Peacocks European Tour

The amazing Peacocks are touring Europe this spring and here are the latest dates:

10.aug. Fighting Cocks Kingston
11.aug. Face Bar w/ Shark Soup Reading
12.aug. Rebellion Festival Blackpool
13.aug. Trillians Newcastle
14.aug. Croft w/ Buzzkill Bristol
15.aug. Victoria Inn w/ Buzzkill Derby
16.aug. Shed w/ Buzzkill Leicester
17.aug. Esquires w/ Buzzkill Bedford
18.aug. City Invasion @ Plug Sheffield
19.aug. 15:00 City Invasion @ Astoria London
19.aug. 21:00 Rumble on the Beach @ Concorde 2 Brighton
20.aug. Joiners Southampton
08.sep. Club Vaudeville w/ Batmobile Lindau
14.sep. Gaswerk w/ Long Tall Texans, ... Winterthur
26.okt. Zwischenfall Bochum
27.okt. Bollwerk Sneek
29.okt. Chez Heinz Hannover
30.okt. Conne Island Leipzig
02.nov. Arena Vienna
06.nov. Atlantik Freiburg
07.nov. L'usine Geneva
08.nov. Kofmehl Solothurn
09.nov. Vaudeville Lindau
10.nov. Hansa 39 Munich
22.nov. ISC w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Bern
23.nov. Blamage w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Dietersburg
24.nov. Sackfabrik w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Magdeburg
25.nov. Groovestation w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Dresden
29.nov. Wild at Heart w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Berlin
30.nov. Knust w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Hamburg
10.dec. Nachtleben w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Frankfurt
12.dec. Underground w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Koln
14.dec. Four Runners Club w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Ludwigsburg
15.dec. Palazzo w/ Snitch Chur
17.dec. Abart w/ Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Zurich

Tiger Army "Razor's Kiss Tour '07"

Tiger Army has announced a bunch of dates for their fall tour, the list is not complete as there are many shows still yet to be confirmed, but it is the most complete list to date. One a more personal note, one of the most exciting parts of this for me is the inclusion of Said Radio on the San Francisco show. Eric Ozenne, singer of Said Radio (also Redemption 87 and Nerve Agents), is like a force of nature on stage, and is amazing to watch. This comes from Tiger Army's Myspace blog:

"New Fall tourdates added - San Francisco & East Coast!

Several new shows have been added in the past few days, including SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 4th at the Fillmore, as well as various east coast cities! Because bulletins are not working right now, we're giving you the pre-sale password here: "beyond" Tickets for San Fran are on sale at Ticketmaster.com. Pre-sale ends today at 5pm, general on sale starts tomorrow, Saturday! Don't miss this show with Street Dogs and Said Radio (an amazing new band that features Eric Ozenne and Dante from the Nerve Agents)!

Many more dates will be added to this tour, if you don't see your city, please check back! Tourdates at TigerArmy.com is in the process of being updated, at this very moment the show listings on our MySpace profile are the most current!

TIGER ARMY RAZOR'S KISS TOUR 2007

9/21/07 VENTURA, CA @ Ventura Theater
9/22/07 ANAHEIM, CA @ The Grove of Anaheim *SOLD OUT*
9/27/07 TEMPE, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/01/07 SAN ANTONIO, TX @ White Rabbit
10/03/07 HOUSTON, TX @ Meridian Red Room
10/05/07 ST. PETERSBURG, FL @ State Theater
10/06/07 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ Revolution
10/07/07 ORLANDO, FL @ The Club at Firestone
10/12/07 WASHINGTON D.C. @ The Black Cat
10/18/07 DETROIT, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
10/24/07 DENVER, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/26/07 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ In The Venue
11/04/07 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Fillmore"

The Rocketz Summer Tour

It is more like early fall, but anyway, here are the dates, courtesy of Tony Slash of The Rocketz:

Aug 17 – Long Beach Queen Mary w/ Koffin Kats
Aug 18 – Corona – Showcase w/ Koffin Kats, Kat Killers and more!
Aug 24 – Rosemead – Spikes w/ Johnny Legend
Aug 30 – Grand Junction CO – Spot Light Lounge
Aug 31 – Denver CO - Climax Lounge
Sep 1 - Laredo TX – Cold Brew
Sep 2 - Copus Christi TX – House of Rock and Roll w/ Hotrod Hillbillies
Sep 3 - Houston TX – Numbers w/ Hotrod Hillbillies
Sep 4 – Brownsville TX – Chapa’s Bar
Sep 5 - Austin TX - Headhunters
Sep 6 – Dallas TX – Club DaDa
Sep 7 – San Antonio TX - Sams
Sep 8 – Tuscon AZ – Surley Wench
Honorable Mention:
Sep 22 – Tempe AZ– Yucca Tap Room

The Meteors "Phantom Rider" animated video

This is pretty cool, a cg animated video for a track off The Meteors latest called "Phantom Rider"

Check it out here.

Tabaltix finished recording first album

SF Bay Area psychobilly band Tabaltix have completed the recording of their first album. Here's the small announcement from bass player, Johnny:

"Thats right gang, and just to prove it, I've uploaded the album cover, and the finished mixes of two of the songs!

The album is being sent off on Friday to be mastered and pressed and such, so we'll keep ya'll updated.

Check us out on STUPIDSPACE"

Spellbound Record Release covered in "Bray People"

Bray band in action again Spellbound' to release third album

"Bray band, Spellbound, is to launch its third album, Eleven Deadly Sins, in Katie Gallaghers on Saturday, July 28, 20 years to the day after introducing their first album at the same venue.

Some readers will recall that the rockabilly band was regularly lauded in this paper in the 1980s in Tony Murphy's music column, On The Music Beat.

Having played their first ever gig at at a flood aid concert in Bray, Spellbound decided to head directly to mainland Europe, where their 1988 debut album, Mystical Madness, was very well received and notched up many thousands in sales, but never released in their home country.

The boys blazed a brief trail across the rockabilly and psychobilly festivals of Germany and Scandinavia before, it seemed, vanishing back into the Hellfire' woods of County Wicklow.

The original line up comprised Frankie hayes, vocals, Adrian Hayes, drums, Anto hayes, guitar, and Lar Doyle on the double bass.

They were well know faces on the music scene in Bray, and played regularly in the festivals.

As things got busier for the band they drafted in Dave McDonnell on lead guitar as Anto had other commitments.

The boys then headed to the states in 1990 for a string of shows but ass time moved on and other commitments emerged the band members married and settled in Bray and were devastated when in 1997 bass player Lar died.

Tentative moves toward a re-union were made in 2003 when guitarist friend Doyley (Klingonz, Demented are Go) contacted the Hayes brothers to inform them that copies of Mystical Madness' appeared to be changing hands on the internet for astronomical sums. If they could find a bass player, he said, he would book them some shows.

They drafted in Simon Farrell from greystones and the line-up was complete.

Returning to Europe they have played Germany, France, Belgium and Spain and have performed some small shows in Dublin's Voodoo Lounge. They have now built up a big following in Dublin.

Drummer Adrian had to bow out due to other commitments and Spellbound is now joined by Ashford drummer Bryan O'Higgins.

Now, 20 years after launching Mystical Madness in what was the Doug Inn, Spellbound returns to Bray for a trip down memory lane for both the musicians and their nostalgic fans."

The Meteors in Prescott AZ Newspaper?

This is just kind of funny. The writer of this article decided to insert a little bit of psychobilly into an article about Perseid meteor showers, here is an excerpt:

"These meteor impacts are not totally unlike the effect of The Meteors, the original British psychobilly band, who play frenzied melodies about horror, death, burying the living and general mayhem. You can download some samples of their wares at http://www.kingsofpsychobilly.com/, including songs from their album “The F Word,” apparently named for the only adjective the band seems to have in its repertoire. If you'd like to attempt an impact crater in your own home town, you can book The Meteors by emailing them at otmapp-booking@gmx.deThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . If you're one of those people who insist that email prefixes make some kind of sense, the prefix in this address is their crazed fans' mantra, “Only The Meteors Are Pure Psychobilly.”

Read the whole article here.

Gaz Day putting together a new solo project

Thats right, straight from Gaz's Myspace page, Mr. Day wants to put together a new project, presumably psychobilly related, and put out a new solo project. Day's previous solo effort, The Gazmen, turned out an excellent EP in 1995 featuring Hodge and Alan from the Sharks and Alain Whyte, Day's Morrissey bandmate. This should be interesting, though I'm not a huge fan of Gaz's singing voice, all of the musical projects he's been involved with have turned out nicely.

Johnny Legend's Rock 'n Roll Wrestling!

There are some excellent bands on this roster, including the fantastic Three Blue Teardrops, who don't play to often anymore. For anyone in the LA area, it is probably worth checking out:

Cyclone "The First Of The Cyclone Men" on CD at last!

From Crazy Love Records:

Re-release of the first Cyclone album on CD. Originally released on vinyl in 1989, this album presents one of the hottest Italian Psychobilly bands of that time, beside the Boppin' Kids!

Tracklisting:

1. The Devil Is Knocking On My Coffin
2. Psyclone Shock
3. Bates Motel
4. Doctor Cyclone
5. Jungle Cat
6. Telegram Sam
7. Lonely Zombie
8. Funny Toy
9. Freddy Is Back
VIDEO: Jungle Cat live

This is a really good record and a prime example of late 80's style psycho. I can't afford it right now, but hopefully soon...

Frantic Flintstones "California Earthquake"

We got word of a new Frantic Flintstones EP to be distributed at the Hollywood Showdown. Here are some of the particulars from the Flintstones camp:

"The Cd appetizer is called "California Earthquake".
5 full power retarded FF songs!!!
Exclusive release for the U.S. end of august! Watch out on Holly Showdown and Texas!
Brasil posse - hmmmmm????

Strangulation was recorded in 2006, just a few hours before Chucks lungs muhed down. He had to be muhed directly in hospital.
The rest of the story is well known .

All other songs were recorded in march/april 2007.

The five songs are the first course - let's say a gourmet appetizer to the upcoming new FF album (release beginning 2008).
Here's the track list for California Earthquake:

1. Certified
2. Depressions
3. Livin a life of sin
4. Strangulation
5. California Earthquake

Tripabillies, enjoy the muh!

Hicka!"

Later we got this word from Chuckers regarding availability:

"its very ltd.only 800 pressed...
will be on sale on the thursday-pre party muh..
then the showdown,.only for cali.....
we try n save a few for r brazil muhs...
but when its gone, its gone..
see ya soon...muh ahoi"

So, for the rest of you who are not well versed on the muh, here's how it plays out. Frantic Flintstones have recorded five new tracks for a very limited run EP called "California Earthquake". The EP goes on sale at the Hollywood Showdown pre-party and when it sells out the initial pressing of 800, it is gone. There may be some copies at the Texas and Brazil shows, there may not. We can always hope. When I hear more about the tour dates, I'll post all the info here.

CD Review: The Rock Tigers "Oldies But Goodies"

This is a review I've been looking forward to doing for several weeks now. Before I get into it, I have some confessions to make. I'm fascinated by South Korea, its culture, its films, everything I can find about that country I devour. The one thing I had been missing was Korean music, in the films you see hints of R & B style popular music and pop music, but very little indie rock, rock n roll, punk, etc... So I wondered if it even existed, I googled "Korean Rockabilly" and came up with the Rock Tigers. They looked right but it wasn't until I found their Myspace page that I knew I had to hear this band! I managed to get my hands on their two full-lengths and decided for the purposes of this blog, a review of the latest album, released April 19, 2007, was appropriate. Their first album is more straight up rock 'n roll, but the new one is an interesting mix. Anyway, on to Oldies But Goodies!

The Rock Tigers "Oldies But Goodies"

Oldies But Goodies opens the the exceptionally rockin' track, "Run (Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die)" and this sets the tone for the record. Not every track is nearly the stomper that "Run" is, but they all follow the same high quality standards set by the opener. A good, old fashioned rock 'n roll tune with a driving beat, loud Chuck Berry styled guitar riffs and excellently traded male/female lead vocals, "Run" is everything a good rockin' tune should be. This is but one of the many American roots styled tunes on this record from South Korea's first rockabilly band. From here, the record slows the tempo for a light bouncy tune called (if my translator is to be believed) "Dance, People Dance", sort of a swingy number that could send couples spinning around the floor without too much further encouragement. Here is where the record gets interesting. It is tough to know how much influence other rockin' acts have had on the band, given the Korean peninsula's long isolation from the rest of the world, but it appears that from here on out, their style runs along very close lines with some of the best in the world. Track three is called "그무렵 우리는", which, I'm sorry to say, I cannot find anything even resembling a decent English translation of, is a fast psychobilly number recalling early Mad Heads, who are one of my favorite bands. The song is tight and fast, and even more satisfyingly melodic than those early Mad Heads tunes, they use the dual lead vox to great advantage. The album then, once again, downshifts in a song called "Oldies But Goodies" which is another swingy rockabilly song. The album careens every which way across subgenres to achieve something startling, an album that fulfills around almost every corner. Track five finds the Tigers attacking country music with a song called, as near as I can tell "For One Day" (하루쯤은), the song starts out as a Johnny Cash styled tune with picking reminiscent of the Tennessee Two, and transforms somewhere along the way into a full blown rockabilly anthem. Again, the stunning lead vocals and incredible harmonies carry along completely unintelligible lyrics to make the song catchy as hell. Following that comes the one sort of let down of the album, a song called "Daytime Of Youth" (청춘의 한낮) which is a rather formulaic rock 'n roll song with completely unnecessary horns thrown in the mix. From there on out the band continues hitting on all cylinders channeling big name psychobilly acts like Mad Sin, the Horrorpops, and Nekromantix in their lighter moments. There is no metal on this record, but a good deal of rockin' influence complimented with splashes of punk, swing, and even blues. Other standout tracks include a track that could've been on the last Horrorpops album called "Welcome To My Wonderland", a pure rockabilly number called "Saturday Night", a Doo Wop number called "Moonlight Blues", and the closer, a great song that recalls some of the more romantic Nekromantix numbers called "One-Sided Love". While it should be abundantly clear that I am deeply in love with this band, they aren't for everyone. The Rock Tigers are a rockin' band with a very prevalent pop sensibility. I know a lot of psychos prefer their music to be of the type that will never be heard by those outside the know, but, if The Rock Tigers sang in English, I don't think mainstream popularity would be out of the question. Another hindrance to some might be the language barrier, although, many bands sing in their home tongues and still have decent followings, hell, Banane Metalik even managed to get a pretty good turn out in the USA despite singing only in French. Velvet Geena, the band's female lead vocalist and one of the rhythm guitarists, also could be a vocal doppelgänger for Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, and I could see her high pitched voice ruffling more than a few feathers. All possible petty annoyances aside, The Rock Tigers are a fantastic band with a bright future. Check out their myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/therocktigers

As of right now, there is not really a good way to find this record, but I'm working on that, so as availability becomes a bit easier, I will post updates.

Torpedo Booking Agency recruiting for Street Team

I got this message from Fussl at the helm of Torpedo Booking Agency, for those looking to help out the scene:

"Torpedo Booking Agency - Street Team
You love the music, the Bands and what we are doing? You want to do something that helps the Bands, Scene and, of course,you? Why not sign up for our Street Team? You job would be to print out/copy Flyers, and hand them to the people. Sometimes we print huge amounts of Flyers and Posters, and send them to you, so all you need to do is take them and hand them to everybody. Help promoting Shows, Tours, Release information, ...... at your School, Sports Club, or wherever you hang out.

Now you ask yourself why you should do all that and if it would be for free?!

Well, you should do it to help the Scene grow, and attract more people to great Music. Wouldn't it be fun to have more people at Shows, and maybe even make new friends? Carpool to Events that are not too close to your home......Roadtrips? Well, of course we'd like to honour your effort. You will recieve gifts from us and our Bands every once in a while. Stickers, Pins, CDs, Shirts, Posters, Tickets to our Shows ..... Of course we cannot give away free stuff to everybody with every Band/Tour, but everybody will get something every once in a while

We even think of building some kind of online community for the Streetteam, where you can hook up with each other, post show-pics and share stories and stuff - but this will take a little while....."

Those interested can contact Fussl through the contact link on the Torpedo Booking Agency homepage

Koffin Kats Tour Dates

More tour announcements, from the Koffin Kats myspace:

Venues and Dates are subject to change... uh doy!!
TBA means venue to be announced... some shows are pending... which means were waiting on final confirmation... any complaints or suggestions can be directed to www.libertalia.us ..or booking agency.

Jul 19 2007 8:00P Jerkys (18+) Providence, Rhode Island
Jul 20 2007 8:00P ALL AGES LOFT SHOW!!!!!! see description Brooklyn, New York
Jul 21 2007 8:00P Asbury Lanes (18+) Asbury Park, New Jersey
Jul 24 2007 8:00P Rockit Club Bluefield, West Virginia
Jul 25 2007 8:00P The Milestone Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 26 2007 8:00P Cumberlands (21+)KK are NOT responsible for clubs age restrictions)Charleston, South Carolina
Jul 27 2007 8:00P Cave 9 Birmingham, Alabama
Jul 28 2007 8:00P The Vortex (18+) Beaumont, Texas
Jul 30 2007 8:00P Numbers Houston, Texas
Jul 31 2007 8:00P Chapas- The Pit (18+) Brownsville, Texas
Aug 1 2007 8:00P House Of Rock Corpus Christie, Texas
Aug 2 2007 8:00P Cold Brew II Laredo, Texas
Aug 3 2007 8:00P Sams Burger Joint San Antonio, Texas
Aug 4 2007 8:00P Mercury Lounge (21+) PENDING Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 5 2007 8:00P Jackpot - PENDING Lawrence, Kansas
Aug 7 2007 8:00P Climax Lounge Denver, Colorado
Aug 8 2007 8:00P TBA Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 10 2007 8:00P Surley Wench (21+ ...were trying to make it all ages) Tucson, Arizona
Aug 11 2007 8:00P Chasers Scottsdale, Arizona
Aug 14 2007 8:00P Fitzgeralds (21+) KK are NOT responsible for clubs age restrictions)Huntington Beach, California
Aug 15 2007 8:00P TBA Victorville, California
Aug 16 2007 8:00P Zombie Lounge (21+) San Diego, California
Aug 17 2007 8:00P Queen Mary Long Beach, California
Aug 18 2007 8:00P Showcase Corona, California
Aug 21 2007 8:00P Narduccis Bakersfield, California
Aug 22 2007 8:00P Annies Social Club - PENDING San Francisco, California
Aug 23 2007 8:00P Off Limits Chico, California
Aug 25 2007 8:00P TBA Spokane, Washington
Aug 26 2007 8:00P TBA Tacoma, Washington
Aug 27 2007 8:00P TBA Seattle, Washington
Aug 28 2007 8:00P TBA Portland, Oregon
Aug 29 2007 8:00P Wow Hall Eugene, Oregon
Aug 30 2007 8:00P Boiler Room (21+) Eureka, California
Sep 15 2007 8:00P Creepy Crawl St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 22 2007 8:00P Historic Wayne Theatre - WAYNOPALOOZA III Wayne, Michigan"

Devilish Presley Dates

These are all UK dates, but there are many and with some cool bands, from Devilish Presley's Myspace:

"Sunday August 12th LONDON @ The Underworld Camden NW1 The Underworld
(Supporting Time Again & Strawberry Blonde) £8.50 Advance
Monday August 13th NEWCASTLE @ Trillians Princess Square NE1 8ER Trillians (Supporting The Peacocks)
Thursday August 16th LEICESTER @ The Shed 5 Yeoman St Leicestershire LE1 1UT The Shed (Supporting The Peacocks)
Friday August 31st IPSWICH @ The Kingfisher Hawthorne Drive IP2 OQX Skat Cat Promotions
Friday September 7th HASTINGS @ Venue M George St East Sussex TN34 3EG
Saturday September 29th NORTHAMPTON @ The Soundhaus Great Russell St NN1 3BU Bedlam Breakout 4 (Supporting King Kurt & Demented Are Go)
Sunday October 7th BRIGHTON @The Concorde2 Madeira Drive East Sussex BN2 1EN Brightona
Friday October 12th BOSTON @ The Axe & Cleaver 16 West St Lincs PE 21 8QH Axe & Cleaver
Saturday October 13th BOLTON @ The Blue Boar 96 Deansgate Lancashire BL1 1BD
Saturday October 20th READING @ The Turks The Turks
Friday October 26th KETTERING @ Sawyers 44 Montague St Northamptonshire NN16 8RU Sawyers
Saturday October 27th COLCHESTER @ The Twist 25 Military Rd CO1 2AD The Twist
Wednesday October 31st LONDON @ The Purple Turtle 61-65 Crowndale Rd NW1 1TN The Purple Turtle
Friday November 2nd BRISTOL @ The Junction Stokes Croft Avon BS1 3QP
Trailerparktrash
Saturday November 3rd OXFORD @ The New Inn Foxburrow Lane Crawley, Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TS Midnight Star Promotions
Saturday November 10th BIRMINGHAM @ The Irish Centre Digbeth 16-20 High Street Deritend Irish Quarter B12 0LN Psychobilly Bash
Supporting The Meteors, The Creepshow, The Lucky Devils, The Hangmen
Sunday November 11th HARROGATE @ XS Club Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1UF XS Club (Supporting The Creepshow)
Friday November 16th LONDON @ The Underworld Camden NW1 The Underworld
(Supporting Demented Are Go & The Creepshow) £10 Advance
Saturday November 17th NOTTINGHAM @ The Social 23 Pelham St NG1 2ED
Kreepers Klubnight (Supporting The Creepshow)"

Polecats Dates

It has been a slow few days, but this is one worth posting for our Euro and Limey pals, from The Polecats Myspace:

"Yes, we are actually doing some shows!!

3rd August, 2007 08:00 PM - Berlin
4th August 2007 07:00 PM - Satans Hollow, 101 Princess St, Manchester
5th August 2007 03:00 PM - Dingwalls - Lock 17 Camden Lock , London
10th August 2007 07:00 PM - The Kingfisher, Hawthorn Rd, Ipswich, IP2 0QX

See you there!"

The Creepshow News: Article & New Tour Dates

From Chartattack.com, a Canadian music website:

"After returning from a six-week European musical adventure, Toronto-area psychobilly band The Creepshow will hit the highway this month for a five-week North American tour.

It will be the first time that the group have played western Canada since a tour with The Matadors last September and will give fans in that part of the country their first taste of singer/guitarist Sarah "Sin" Blackwood. She joined the band earlier this year as a temporary replacement for Jen "Hellcat" Blackwood, who's on maternity leave after having a child with Matadors singer/guitarist Joel "Hooch" Parkins. Blackwood will be joined onstage by bassist Sean "Sickboy" McNab, keyboardist The Reverend Ginty and drummer Matt Pomade.

The Creepshow formed in 2005 and released their Sell Your Soul debut last year. Here are their Canadian dates:

* July 25 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace w/The Saint Alvia Cartel
* July 27 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
* July 28 Ottawa, ON @ TBA
* Aug. 2 Guelph, ON @ Cowboys w/The Aggrolites
* Aug. 3 London, ON @ Call The Office
* Aug. 4 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
* Aug. 9 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Speakeasy
* Aug. 11 Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert
* Aug. 12 Saskatoon, SK @ The Roxy w/The Farrell Brothers and The Sinisters
* Aug. 13 Regina, SK @ Gaslight Saloon
* Aug. 14 Calgary, AB @ TBA
* Aug. 15 Edmonton, AB @ New City
* Aug. 16 Kelowna, BC @ TBA
* Aug. 17 Victoria, BC @ Steamers
* Aug. 18 Vancouver, BC @ Pat's Pub
* Aug. 19 Whistler, BC @ Garfinkles"

Following the Canadian portion of the tour, The Creepshow will head to the US and then the UK for the following dates:

- 21.08.2007 - Studio 7 - Seattle, WA (USA) *All Ages*
- 22.08.2007 - The Big Dipper - Spokane, WA (USA) *All Ages*
- 23.08.2007 - The Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR (USA) *All Ages*
- 24.08.2007 - Burts Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT (USA) *21+*
- 27.08.2007 - Lucky Devil's - El Paso, TX (USA) *All Ages, Full Bar w/ ID*
- 29.08.2007 - Jumping Turtle - San Marco, CA (USA) *All Ages*
- 30.08.2007 - Trilogy Theatre - Victorville, CA (USA) *All Ages*
- 01.09.2007 - Knitting Factory - Los Angeles, CA (USA) *8th annual Hollywood Showdown - All Ages*
- 04.09.2007 - Blackwater Cafe - Stockton, CA (USA) *All Ages, Beer when 21+*
- 05.09.2007 - TBA - Seattle, WA *21+*
- 10.11.2007 - The Irish Club - Digbeth, Birmingham (UK) *Psychobilly Bash*
- 11.11.2007 - XS Club - Harrogate (UK)
- 16.11.2007 - The Underworld - London (UK) **W/ Demented Are Go**
- 17.11.2007 - The Social - Nottingham (UK) **Early Show - 7 PM **

Three Bad Jacks seek bass player

From Three Bad Jacks myspace:

"Three Bad Jacks is looking for a Bass player. Must be a great player hard working and easy to get along with. Must be able to tour. Contact us at badjacks@adelphia.net please include myspace link and or any kind of recorded music link if available plus age photo etc."

Deadcats looking for backup drummer

From the Deadcats myspace:

"Our main drummer is KERMIT VON MUNSTER, but due to other commitments he won't be able to make all our road trips. Therefore, we are looking for a 'reserve' drummer to do occasional road trips...possibly a cross-Canada tour next spring, as well as short jaunts down to the USA (fly down to California) , and even EUROPE next year. The drummer should have decent gear,a valid passport and be able to capably play rockabilly, surf, bluesy rock, punk, and of course psychobilly ala the Meteors and Cramps etc"

Contact the band via their myspace page, linked above.

Update: Sick Sick Sinners in the studio

Monsterbilly Lady (from the Psychobilly Online Forum) posted this video of Cox recording "Miss Joana" for the upcoming Sick Sick Sinners CD. Pretty cool stuff:

Hollywood Showdown Line-Up

The Hollywood Showdown is shaping up to be one of the coolest events of 2007. There is a lot of info elsewhere on the internet, so for now I'm going to post the basics:

"August 30th, 31st & September 1st & 2nd Labor Day Weekend

The Knitting Factory

Showdown Schedule

Thursday August 30th
Meet'n'Greet Party @ The Big Foot Lodge in Los Feliz

Friday August 31, Saturday September 1st & Sunday September 2nd @ The Knitting Factory

Friday - Sunday

FRANTIC FLINTSTONES (UK)
GUANA BATZ (US/UK)
THE CREEPSHOW (CAN)
TIGHT FITTING PANTS(FR)
THE NU NILES (ESP)
THE RAW MEATS (ESP)
COFFIN DRAGGERS (L.A)
TOKYO SMOG (US/JP)
INAZUMA (US/JP)
HELLBLASTERS (IE)
STELLAR CORPSES (SC)
GLEN or GLENDA (IE)
STRAIGHT RAZOR SUICIDE (TX)
SICK CITY DAGGERS(TX)
CURTAINS (IL)
SPOOKY DE VILLE (UT)
ZOMBILLYZ (L.A)
PSYCHO-DEMONS (L.A)
MUTILATORS (SF)
THE CURS (L.A)
THE NUTRINOS (L.A)
DR. BIZZARO'S VICTIMS (SFV)
CORPSE SHOW CREEPS(MN)
CHUY & THE BOBCATS(SFV)
WANDA JACKSON (OK)
LEVI DEXTER (SD/UK)
KIM LENZ & HER SPANISH JAGUARS(TX/ESP)
PACHUCO JOSE y LOS DIAMANTES (L.A)
ARSEN ROULETTE (SF)
RHYTHM STOMPERS(SD)
CASH'D OUT (SD)
ROCKIN'RYAN & THE REAL GONERS
MEAN EYED CATS
also
QUEEN-1955 FASHION SHOW

Showdown Doors Open
Friday @7pm-2am
Saturday @5pm-2am
Sunday@6pm-2am

Hope to see you all there!

Rich"

Check their myspace page for more details regarding tickets and lodging.

Today must be Horrorpops day...

Wow, more Horrorpops news keeps coming up, hopefully this will finish up this story for tonight. From Patricia Day's myspace blog:

"The long road back to where it began…

Rumors has been going around for a while now about HorrorPops, some crazy, some funny, some really stupid and some true.. and for a long time we didn't comment, we just wanted to keep things within our family, work on things on our own and just be HorrorPops.
It is true that Geoff Kresge is no longer a member of HorrorPops. As you may know, at the time Geoff joined HorrorPops he had also just started his dream project, Viva Hate. This was something he had wanted to do even while he was still in Tiger Army and was one of the reasons he eventually left TA. But we came and snatched him for HorrorPops before he could dedicate himself fully to this dream. Now Viva Hate have gotten to the point where they have a good fan base, gigs lined up and after two great years with HorrorPops, Geoff now needs to dedicate his time to Viva Hate and has our complete blessings and support in this. As of Nov 2006 we went our separate ways.
At the same time NoNo decided it was time to move on to other things and to dedicate more time to her family whom she missed constantly on tour. She had given us a heads up about her departure for some time, so we already had a good friend ready to step in and practice the song with Kamilla. Her name is Rita, she's from Philly, one hell of a tough chick and we can't wait for you to meet her.
Kamilla was determined to stay as a dancer in the band, but at the same time as our upcoming tour dates has drawn closer, her different projects also has become more time consuming. Finally last week she let us know that she no longer could continue touring with HorrorPops, but needed to concentrate more on the projects she's been working on and also would like to stay at home more than our previous touring schedule has allowed. Kamilla will still be involved in HorrorPops and has offered her help with finding a new dancer or teaching the dances.
It has been hard for everybody to make these decisions, but it was important that it was our decision as a band and friends and important to us that we weren't influenced by others demands. We are still all the best of friends, as we were when we started, and will continue being as we go on. Please respect that we kept this a family matter for a while, but we're sure you understand and we all hope we have your love and support in these matters.

So we took the long road back to where we started in '96… a three piece band, just Kim, Henrik and Patricia and that's how we went in the studio earlier this year. As a touring act we will of course still have dancers, after all we do enjoy to put on a show. But writing as a three piece again took us back to the feeling of our first album Hell Yeah and we're sure you'll recognize that both in the music and also in the titles ex: HorrorBeach pt2… There's also a follow up on Where They Wander called Boot2Boot and it is a dedication to the last squatted house in Denmark which got f@3ked in the ass by the state a few months back.
The new album is titled KissKissKillKill and was set to be released the 10'th this month. However, contrary to most believes we are on a small indie label with small budgets and we would have ended up competing with to many major releases. Together with Hellcat we decided that we would postpone the album and give us self some time off and do some small fun tours. The first of these will start in the end of August and will get posted as it gets confirmed. Here are the ones that are confirmed so far:

Aug 28: The Dome, Bakersfield, CA
Aug29: Alpine, Venture, CA
Aug 30: Downtown Brew, SLO, CA
Aug 31: Slims, San Francisco, CA
Sep 1: Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR
Sep 2: Bumbershoot/ Ex Hall, Seattle, WA
Sep 4: The Domino Room, Bend, OR
Sep 5: Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA
Sep 6: Vets Hall, Santa Cruz, CA
Sep 7: House of Blues, LA, CA
Sep 9: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA"

So, in summation:

Guitarist Geoff Kresge has left Horrorpops to focus on his band Viva Hate
Dancer Naomi "NoNo" has left Horrorpops to spend more time with her family
Dancer Kamilla Vanilla Kresge has left Horrorpops to deal with her other responsibilities

Kim Nekroman, Patricia Day, and Henrik remain and have recorded an album earlier this year to be released at some undetermined later date, probably this year. The Horrorpops have landed a dancer from Philadelphia named Rita and will be auditioning for a second dancer next month. Not that confusing after all...

Horrorpops seek new dancer

From the myspace accounts of both Kim Nekroman and Patricia Day comes this nugget:

"HorrorPops are auditioning for a new dancer!

We’ve all gotten quite a few mails etc saying “if you ever need another dancer, I’m the one”, well now is the time if you really mean it!

We will be having an audition in Los Angeles on August 1’st and we’re looking for a female (sorry boys) between 21 and 100, willing and able to tour anytime anywhere even though the money often sucks and who has a lot of self irony and humor (very important!).

All you need to do is to email (no myspace mail or comments!) your picture, your contact info including mail and phone numbers, your age and a line or two about who you are and why you would like to be a dancer for HorrorPops to: Horrorpopsaudition@yahoo.com before July 28 and we will get back to you about location and time.

If you are asked to come to the audition you need to make up and perform a dance to a HorrorPops song of your choice. If you know a HorrorPops dance or part of it, we would also like to see that.

We are thinking about taping and posting the auditions online so you all can be there with us, but we will get back to you on that.
Cheers!

HorrorPops"

Geoff Kresge leaves Horrorpops to focus on Viva Hate

From Geoff Kresge's myspace:

"Geoff Kresge is no longer a member of HORRORPOPS.

Enjoy.

In early September 2004, it was officially announced that I, Geoff Kresge, had left TIGER ARMY, the band for which I had played the upright bass with for several years. I left the band on good terms, with the intention of pursuing other interests - namely dedicating more time to DEAD BODY RECORDS (an independent record label I helped launch), despite what the internet rumor mill may have you believe. Lawyers and "red tape" caused their share of difficulties with getting much accomplished on that front - not to mention a few headaches - so within a few weeks, I had a new band called VIVA HATE put together as a means to fill my newfound spare time. Shortly thereafter I was asked to join HORRORPOPS as a songwriter and guitarist.

I co-wrote the second HORRORPOPS album, BRING IT ON, with the rest of the band and toured for the entire touring cycle of the album. This left me precious little time to dedicate to VIVA HATE, which I had started BEFORE I joined HORRORPOPS with the intention of making it the primary focus of my energy. My thought was that I would have enough time between HORRORPOPS tours to get VIVA HATE up and running. I was wrong. I felt as if I was letting the other members of VIVA HATE down by not having the time to dedicate myself to the band and after a while I began thinking about leaving HORRORPOPS to focus 100% of my energy on VIVA HATE. By the time HORRORPOPS played the last show of the BRING IT ON Tour, just before Halloween 2006, in Long Beach, CA I had fully made my mind up that this was the end of another chapter in my musical career and that it was time to move on.

Dedicating 100% of my creative energy to VIVA HATE also meant that I would no longer be able to continue with my label, DEAD BODY RECORDS, so somewhere along the way, I quietly sold my share of the label and walked away from everything that came along with that project, including producing recordings for other bands.

Thank you to the friends and fans that have continued to show their support for these, and all of my creative endeavors. I honestly appreciate it. I hope that you will all continue to give me the benefit of you support through this change as well.

SUMMARY:

I am currently in VIVA HATE.

I am no longer a member of HORRORPOPS.

I am no longer a part of DEAD BODY RECORDS.

I am no longer a member of TIGER ARMY.

The answers are all right here.

Please do not message me asking for "the real reason" that I left HORRORPOPS or for any other gossip concerning this situation. I will not reply.

GK"

On a personal note, Geoff is a friend and I wish him luck, so far everything he's touched has been golden and I think Viva Hate is his most personal project to date. I can't wait to hear some recordings. I also want to say that I really respect Viva Hate's dedication to getting out and playing shows before releasing a record, I think that in today's psychobilly scene, far too many bands have records before paying their dues. Cheers.

Josh

Tiger Army "Forever Fades Away" video premieres

From a Tiger Army myspace.com bulletin:

"The wait is over! TIGER ARMY's new video for "FOREVER FADES AWAY," directed by Zach Merck, is LIVE exclusively on Yahoo! Music right now! And now... "

The bulletin also mentions a contest on Yahoo! music, but for now, here's the link to the video:

Forever Fades Away

Sick Sick Sinners in the Studio

From the ashes of Brazilian madmen Os Catalepticos, a new band has formed. Sick Sick Sinners features Vlad again on vocals and guitar and former Os Cats drummer Cox on bass. The band is currently in the studio laying down tracks for a new album. Specifically, Cox is tracking the bass parts. No word yet on a release date. This should be an exciting one, I'll keep you posted.

Ex-Hyperjax form A Sailor's Grave

Following up on a previous blog entry regarding the dissolution of Hyperjax, an announcement from Hyperjax myspace:

"As most of you know, the Hyperjax went their seperate ways a few weeks ago after deciding it was the best course of action.

However, all members of the band had intentions of continuing making music, and so are getting involved in new projects.

Bob, Cooley and Manning have formed a new band called A Sailor's Grave and are joined by ex-Hyperjax drummer Wally P. Parkinson.

The band is in its early stages yet, but after a few rehearsals things are starting to click and we're all pretty excited about venturing into new territory. As of yet we have not recorded anything, but plan to do so in the forthcoming months.

Please go and show your support and add us at: www.myspace.com/asailorsgrave13

We are currently looking to gig around september or so, and are booked to play the Psychobilly Bash at Birmingham on November 10th...

Cheers!

PS. Look out for Sam's new band in the near future as well. You guys are getting spoilt!"

Interview: Mad Marge & the Stonecutters

This is my first contributed item, and it comes from Mainy of El Diablo Fanzine. I want to thank him and welcome others to submit their work. I'm not saying everything will make it up, but I'll judiciously add content as often as possible.

Mad Marge and the Stonecutters

You’re causing a bit of a splash in punk and psychobilly circles. Are you deserving of it, what separates you from the rest of the pack?
Well, any band who writes music and decides to get up in front of a crowd of people and play their guts out deserves whatever outcome begets them. I don't think it really matters what "circle" they may spawn from, they are deserving. As far as the Stonecutters go, I don't think we're any different. We might set ourselves apart from the rest because there aren't many girl fronted bands out there making a splash in any scene, but we've only been able to do what we do and be where we are because we work hard. Other than that we're just like everyone else...

Opinions are polarised. Some think you ain't punk enough, others not psycho enough. Are they all missing the point? Do you think they should all just chill out?
We all pour our hearts into this group and if some people don't think we are enough of a certain genre than they are certainly missing the point. We are not trying to be a punk band, or a psychobilly band or a fucking hillbilly band... we are trying to take aspects of every sound that we love and make music. The problem is that everyone wants you to classify yourself and then they want to ridicule you for not having a strong enough sound of that specific classification. People are going to tell us we are not enough of whatever kind of music it is that they are "scenesters" of, but the bottom line is we are not about the scene. We are about the music, as cliché as that may seem, it is really what were about. If people did chill out and take a minute to listen to the music we might not be such a hard pill to swallow.

Why do you think people get all hot under the collar when a band want to extend their sound into other areas. Do you sometimes think there was an eleventh commandment that you missed “Thou shalt not mix genres and experiment with your own bands sound” type of thing?
That is a pretty clever anecdote you've got there and accurate at that. As musicians you either evolve or you die, there is no midpoint. You can't expect groups to play the same things over and over and expect it to sound fresh and original. Most of the biggest and renowned groups in any scene have expanded their sounds and influences to create new ones, that is how new genres of music transpire. People don't just one day decide to invent new styles, it happens as a process of evolution.

What’s the roots of the band? Musically where are you all coming from?
We all have our own personal roots and yet a shared admiration for punk, psychobilly, and rock and roll. All of us have come from pretty different musical backgrounds and I think it has really helped the song writing and the structure of our band. It is a pretty special thing for a band to come from such multi-faceted backgrounds and yet still come together on the same page.

And how did you all get together?
We have all known each other for quite sometime, playing in different bands together. It took us a while to get together to try and write some songs, but after that it was like riding a bike. We all knew it was right and everything had a pretty natural flow to it. It wasn't too long before everything just fell into place.

You have all played in bands before, but Mad Marge and the Stonecutters rise in popularity has been pretty rapid. What’s the secret, or is it just a case of right place, right time?
It's a matter of working your ass off...We all want this to work so bad and we feel like if we just get out there and play and let the audiences see and feel our conviction than it will all just get easier. It has worked out pretty good so far but we're still working really hard and it certainly hasn't gotten any easier!! There definitely is no secret...

The sound of the band is very accessible. Is mainstream success something that you would be ultimately aiming for? Let’s be honest, everyone would like to make a living and be successful doing what they love?
I think that is what most musicians aim for, your absolutely right, honestly everyone who is in a band, whether if they say it is for success or not, would love to do this for a living. We think it is important for our sound to be accessible and to expose the world to this different sound. Most people are so caught up it the trash that is so extremely popular on airwaves today, they forget what it is like to hear something new and exciting. Hopefully we can bring that sound and that feeling into the mainstream.

How has the reaction been to the release of your debut album? Is it garnering any airplay stateside?
It hasn't been widely released, so at this point we are still struggling to get the record out there, but to those who have been able to get their hands on it, the reaction has been pretty strong. It's a trip when we play shows and the kinds know the lyrics to the songs... I still get a kick outta that. We've had some airplay on some local and college radio stations in southern and northern California as well as online broadcasts all over the country.

You are obviously going to maximise on the work you have done so far to get to where you are. So what’s next?
We are planning a tour with the Rocketz in June to the North West (Hopefully all of that works out) and we are working out coming back to Europe in the fall.

Did the Warped tour give you more prominence?
I think anyone who plays on a pink U-Haul van gains more prominence, even if it is for those brief 30 minutes! We felt a little out of our element at first but once we realized that the people we had brought over to our hot pink van weren't going anywhere, we felt a little more comfortable. We got a very good response and got to get our music out to a crowd we hadn't had the opportunity to play for before. I think any band will tell you that warped tour is one of the best promotional tools out there.

As you become more prominent do you think that you will get any hassle about the name? What are you going to do if Matt Groening/Fox take a hissy fit and demands a name change?
We're hoping we'll never have to face that demon... but if it were to come about I suppose we'll just have to hire him a bunch of hookers or something...

You recently played London with some friends of mine (The Termites). How was it playing the UK? The response seems very positive. Especially with the younger audience?
The response in London was outstanding, from our perspective the crowd young and old seemed to really enjoy it. The entire show was really phenomenal, it was exciting to see the Termites back together and the Nekromantix were outstanding as well. It was just a really great vibe that night, (it was sold out, so packed as well) a lot of great bands and a great audience that really got into the show.

How important is getting out there, and playing in front of people to the band?
I would say it is priority, playing different venues and audiences is number one right now to us. What kind of impact can we make if no one knows who we are?

Have you any plans for heading back this way?
We are certainly keeping things open because we would love to come back to Europe. Nothing is absolute yet but we are hoping things will work out and we will be back by the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

So far what has the highlights been?
Traveling has certainly been a huge bonus, but I would have to say that the people have been a big highlight since day one. We play with a lot of great bands and meet a lot of interesting and wonderful people that we probably wouldn't have the chance to meet living in such a small town. When we talk to the people who come to our shows or musicians in other bands, we realize that the whole music scene in general is full of a lot of good people that have amazing character and just want to listen to music and have a good time. Those people are hard to come by in this corporate congested world. We live in these days.

And the downside?
Shitty sound systems, monitors that don't work and being a non-smoker playing in a bar filled with smoke and maybe one or two oxygen molecules!

You want to finish with a message to any European fans?
I hope everyone who got to make it out any one of the Hollywood Monsters shows will come and support us and show us as much love the second time around, because you guys really made us feel welcome! For those of you in places we missed or if you couldn't make it out to a show but wanted to...
Make sure you come, introduce yourself and have a beer with us!

Order the debut full-length CD from Mad Marge & The Stonecutters

12 Step Rebels long hibernation coming to an end

From 12 Step Rebels myspace:

"- The band *is* in the recording studio now working on new material! Currently we don't have a label in mind, currently we're not worried about that.

- Mad Dog Chad! is back in full swing behind the drums & Ian (our faithful Tour Manager for anyone who remembers) has been added as 2nd Guitar. This is something the band had toyed with since the US Tour with Mad Sin in '03 but never came about until now.

- Look for Tour Dates in August & October!! Also look for a new single to drop on our page & various Venue/Promoter's pages as well before the dates happen. Dates will be posted on our page very soon!

Tell your friends, spread the word...the Rebel Rock is taking over!

~12SxRx"

Speedfreaks Ball 3 current line-up

From The Speedfreaks Ball website:

"Speedfreaks 3 ( 9th to 11th November 2007)

MAIN STAGE:

THE BEAT
THE METEORS
ARGY BARGY
FRANTIC FLINTSTONES (Exclusive UK show)
NEVILLE STAPLE
MAD SIN (Exclusive UK Show)
ORANGE STREET
FRENZY
CRASHED OUT
RUNNIN RIOT
GOLDBLADE
SMOKE LIKE A FISH
ABRASIVE WHEELS
THE BUSINESS
DRAGSTER
BEERZONE
ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE
SPELLBOUND
ED TUDOR POLE
THE BOOZE BOYS
THE GRIT
MDM
THE KAOTIXX

NEW BAND STAGE:

Henry & The Bleeders
Newtown Kings
Jimmy Hotrod
Code 1
Hot Rocket Trio
Mr Shiraz

DJs :
Bosher, AndyK, The Goldsmith, G - Man,
Traycee from Oi Town, Little Carl, SkaBeatPete,
JimSkin, Spikal, Miggy
Friday 9th, Saturday 10th Sunday 11th November 2007
Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England"

Matt Black and Fireballs part ways

From The Fireballs:

"Please be advised that as of April 2007 MATT BLACK, original guitarist with Australia's Fireballs is no longer a member of the band.
This is due to personal differences within the band. I hope to see you all soon with a new project, please stay tuned."

God Save The King: A Psychobilly Tribute To Elvis

From Rockin' Raven Records:

"God Save The King: A Psychobilly Tribute To Elvis is out now on Rockin' Raven Records. You can get it now for $14.00 with shipping in the U.S. and $16.00 with shipping outside the U.S. at http://www.myspace.com/rockinravenrecords

Orders Ship Same Day or Next Day! First Class Shipping!

Here is the track listing...

1. Nigel Lewis (Meteors,Tall Boys) with The Tombstone Brawlers - Blue Moon of Kentucky

2. Spellbound - (You're The) Devil In Disguise

3. Batmobile - (Now And Then) There's A Fool Such As I

4. Lucky Devils - Milk Cow Blues

5. Cosmic Voodoo (Fet. Jeff Roffredo of Tiger Army and Rezurex and James Meza of Rezurex, Tiger Army and Nekromantix) - Bossa Nova Baby

6. Memphis Morticians - King Creole

7. King Sleaze (Lonesome Kings) with Batmobile - Long Black Limousine

8. Guitar Slingers (Fet. Doyley of Klingonz and Demented Are Go) - CC Rider

9. Monster Klub - That's Alright Mama

10. Spinballs (Fet. Thomas Palin Ex-Small Town Pimps) - Viva Las Vegas

11. Asmodeus - Little Sister (Live)

12. Ripmen - Crawfish

13. Thee Flanders - Happy Endings

All tracks are exclusive to this comp. All new and all unreleased! How can you resist the first new Cosmic Voodoo recording in 10 years! Two tracks from the legendary Batmobile! And the first new Psychobilly track from Nigel Lewis since what, the Tall Boys?! And great tracks from some of the best Psychobilly bands from all over the world. You Know You Want It!"

The Sick Ones from Flying Saucer Records

From Flying Saucer Records:

"COMING JUNE 26, 2007: 'THE SICK ONES' Volume 1...the ULTIMATE PSYCHOBILLY COMPILATION...25 BANDS including BANANE METALIK, ASMODEUS, THE BRAINS, BAMBOULA, GUTTER DEMONS, SLAPPING SUSPENDERS, DEADCATS, MATADORS, ALLEY DUKES, TOMBSTONES, SEASON OF NIGHTMARES, APPLE THIEVES, CASINO RUMBLERS, ROBIN & more!"

Psychobilly Bash Line Up

From Psychobilly Bash myspace:

"After a few weeks of waiting you guys get to see the full confirmed line-up for the Midlands leading Psychobilly event...

On November 10th 2007, at the Irish Club, Birmingham the following 9 acts will be destroying the stage:

THE METEORS (UK)
THE CREEPSHOW (canada)
THE HANGMEN (UK)
CENOBITES (holland) ***JUST ADDED***
LUCKY DEVILS (france - first UK performance in over 4 years)
DEVILISH PRESLEY (UK)
A SAILOR'S GRAVE (UK - ex-hypejax members Cooley, Bob and Manning)
SPEED KINGS (UK)
BASTARD SONS OF BORIS KARLOFF (ireland)

Tickets are on sale now at just £15 adv. from here

Cheers for your continued support everyone."

Hyperjax Split

From Hyperjax Myspace:

"The Hyperjax have decided to call it a day...

Its a perfectly amicable break up and everyone in the band will remain good friends - however, it had become very difficult to unify on certain decisions and we were having a tough time just getting everyone in the same place together at the end. This was not an easy decision but certainly we felt the time was right to move on.


A massive thank you to everyone who has supported the band over the past 11 years. Thanks to all the bands we have played with and thanks to all the great friends we have made from all over the world... Its been a blast.


Thankyou and goodnight!"

Mad Sin Australia Dates for October

Mad Sin will be doing a few dates in Oz during the fall, here are the shows so far:

18.10.07 AUS Brisbane Club Phoenix

20.10.07 AUS Sydney Annadale Hotel 18+

21.10.07 AUS Sydney Annadale Hotel all ages

25.10.07 AUS Melbourne Corner Hotel

26.10.07 AUS Adelaide Fowlers Live

27.10.07 AUS Melbourne Route 66 all ages

28.10.07 AUS Perth Rosemount Hotel

New Evil Devil Live Dates

From Teo:

July 14th - CaveInRock Festival - Rome, IT (+ Bone Machine)

August 31st - Rock My Ass Festival - near Bamberg, DE - (+ many international Bands!)

September 7th - Libella - Altenmarkt, DE - (+ Batmobile, Generation Mongoloid)

September 8th - JuZe - Naturns, IT - (+ Mad Sin)

Chuck & the Crack Pipes NEW CD!

From Alan Wilson at Western Star Studios:

"Chuck puts the HIGH in High Fidelity!
WSRC 018 "One Lung Down" - Chuck & The Crack-Pipes. Solo album by Chuck Harvey of the Frantic Flintstones who teams up with a group of top session musicians to produce 13 brand new tracks of Rockabilly and Country. With every song themed on drink and drugs this album should be welcomed among the massive Harvey follwing. Recorded shortly after the singer lost a lung, the album's title becomes apparent! Classic Harvey.

Pre order it from www.western-star.co.uk or your usual dealer"

Drop me a line!

I can't do it all myself, so if you or your band have news, let me know and I'll try to include it.


psychobillyblog@yahoo.com

More Tour Info: The M3T3ORS, The Quakes, Stellar Corpses

A couple of new tours have come to my attention. Sorry that the layouts are all different, but I'm basically cutting and pasting from the different websites, rather than retyping everything.

The M3T3ORS

They aren't on any large scale tour, but, as always, they have a lot of dates lined up through the fall, so here is the current rundown:

06/07/07	Calella	Psychobilly Festival	SPAIN
18/07/07	Helsinki	On The Rocks	FINLAND
19/07/07	Kuopio	Henry´s Pub	FINLAND
20/07/07	Lahti	Night Life	FINLAND
21/07/07	Kangasala	Hertuattar	FINLAND
28/07/07	Bremen	Meisenfrei Blues Club	GERMANY
29/07/07	Rostock	Force Attack	GERMANY

August 07
03/08/07	Selestat	Festival lez arts sceniques	FRANCE
10/08/07	Saarbrücken	Garage	GERMANY
17/08/07	Trier	Ex Haus	GERMANY
25/08/07	Munich	Backstage	GERMANY

September 07
07/09/07	Bain de Bretagne	Stompin'Klub	FRANCE
15/09/07	Moscow	Relax Club	RUSSIA
22/09/07	Berlin	K17	GERMANY
29/09/07	Bochum	Zwischenfall	GERMANY

October 07
13/10/07	Toulouse	Le vent du Sud	FRANCE
20/10/07	Hollywood CA	Knitting Factory	USA

November 07
03/11/07	Erlenbach	Juz-Erlenbach	Germany
09/11/07	Hemsby	SpeedFreaks Ball	UK
10/11/07	Birmingham	PsychoBilly Bash	UK
11/11/07	Manchester	Night and Day Cafe	UK
21/11/007	Gold Coast	Shark Bar	AUSTRALIA
22/11/007	Brisbane	Club Phoenix	AUSTRALIA
24/11/007	Sydney	Annandale Hotel	AUSTRALIA
25/11/007	Sydney	Utopia	AUSTRALIA
29/11/007	Wollongong	Oxford Tavern	AUSTRALIA
30/11/007	Canberra	Jameson Inn	AUSTRALIA

December 07
01/12/07	Melbourne	Corner Hotel	AUSTRALIA
02/12/07	Adelaide	Enigma Bar	AUSTRALIA
08/12/07	Kiel	Die Pumpe	GERMANY
15/12/07	Stuttgart	Landespavillion	GERMANY

The Quakes Fall Tour '07

Unfortunately this tour will not be hitting Dallas, but the rest of you on the route can rejoice!

USA- Southwest
September 14-El Paso,TX-Zepplins Pub -(all ages)Friday
September 15-Phoenix,Arizona- Chasers-(all ages)Saturday
September 16-Las Vegas,NV-Bunkhouse Saloon -(21+)Sunday
September 20-Santa Cruz-SC Vets Hall-(all ages)Thursday
September 21-Corona,CA-Showcase theater-(all ages)Friday
September 22-Hollywood,CA-Key club-(all ages)Saturday

EUROPE
October 11-Frankfurt/Germany-Dreikönigskeller-Thursday
October 12-Stuttgart/Germany-Club Zwolfzehn-Friday
October 13-Kassel/Germany-Barracuda Bar-Saturday
October 14-Eindhoven/Holland-The Rambler-Sunday
October 15-Trier/Germany-Ex-Haus-Monday
October 17-Koln/Germany-MTC-Wednesday
October 19-DornbirnAustria-Fabrik-Friday
October 20-Milan/Italy-Transilvania Live-Saturday
October 21-Gorizia/Italy-Pieffe Factory-Sunday
October 23-Egelsee/Germany-Schwarzer Adler-Tuesday
October 24-MünchenGermany-59 to 1-Wednesday
October 25-Regau/Austria-Pfarrsaal-Thursday
October 26-Innsbruck/Austria-Café-Bar Boxenstopp-Friday
October 27-Grosspetersdorf/Austria-Altes Kino-Saturday
October 28-Budapest/Hungary-Amigo Bar-Sunday
November 1-Hamburg/Germany-Logo-Thursday
November 3-Flensburg/Germany-Roxy-Saturday
November 7-Gdynia/Poland-Ucho-Wednesday
November 8-Warsaw/Poland-Radio Luxemburg-Thursday
November 9-Berlin/Germany-Wild at Heart-Friday
November 10-Leipzig/Germany-UT Connewitz-Saturday

Stellar Corpses

This is a relatively new band from Santa Cruz California making what I think is their first national tour run.

Jul 15 2007 Bottom of the Hill w/Hellbillys! San Francisco, California
Jul 17 2007 Monterey Live! ALL AGES! w/ Bamboula + Season of Nightmares Monterey, California
Jul 27 2007 The Catalyst ***ALL AGES*** TOUR KICK-OFF SHOW!!! Santa Cruz, California
Aug 3 2007 Sam's Burger Joint w/ Koffin Kats + Sasquatch & the Sickabillys! San Antonio, Texas
Aug 4 2007 Headhunters w/ Sasquatch & the Sickabillys Austin, Texas
Aug 5 2007 Big Top with Ghost Storys Houston, Texas
Aug 7 2007 Cervantes w/ Koffin Kats! Denver, Colorado
Aug 9 2007 Bunkhouse Saloon Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 10 2007 Studio 111 w/ Calabrese & Zombeast! ALL AGES! Flagstaff, Arizona
Aug 11 2007 The Phix w/ Calabrese & Zombeast! ALL AGES! Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 18 2007 The Bash 7 w/ The Nekronots ALL AGES Woodland, Washington
Aug 19 2007 Ash St Saloon Portland, Oregon
Aug 21 2007 Studio 7 ~ w/ The Creepshow ~ ALL AGES + BAR Seattle, Washington
Aug 23 2007 Off Limits w/ Koffin Kats! Chico, California
Aug 24 2007 The Blue Lamp w/ Calavera! Sacramento, California
Aug 25 2007 Thee ParkSide w/ Calavera ~ ALL AGES San Francisco, California
Sep 1 2007 Hollywood Showdown 8 - Frantic Flinstones, The Creepshow & more @ The Knitting Factory Hollywood, California
Sep 28 2007 Blue Lagoon w/ Coffin Draggers! Santa Cruz, California
Sep 29 2007 Willemina's w/ Coffin Draggers *All Ages* Sacramento, California

July

July is going to be a busy month for psychobilly, This is going to be a skeletal overview of some of the cooler items on the agenda:

Vans Warped Tour!

I think this is year 14 for this traveling festival. The big news is that Tiger Army will be on the main stage for the entire run. I know that there is a lot of division in the psychobilly world about Tiger Army, but whatever your position, you have to at least realize that what is good for Tiger Army is good for psychobilly, at least in terms of show attendance and record sales. A few other psychobilly acts have secured spots along the way as well. Mad Marge & the Stonecutters are going to be on the tour through July 29th, and I'm very excited to see them since I never have. I've heard nothing but good things. If your band is on one of the side stages, let me know since those are the only two I could dig up.

15th Psychobilly Meeting

This, by all accounts, is about the most fun you can have at a psychobilly festival. Two weeks of music and sun on the beach in Spain. This one in already in progress, but deserves a notice nonetheless. This years acts include:

BONE DADDIES (AUSTRALIA)
ZOMBIE GHOST TRAIN (AUSTRALIA)
PHARAOHS (UK)
SPIKE (JAPAN)
THEE SUSPENDERS (SWEDEN)
THE M3T3ORS (UK / GER)
KING KURT (UK)
REZUREX (USA)
DAMAGE DONE BY WORMS (GERMANY)
HOLA GHOST (DENMARK)
MAD SIN (GER)
FRENZY (UK)
LEVI DEXTER & THE CARAVANS (USA/UK)
PHANTOM ROCKERS (USA/ UK/ GER)
THE CREEPSHOW (CANADA)
MAD DOG COLE (UK)
FIREBALLS (AUSTRALIA)
THE TERMITES (UK)
PADDLECELL (GERMANY)

Can't beat that line-up! Someday I'll make it...

Bamboula & Season Of Nightmares

A couple of great new up and coming bands are also on the road this month. Bamboula are from San Diego and bring some cool sounds and a little something different to the mix and Season of Nightmares from the great northwest and are perhaps a bit more evil. Something for everyone! Tour dates are on their myspace pages.

I know there must be some records coming out this month, too. Drop me a line and let me know what you've got going on!

Josh

First Post!

Here we go. This is going to be a one stop shop for psychobillies.

We're going to have news, tours, reviews, and whatever other goodies I can dig up along the way. It seems odd to me that with as large a presence as psychobilly has on the internet, that there isn't a centralized place for psychos to go without digging through a forum to get their news. These are heady days for psychobillies. We've got bands touring around the world in places psychobilly has never been, we've got bands on national television in America, we've got a scene on the move!

I'll start posting some good stuff soon, but I wanted to at least introduce myself.

My name is Josh. My introduction to psychobilly was in 1996 when I saw the Hellbillys for the first of a couple dozen times. That show woke the beast. Shortly thereafter I took it upon myself to create a webpage dedicated to the psychobilly scene I was a part of on the West Coast of the U.S.A. The West Coast Psychobilly homepage was a bigger success than I'd ever dreamed it would be. I got e-mails from all over the world from fans and bands alike. I helped to set up a couple of really cool tours for bands like the Godless Wicked Creeps. I created web pages for a couple of bands, the Hellbillys and the Godless Wicked Creeps, who didn't have any internet presence before I threw my hat in the ring. I met a lot of people, fans and people in bands as well, and I made a lot of friends, many of whom I still communicate with pretty regularly. The WCP homepage got e-mail and guestbook signings well after I stopped updating it in 1999, I finally took it down in 2002 or so, because I had no time to update and I no longer lived on the West Coast, so it seemed kind of silly to me to continue. I live in Dallas, Texas now and don't get to see many bands, though, whenever they do come to town, I do my best to make them feel welcome and try to get people out to the shows. I still scour the web looking for cool new music and news about my favorite bands, and I thought this blog would be a good way to take what I've learned and pass it on. I love to hear new bands, I have stacks of demo tapes in my garage, I love to hear new stuff by my favorite older bands as well. If you are in a band and need some press, this might be a good place to start. Anyway, keep checking in, I have to find out if I can do RSS with this thing to help people keep track. Cheers and keep tuning in for the latest!

Josh