Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
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September 10, 2006
Halloween 2006: Volume Three and more!!!
Had a great time tonight at Doc Gangrene's birthday bash with good friends, food and undead music! The heated volleyball match was scary. Tried a pumpkin brew of John's which was yummy. Thank you again, sir.
So, this was round one of handing out the Halloween comps. If you didn't get one and would like one, we're going to be doing a round two so get your request in now.
Here's the cover and contents for Volume Three. Personally, this is probably my favorite with the range stretching from early Kate Bush (Anastasia's current passion) to the sad fate of poor Frederick in The Tiger Lillies cabaret song to the skeletal ska rhythms of The Specials. Again, enjoy!
PS: My dad wrote the last song on this CD back in the 1960's around the same time he had a top ten hit with "Day for Decision". I like this one better.
1. Kate Bush – Hammer Horror
2. Les Paul – Bewitched
3. Les Baxter – Terror
4. Combustible Edison – Carnival of Souls
5. Band of Bees – These Are the Ghosts
6. Swamp Zombies – Unemployed
7. Ike & Tina Turner – Mojo Queen
8. Roger & The Gypsies – Pass the Hatchet
9. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Little Demon
10. Gene Vincent – Race With the Devil
11. LaVern Baker – Voodoo Voodoo
12. Jackie Morningstar – Rockin’ In the Graveyard
13. Blind Lemon Jefferson – See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
14. The Tiger Lillies – The Story of Cruel Frederick
15. Hank Thompson – Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin
16. Half Japanese – Kiss Of the Vampire
17. Steady Earnest – Vampires
18. The Ventures – Fear
19. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
20. The Clash – The City Of the Dead
21. The Specials – Ghost Town
22. The Residents – The Electrocutioner
23. Marc Ribot – Witches And Devils
24. Jimmy Rodgers – The Bell Witch
So, this was round one of handing out the Halloween comps. If you didn't get one and would like one, we're going to be doing a round two so get your request in now.
Here's the cover and contents for Volume Three. Personally, this is probably my favorite with the range stretching from early Kate Bush (Anastasia's current passion) to the sad fate of poor Frederick in The Tiger Lillies cabaret song to the skeletal ska rhythms of The Specials. Again, enjoy!
PS: My dad wrote the last song on this CD back in the 1960's around the same time he had a top ten hit with "Day for Decision". I like this one better.
1. Kate Bush – Hammer Horror
2. Les Paul – Bewitched
3. Les Baxter – Terror
4. Combustible Edison – Carnival of Souls
5. Band of Bees – These Are the Ghosts
6. Swamp Zombies – Unemployed
7. Ike & Tina Turner – Mojo Queen
8. Roger & The Gypsies – Pass the Hatchet
9. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Little Demon
10. Gene Vincent – Race With the Devil
11. LaVern Baker – Voodoo Voodoo
12. Jackie Morningstar – Rockin’ In the Graveyard
13. Blind Lemon Jefferson – See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
14. The Tiger Lillies – The Story of Cruel Frederick
15. Hank Thompson – Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin
16. Half Japanese – Kiss Of the Vampire
17. Steady Earnest – Vampires
18. The Ventures – Fear
19. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
20. The Clash – The City Of the Dead
21. The Specials – Ghost Town
22. The Residents – The Electrocutioner
23. Marc Ribot – Witches And Devils
24. Jimmy Rodgers – The Bell Witch
September 1, 2006
Halloween 2006 - Garage Mix
Frankly I was inspired by John's enthusiasm for creating his mammoth collection of songs celebrating Halloween. So, I've spent the last two nights compiling a number of CDs and then burning the first of two discs which am I happy to share. Here's the contents of Disc Number One!
1. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
2. Unnatural Axe - They Saved Hitler's Brain
3. The Germs - Lexicon Devil
4. Total Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part One)
5. October Country - My Girlfriend Is A Witch
6. Stone By Stone W/Chris D. - I Pass For Human
7. Slayer - Necrophiliac
8. Deuce Coupes - Satan's Chariot
9. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
10. Eddie Kirk - Them Bones
11. Honeyboy - Bloodstains On The Wall
12. Johnny Fuller - Haunted House
13. The Nomads - Where The Wolf Bane Blooms
14. Quincy Jones - Superstition
15. The Cherry Valance - Two Headed Woman
16. Gas Huffer - Ghost In The Lighthouse
17. Man Or Astroman? - Electrostatic Brain Field
18. Dragula - The Maltese Martian
19. The Makers - Death Of Mr. Monster
20. Crystalites - Undertaker's Burial
21. Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy
22. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Psycko
23. The Sonics - Psycho
24. Famous Monsters - Blood Of Frankenstein
25. Sugar Shack - My Girl The Vampire
26. Tarantuala Ghoul & The Gravediggers - King Kong
27. Jan Davis - Watusi Zombie
28. Duplex Planet - Thats Halloween!
A great compiliation by my standards and done on a very impulsive whim. Volume Two is promising to lean a bit more towards Brit Goth, but we'll see (or hear) soon enough
1. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
2. Unnatural Axe - They Saved Hitler's Brain
3. The Germs - Lexicon Devil
4. Total Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (Part One)
5. October Country - My Girlfriend Is A Witch
6. Stone By Stone W/Chris D. - I Pass For Human
7. Slayer - Necrophiliac
8. Deuce Coupes - Satan's Chariot
9. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
10. Eddie Kirk - Them Bones
11. Honeyboy - Bloodstains On The Wall
12. Johnny Fuller - Haunted House
13. The Nomads - Where The Wolf Bane Blooms
14. Quincy Jones - Superstition
15. The Cherry Valance - Two Headed Woman
16. Gas Huffer - Ghost In The Lighthouse
17. Man Or Astroman? - Electrostatic Brain Field
18. Dragula - The Maltese Martian
19. The Makers - Death Of Mr. Monster
20. Crystalites - Undertaker's Burial
21. Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy
22. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Psycko
23. The Sonics - Psycho
24. Famous Monsters - Blood Of Frankenstein
25. Sugar Shack - My Girl The Vampire
26. Tarantuala Ghoul & The Gravediggers - King Kong
27. Jan Davis - Watusi Zombie
28. Duplex Planet - Thats Halloween!
A great compiliation by my standards and done on a very impulsive whim. Volume Two is promising to lean a bit more towards Brit Goth, but we'll see (or hear) soon enough
August 27, 2006
"Halloween"
I was listening to a cool comp tonight called New Wave Halloween with tracks by Roky Erickson (personal fav!), The Dream Syndicate, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Edmonds (?), Dead Kennedys, MX-80 (with a rockin’ Theme from Halloween cover) and a few others, not the least of which was Sonic Youth.
Flash backwards to the late 1980’s when I was working at Tower and used to cruise with a young woman named Kat. Hailing from Kentucky and heading towards Chicago (where she would hang with Al Jourgensen), Kat and I used to get off work at Tower (1 AM) and head down to Elliston Square (now The End) and drink beers and White Russians. Through her I was introduced to Sonic Youth and their song “Halloween”. She lived in some apartments just behind the Jackson Apartments off West End and had a huge poster for Sister (or maybe it was Daydream Nation) on her wall. Incredibly raucous, but lulling and rhythmic at the same time, Sonic Youth has continued to be a favorite of mine over the years. Perhaps I’ll recount my experiences seeing them live with Jesus Lizard opening for them some day, but not tonight.
My favorite memory of hanging with Kat was when we drove to Bowling Green to see The Church play. Part of that memory lingers with me today because it was the loudest show I’ve ever been to (outside of Dinosaur Jr.) and I believe part of my hearing loss was suffered at said show. By the way, the show was fantastic if you like that neo-psychedelic sound which they embodied oh-so-well. However, the kicker was driving her SAAB all the way back to Nashville on Highway 31E in the middle of the night through all the shit kicker towns between here and there while listening to great industrial and goth tracks.
OK. Second greatest memory of Kat was when she picked up Judge Reinhold (he was shooting a movie in Mississippi and staying in Nashville for the weekends) and we all went back to his suite at the Vanderbilt Plaza and got smashed.
Any way, I’ve lost track of Kat over the years, but those will always be great memories.
Flash backwards to the late 1980’s when I was working at Tower and used to cruise with a young woman named Kat. Hailing from Kentucky and heading towards Chicago (where she would hang with Al Jourgensen), Kat and I used to get off work at Tower (1 AM) and head down to Elliston Square (now The End) and drink beers and White Russians. Through her I was introduced to Sonic Youth and their song “Halloween”. She lived in some apartments just behind the Jackson Apartments off West End and had a huge poster for Sister (or maybe it was Daydream Nation) on her wall. Incredibly raucous, but lulling and rhythmic at the same time, Sonic Youth has continued to be a favorite of mine over the years. Perhaps I’ll recount my experiences seeing them live with Jesus Lizard opening for them some day, but not tonight.
My favorite memory of hanging with Kat was when we drove to Bowling Green to see The Church play. Part of that memory lingers with me today because it was the loudest show I’ve ever been to (outside of Dinosaur Jr.) and I believe part of my hearing loss was suffered at said show. By the way, the show was fantastic if you like that neo-psychedelic sound which they embodied oh-so-well. However, the kicker was driving her SAAB all the way back to Nashville on Highway 31E in the middle of the night through all the shit kicker towns between here and there while listening to great industrial and goth tracks.
OK. Second greatest memory of Kat was when she picked up Judge Reinhold (he was shooting a movie in Mississippi and staying in Nashville for the weekends) and we all went back to his suite at the Vanderbilt Plaza and got smashed.
Any way, I’ve lost track of Kat over the years, but those will always be great memories.
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