Category: Halloween

Emunctory Hot Links

Boogeyman, The Atomic 44’s (2021)
Blues/roots supergroup The Atomic 44’s formed in 2020 when Eric Von Herzen (harmp player for Walter Trout, Social Distortion, The Atomic Road Kings, Junior Watson) joined guitarist/vocalist Johnny Main (The 44’s).

Holler.

“Dance.”

“CHILL!”

MDAOES.

THIS POD.

Mr. Bubba.

Greenlight.

Monkey rain.

E-E-AH-H-H.

The East Wig.

Engagement.

Make it black.

Morel Doucet’s busts.

Differing martial arts.

About Hedwig Kiesler.

Patty was a headbanger.

Dance This Meme Around.

Mark Allen, Cardiff Busker.

Earl the Spider [via Thompson, blog].

Herman Poole Blount [via Everlasting Blört].

Nathan Vidal & Eduardo Granados are dkhds.

Don’t Fear The Reaper (medieval version) [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Colorized magazine photo, unknown source, with caption
“Rich Palmer ran the nation’s largest volume hobby shop in Parsippany, New Jersey. Aurora hired him to organize its Monster Customizing Contest in 1964. Aurora received national television attention when the CBS Evening News visited his shop. Walter Cronkite and Palmer held a conversation in the “Monster Korner” of the store. Big Frankie occupies the top shelf in the Monster Korner.”
More info in this forum.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee Pre-Halloween Edition – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Koffin Kats, Zombie Ghost Train, and The Ramones

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis Durham are a quirky group of siblings from London who play a mix of R&B, blues, soul, punk, rock and roll, and West Indian music.

Koffin Kats started as a Detroit bar band in 2003, hit the psychobilly circuit, released several records and changed lineups over the decades.

Zombie Ghost Train (ZGT) were formed in Sydney as a gothabilly/psychobilly/horrorpunk group in 2002. In 2008, one of Sydney’s city guides, TwoThousand, called the band, “Australia’s best kept secret… These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since The Cramps.” They are now defunct.

The Ramones. In 1989, fiction author Stephen King, a huge Ramones fan, invited the Ramones to his Bangor, Maine home as they played in New England. During the visit, he handed Dee Dee Ramone a copy of his Pet Sematary novel, and the bassist retreated to the basement. One hour later, Dee Dee returned with the lyrics to “Pet Sematary“.

My favorite time of year is upon us, when the sun stays low, shadows grow long and colors become more vibrant. Perfect days to contemplate leaves and dogs while sitting you-know-where… on the porch. See you around whenever.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 927 – Pump It Up, Little Beasties & Laughing Wet

[Found here, here and here.]

Tunes for All Hallow’s Eve


Songs in this collection may or may not be directly related to Halloween, and it’s probably the first Halloween play list without Monster Mash.
[Caveat: No copyright infringement is intended; songs posted here are for entertainment purposes only.]

[Update – Added SJH per Taminator’s suggestion.]

Vintage Halloween

[Found here and elsewhere.]

Halloween Costume Suggestions

All appear to be the work of Petr Válek, more at the link.

Moschiferous Hot Links

Graveyard Queen, Zombie Ghost Train (2006)
Also known as ZGT, their music is categorized as gothabilly and/or hellbilly. One reviewer called them”Australia’s best kept secret. . . These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since The Cramps.”

Spaceballs.

George Carl.

Camperocity.

Grip the Raven.

Jonco’s Journal.

Prove that T = H.

Trotify your bike.

Hollywood Canteen.

 The corpse in the well.

Norty Blues Episode 87.

Obnoxious Bicyclist Part I.
Obnoxious Bicyclist Part II.

Look behind you [via IDHMGO].

Play with a spherical Voroni diagram.

Dog’s favorite chew toy comes to life.

Phone theft deterrent [via Bunkerville].

Rearranged junkyards [via Memo Of The Air].

This City Eats People Alive [via Feral Irishman].

Shark spotted in Mexican floodwaters [via Mme. Jujujive].

[Top image found here.]

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Saturday Matinee Pre-Halloween Edition – The Interrupters, Messer Chups, The Creepshow & Tom Waits

The Interrupters: Aimee Interrupter & the Bivona brothers sing an ode to a poor bony soul.

From St. Petersburg, Russia,  Messer Chups is listed under vampire space zombie surf rock. “Messer” is German for “knife” and “Chups” is from Chupa Chups lollipops.

The Creepshow has been blasting psychopunkabilly for a while. Zombies Ate Her Brain was from their debut album, Sell Your Soul (2006).

Who needs Halloween music when you got Tom Waits with his Olds 88 and the devil on a leash.

Been a busy week taking care of busy-ness and dodging busybodies. Tomorrow we’ll porch. See you at the crack of noon.

Fremescent Hot Links

Here Comes Mary, The Raveonettes (2005)
The ghosts of Don and Phil Everly echo from the velvet basement of the haunted mansion.

Exrayna.

Noodlin’.

Wheelson.

Leah’s oils.

Hello ‘Ween!

Conker cheater.

Speed yodelling.

Conflicted  toads.

Everything is fine.

How to dance Goth.

A bone-chilling uptick.

Norty Blues Episode 86.

Beware the Ankle Biters.

Birdbreath [via Bunkerville}.

Reviewing The Replacements.

Spontaneous synchronization.

The Grateful [via Mme. Jujujive].

Ed and Ralph do the Hucklebuck.

Pigeonhead [via Memo Of The Air].

2024 Kids Mullet Contest finalists.

Sonny Boy tells his story (and it’s true).

The Horror of Hanson (and the town’s reponse).

[Top image found here.]

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Hand Car Wash

11514 Ventura Blvd., Studio City CA.

[Top image found here; more impressive than Google Maps street view.]