …
Oct 05 2014
Music In Costume: The Young Werewolves dress up as Billy Idol
The Young Werewolves usually include a cover on all their releases (plus, they did a version of RATT’s “Round and Round” on the mostly-covers album ROCKABILLY & PSYCHOBILLY MADNESS. They’re due for a new album so here’s hoping we hear from them in 2015 (or sooner.) It’s a good cover. The original has its charm, …
Oct 02 2014
Music In Costume: Darkest of the Hillside Thickets go as The Police
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets do probably the best cover of The Police. I recently watched OUT OF BOUNDS, this Anthony Michael Hall movie that was scored by Stewart Copeland of The Police. Let’s just say there’s a reason why Sting had the solo career afterwards. Which one do you like better? VS
Feb 25 2014
The Casket Girls, “Sleepwalking”
Since it’s Women in Horror Recognition Month, I finally have a way to introduce the subject of today’s article. Seriously, I had no idea how to properly start this article (despite having the rest of it finished). It’s probably because it’s so hard for me to pinpoint just why I love the song “Sleepwalking.” From …
Feb 04 2014
In Tribute: Lux Interior
Lux Interior (aka Erick Lee Purkhiser) died five years ago today. A lot more will be written by those who knew him, who saw him perform, those who had a personal connection with the man and his band’s music. Since I’m a gravedigger, I usually find out about things after they’re dead, so I have no “The …
Dec 10 2013
13 Days: Why Didn’t You Put Up That Xmas Tree?
I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for the last hour. The song is less than two minutes long. You can do the math. If there was egg nog in the apartment, I’m pretty sure I’d be drinking to it. There’s something just powerful in the line “Are you gonna fuck it up this …
Nov 01 2013
Mangled Leftovers: The Mangled Dead’s 2013 Halloween Set
One of my current favorite bands is The Mangled Dead. I really like their lo-fi attitude to horror punk. They’re one of those bands full of musicians who, if they were to forgo the horror business and write more mainstream songs, I could easily see playing with any of the garage revivalists or fuzz-rockers. I …
Oct 10 2013
Pay The Rent
If you’re not buying candy for the kids this year, use the spare money to pitch in to a local homeless shelter. October can be cold for some people. When it comes to paying the bills, some people are pretty desperate. Due to some work-related issues, tomorrow’s episode of 6’+ won’t be available until late …
Oct 08 2013
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper
In some hushed sects of the population, October is the time of The Feast Of Alice Cooper. Granted, Alice’s heyday of fear might still be back when seeing ballet dancers dressed as zombies and awkward bats would be considered controversial and scary. Still, the man continues to perform to this very day in the name …