Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas From Double Crown Records!

Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season! It's Christmas evening and it's about time to put away all of the holiday music for another 11 months or so. Here's a little last-minute chestnut for you all - enjoy!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Christmas With Heino

My family has some close friends that live in Germany that we visit every few years, usually during the holiday season. It is absolutely my favorite place in the world to spend Christmas - lots of delicious sweets, outdoor Christmas markets, snow, Gluhwein (a spiced holiday wine that you can get with Jaegermeister, Amaretto, or straight-up) and Heino. Each holiday, whether I'm at home or in Germany, I have to listen to some holiday Heino at least once. Well, I just stumbled across a whole Heino Christmas special on YouTube - 23 minutes long!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Crappy Skymall Holiday Gift Ideas

The Skymall catalog sucks, but it passes the time (well, about 10-15 minutes or so) while on an airplane. If you're looking for a last minute gift there are far better places to shop, but if you insist on ordering from the Skymall catalog here are some gifts to avoid.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

New York Times Book Design Review - Favorites Of 2008

The New York Times Book Design Review has posted their favorite covers of 2008. The books cover a wide variety of topics and are a mix of fiction and non-fiction. What they all share is gorgeous, innovative design - these books look so amazing I'd love to get them all, even if their content doesn't sound terribly interesting. It'd just be fun to look at them on the bookshelf. Click here.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Star Wars Holiday Special

A while ago, back when eBay first started up, I bought a VHS copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special. At the time I watched about 15 minutes of it, but after endless banter between the wookies in Chewbacca's family, I just couldn't take it anymore (there were no subtitles). Well, I have a couple of kids now and they both like Star Wars, but my wife and I feel they are a bit too young to see all of the movies (we caved and let them watch the original Star Wars, but it'll be a few years before we let them see the more intense Empire Strikes Back). However, I thought the time was perfect to dig out the videotape and watch it from start to finish. Now my wife has threatened to divorce me and the kids won't speak to me. The thing is 90 minutes long! It's got Jefferson Airplane, without Grace Slick. It's got wookies going "whaaargh" at each other. It's got Harvey Korman in drag. The only thing that saves it is Bea Arthur doing a Kurt Weill-esque tune in the cantina....whaaaahhh?!? This clip shows another painful moment - Princess Leah singing about the Wookie Life Day. Sit back and enjoy!
Speed Racer: The Complete Classic Series Collection

I was a pretty big Speed Racer fan as a kid, then once I had kids myself, I was able to watch it again with the newly released DVD's that started coming out a few years ago. Each DVD had 6-8 episodes in cool packaging. The only frustrating thing was that the DVD's were somewhat out of order, so you couldn't watch the series from start to finish. Well, that problem is a thing of the past - you can finally pick up the whole series in one package! It's a little frustrating that this came out after the single-disc releases, but I guess I can always sell them on e-Bay and pick this up later. (Click here to purchase through Amazon.com)

Monday, December 08, 2008

Christmas Time For The Jews

It's that time of year - here's one of my favorite Christmas videos - a classic featuring Darlene Love that I converted to MP3 a few years ago and play it alongside the tracks on the Phil Spector Christmas album.

YouTube has taken the video down, but here's a site that has it (click here)

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector At Amazon For $1.99

Most of you probably have this in your collection, but if you don't, Amazon has this available as a digital download for just $1.99! No Christmas goes by where I don't play this at least 10-15 times - it's definitely in my top 3 holiday albums of all time.

A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector (From Amazon.com)

Cool Lego Tiki Bar

My kids are 6 and 9 and we spend hours each week building things with Legos. This is a project I'd like to try sometime, or perhaps an easier project, like a freestanding tiki statue. Check out more info on this here.

The Concussions w/Eddie Angel & The Volcanos

Okay, you have less than 2 weeks to book your plane ticket to see the biggest surf show of the year - Eddie Angel's Guitar Party, The Concussions and The Volcanos. The show is free!!! If you live anywhere near Michigan, you must see this show!!!






HOLIDAY TWANG BANG!!!

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13TH HOPCAT 25 IONIA DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN

Show starts at 9 o’clock sharp! FREE!!!

THE VOLCANOS (SURF AND DRAG FROM DETROIT) www.myspace.com/thevolcanos
THE CONCUSSIONS (TANKED UP AND TORRID TRASH FROM MICHIGAN’S WEST COAST) www.myspace.com/theconcussions
EDDIE ANGEL’S GUITAR PARTY!!! (WORLD FAMOUS GUITARIST) Eddie Angel is the grammy nominated guitar player for Los Straitjackets. Joining Eddie for this fantastic show will be Jason "Teen Beat" Smay (Los Straitjackets, The Hi-Risers) on drums and Greg Townson (The Hi-Risers) on bass. www.myspace.com/eddieangelonguitar

Untamed Youth - 2008 Reunion "Pabst Blue Ribbon"



Unfortunately I couldn't fly to Spain to see the most recent Untamed Youth reunion show, but thanks to Youtube, you can catch some of their performance. There's other UY vids there too, but you really can't go wrong with "Pabst Blue Ribbon". The go-go dancers are a nice touch, and Deke's "beer volcano" is unrivaled.

The Kilaueas Are Back!!!

The Kilaueas Are Back!!!

The Kilaueas celebrate "10 Years Of Magmanautic Twang" and the introduction of their new guitarist, Matze Kilauea, with a show on December 12th in Stuttgart. They have a few other shows in Europe, and hopefully they can start work on a new set of recordings. They have won many fans over the years with their CD's, frequent shows in Europe and their 3-week US tour in 2006, so the news that they are back in action is very exciting!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Double Crown Records - Big Black Friday Sale!!!

If you, or someone you know, has music on their holiday wish list, come on over to the Double Crown website this Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday and get 33% off any size order! This offer is only good for orders placed on these days. Just go to www.dblcrown.com/catalog.html and use coupon code: BLACKFRI. If you miss this sale, you can use coupon code DEC15 for 15% off through the end of December.

This is the perfect opportunity to add any of our 2008 releases to your collection, including:

King Of Hawaii - Mele Kalikimaka CD-EP - #DCCD34 - $6.00
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

The Concussions - Magic Fingers CD - #DCCD33 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

Frankie & The Poolboys - S/T CD - #DCCD32 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

The Surfites - Escapades In Space CD - #DCCD31 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

The Madeira - Carpe Noctem CD - #DCCD30 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

The Penetrators - Declassified DVD - #DCDVD01 - $14.95
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

Bonney & Buzz - Bang It Again CD - #DCCD29 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

Plus our two Christmas/Holiday compilations

V/A - Seasonal Favorites Volume One (Reissue) CD - #DCCD09 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

V/A - Seasonal Favorites Volume Two CD - #DCCD28 - $12.75
(Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow)

The sale starts this Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and runs through Sunday. If you prefer Paypal, or mailing a check, instead of our online shopping cart, please shoot me an e-mail at: records@dblcrown.com

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Everything's Better With A Little Yakety Sax...

...even two fire trucks crashing into each other (reportedly no one was seriously injured in this crash).

Monday, October 20, 2008

Dolemite Dead At 81

I got a chance to see Dolemite (aka Rudy Ray Moore) in Vegas a few years ago - it was an amazing moment. He basically just went into the crowd with his microphone and did his "toasting" thing for about an hour straight. He did some of the rhymes from his films, along with some new ones. Sadly, he passed away today at the age of 81.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Big Surf Show Featuring The Madeira

CINCINNATI SURF EXPLOSION 2

This will take place on September 19th on the stage of the beautiful and spacious venue (not a bar) MEMORIAL HALL which is next to MUSIC HALL on Elm Street in Cincinnati, OH.

There are three bands on the bill: the wonderful Double Crown recording artists the MADEIRA, whose third CD just came out in June. They will be crowning the show. From Atlanta, Georgia is a wonderful group the SURGE. Opening the event will be DON'T FEAR THE REVERB.

For more information, click here.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Surfites - Space Mover Video

It's the first video from the Surfites' Escapades In Space CD, available through Double Crown Records.

Monday, August 18, 2008

The Concussions - Magic Fingers CD

The Concussions - Magic Fingers CD (Double Crown Records)

After hitting the surf music world with a massive wall of reverb this summer, with brand new releases by Bonney & Buzz, The Madeira, The Surfites and Frankie & The Poolboys you probably thought Double Crown was done for the summer. Yeah, we've been talking about the upcoming Volcanics CD too, which is due out sometime this fall, but heck, we thought we'd throw a curveball your way.....

Available right now - the new CD by Michigan surf combo The Concussions! Twelve great new tunes, eleven originals plus a cover of the Beatles tune "And I Love Her". It's all wrapped up in our first digipak CD case and was produced and mixed by the band and Pete Curry of Los Straitjackets.

This release is so "hot off the press" that it isn't even up on the Double Crown website yet - I'll be adding it in the next day or two. You can order using the links below though right away. If you are part of the Double Crown Music Club you'll be getting your disc shortly.

Tracks: Bulletproof - Think Pink - Allskate - Stiletto - Curb Feelers - Last Regrets & Moist Towelettes - Beach Ball - A Booguru - Tillie The Soiler - Guitorgan - And I Love Her - Mod Monster.

The Concussions - Magic Fingers CD - #DCCD33 - $12.75

Use coupon code TENDISC when checking out for 10% off!

Buy Now From Double Crown Records / CCNow

You can also get a copy from The Concussions

The Concussions On Myspace

Double Crown Records Website

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Coming This Month - 2 New Releases From Double Crown!


We've got two great new releases out now - Frankie & The Poolboys' debut self-titled release and 2nd CD by The Surfites, Escapades In Space. These retail for $12.75 each and are available through the Double Crown website. You can also sign up for the Double Crown Music Club - you'll get 4 consecutive releases, starting with the new Surfites CD, for just $35 US (Canada/World are a little more). Find out more info by clicking here - it's like getting 4 CD's for the price of 3!).

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Surf Guitar 101 Festival - August 2nd


The first annual Surf Guitar 101 festival is coming up next week. Lots of great music, a preview of the "Sound of Surf" movie, John Blair, Paul Johnson, vendors from around the country and a swap meet. If you're in California, or have a chance to fly in, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! Find out more info at Surf Guitar 101.com

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Mummies Reunited (And Unmasked????)

The Mummies are back! They're playing one show, and one show only, in Spain on October 10th at the Funtastic Dracula Carnival Festival (The Untamed Youth are also getting back together for this fest!!!!!). Man, it is very, very tempting to start savin' up the scratch to make it there, but I'm already booked for Rockabilly Rave USA the week before. If there were just a few more must see bands on the bill I'd consider changing my plans.

However, they played a warmup show a few days ago (as Scarecrow & the Corn Shuckers) - without their costumes! Whaaah? Read all about it here and see pics here. There's also a new interview here.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Madeira - Carpe Noctem CD

The Madeira - Carpe Noctem CD

It's the second full-length release by The Madeira, a band that plays surf music born of screaming wind over the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. This disc contains eleven lush, intricate surf instrumentals along with two covers (including "SOS (Stomp On Stomp)" by The Atlantics). Pick this up from the band at any of their upcoming shows, or order it through Double Crown Records. This CD was released on May 27th, 2008.

Tracks: Carpe Noctem - Wreak Havoc! - Undercurrents - Rolling Thunder - Infidel - El Flaco - Hamsa - The Saracen - SOS (Stomp On Stomp) - Tangaroa - Surf Fidelis - Sahar - End Of The Circle.

The Madeira - Carpe Noctem CD - DCCD30 - $12.75 (Buy Now From Double Crown Records CCNow)

The Madeira Official Website: www.themadeira.net

The Penetrators - Declassified DVD

The Penetrators - Declassified DVD

The long awaited DVD from The Penetrators entitled "Declassified" is available for purchase on line at www.penetrators.com and www.dblcrown.com. "Declassified" features 15 live performances in addition to the video for "Redlined" shot by Paul Mayne and a new video for "The Southern Surf Syndicate Theme" and more! The retail price has been set at $14.95 plus shipping. The DVD was released on May 13, 2008.

Bonus features include the animated short, "Stuntmasters: Jawbone Gorge." Created in 2000 by Rip Thrillby (027) (under the pseudo-name "Scott Rogers") along with his business partner @ atomo.com Bill McIntyre. It has remained unreleased until now. An alternate audio track with commentary by Sticks Stechkin (013), Trace Luger (017) and Spanky Twangler (023) is also included in addition to liner notes composed by music journalist Gregory Nicoll.

May 13th seems a very appropriate release date as it is coincidentally drummer Sticks Stechkin's (013) Syndicate number. According to Spanky Twangler (023) who edited the project, "Without Stick's metronome like timing, many of the edits would not have been possible and this might have become a very boring presentation visually speaking."

May 13th is also 2 days removed from the dubious 5 year anniversary of Rip Thrillby's departure from this earth (May 11th, 2003). This DVD was compiled in a very large part as an effort to preserve his memory and contribution to Surf Music's 3rd wave as one of the driving, creative forces of The Penetrators. All of the DVD's menu artwork was adapted from a redesign Rip had been working on for The Penetrators web site. Taking into account the music, the art work, plus the humor in the "Stuntmasters" video, The Syndicate feels this is a fitting (albeit incomplete) tribute to several of the complexities of Rip Thrillby (027).

A sneak peak of "Declassified" can be viewed at http://www.penetrators.com/video.html

1:33:1 ratio. Running time approximately 66 minutes.

Regards,
Simon

The Penetrators - Declassified DVD - #DCDVD01 - $14.95 (Buy Now From Double Crown Records/CCNow)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Madeira - Undercurrents LIVE!!!



A great video of The Madeira performing "Undercurrents", from their new Carpe Noctem CD, live at Asbury Park on May 24th, 2008.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Double Crown Spring Blitz - Tons Of New Releases!!!

The new Madeira CD, "Carpe Noctem", is available starting today, May 27th! To order, click on over to the Double Crown website, where you can purchase this great new disc, along with our new Bonney & Buzz "Bang It Again" CD, our Penetrators "Declassified" DVD, or the new Continental Magazine - Issue #15 w/CD.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Make CD's Into Records!

Apparently you can turn CD's into "records" that are playable on a standard turntable using a vintage record cutter. I can't imagine that the quality would be any good (certainly not CD quality), but the idea is cool.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Anyone Remember This Commercial?

Telstar Scopitone

There's a great Scopitone video of Eddy Vartan performing "Telstar" over at the Bedazzled blog site. A great version of the song and lots of cool 60's rocket imagery.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Save Our Sonics

I was a big basketball fan as a kid, right around the time of the Seattle Supersonics only NBA championship and a few years after that. Over the years my interests shifted, mainly music, but also soccer and skiing. However, as my kids get bigger, and develop an interest in sports, I've gotten back into basketball and soccer. Unfortunately, with basketball, we have an ugly situation here in the Northwest with the Seattle Supersonics possibly moving to Oklahoma City after 41 years in Seattle. We have been to a few games, and my kids and I even joined a group called "Save Our Sonics", where we joined a group of about 120 fans where we held up signs and chanted throughout the game. Things are starting to look up though - there have been recent developments which may keep the team in Seattle after it looked like all hope was lost. I can't say I'm still a huge basketball fan, however, having a team in Seattle is something I support as a father. If my kids develop an interest in sports and physical activity, with video games and watching TV so popular, then having as many sports teams in Seattle as possible is only a good thing.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Cat Plays Theremin....

....not very well though!

Tayrolling - You Know It Had To Happen....

First came Rickrolling, which I caught a few of you on earlier with my post about a free surf music archive. Well, it had to happen, Tay Zonday, Mr. Chocolate Rain, is doing his take on the Rick Astley classic.......

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Goldfrapp - Lovely Head Visualizer With Lyrics

Goldfrapp has been a favorite of mine since their first (and arguably best) album. This amazing visualization is the first I have seen that incorporates lyrics. I don't use the iTunes visualizer that much (seems especially odd with surf and 60's rock n' roll), but I'd use it more if this were available.


Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo.

The Thunderchiefs - 4 Song Concert Video

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Mike Wallace Interview - Interviews From The 1950's

I just stumbled across The Mike Wallace Interview, an amazing collection of interviews from the 1950's.

Saturn V Featuring Orbit - Yellowjacket Twist + Go Go Gorilla

This is from the Wild Weekend Fest of 2003 - I only got a chance to see this combo once, in Vegas, and it was one of my favorite shows of all time. This brings back some great memories (well, what I can remember, at least....)

Monday, March 31, 2008

The Tornadoes - The Robot Video

The Tornadoes have always been one of my favorite instrumental bands, this video is pretty bizarre though...

Friday, March 28, 2008

Surfin' Sundays Schedule 2008

Surfin Sundays Schedule 2008

Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum
Parking Lot 411 Olive Ave HB
Pier Plaza 315 Pacific Coast Hwy HB

April 20 HBISM Parking Lot 12 to 4 Pm Surf Sounds Part 2: Jan & Dean Exhibit Grand Opening Plus French Artist Celine Chat Exhibit and Surfin Sundays Concert begins with The Surftones, Reception & Dean Torrence appearance

April 27 Pier Plaza 11 Am to 5 Pm
11 Am Deep Sea
12 Noon Boardwalkers
1 Pm Insect Surfers
2 Pm Billy Blastoff & The Surf Rockets
3 Pm The Eliminators
4 Pm Sound Waves

May 18 HBISM Parking Lot 1 to 4 Pm Marauders & The Relix

June 1 Pier Plaza 11 Am to 5 Pm
11 Am Glasgow Tiki Shakers
12 Noon Slacktone
1 Pm Surf Kings
2 Pm Outer Wave
3 Pm Duotones Plus 2 with Slacktone Dusty Watson & Surfaris Ron Eglit
4 Pm Torquays Reunion

June 8 HBISM Parking Lot 1 to 4 Pm
The Nocturnes & Kathy Kohner Zuckerman “Gidget” book signing Plus Linda Chase “Surfing: Women Of The Waves” book signing

June 22 HBISM PARKING Lot 1to 4 Pm
Tomorrow Men & The Mighty Surf Lords from Sparks Nev.

June 29 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
Reventlos & Hot Plankton

July 13 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
Neptunes & Pyronauts Northern CA

July 20 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
Secret Samurai & Jason Lee & The R.I.P. Tides from San Diego Plus The Verbtones from Oregon

Aug 3 Pier Plaza 11 Am to 5 Pm
11 Am The Fabulous Nomads
12 Noon AquaSonics from Colorado
1 Pm Pollo Del Mar from San Francisco
2 Pm The Madeira from Michigan
3 Pm The Relix
4 Pm The Surftones with keyboard player Kerry Chester, Matt Quilter, John Statham, Rick Lindley, Eddie Keating, and David McCullough

Aug 17 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
The SoundWaves Plus Billy Blastoff & The Surf Rockets

Aug 31 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
The Breakaways Plus Sand Devils

Sept 7 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
Italy’s SurferJoe.com Representative Lorenzo Valdambrini’s band Wadadli Riders Antigua/Italy & The Detonators
Tentative: Los Venturas from Belgium

Sept 14 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
CHUM & The Black Widows

Sept 21 HBISM Parking Lot 1to 4 Pm
Goofyfoots Plus Doug Appleton’s Tsunamiblue

Oct 5 HBISM Parking Lot 1 to 4 Pm
Norm & The Surf Rockers Plus
Glasgow Tiki Shakers

All dates & bands subject to change without prior notice so please check www.surfingmuseum.org for updates

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Huge Archive Of Free Surf Music!

Check this out - it's an online archive of out-of-print surf music, all available for free download! Check it out here.

Percussion Table

So let's say you're a drummer laying down some tracks in the recording studio and you get hungry, but the band says "We're paying by the hour here, dude, we gotta keep going!". Why not get one of these tables - lay your bag of McDonalds goodies in front of you and lay down a beat while scarfin' down some fries and a McDLT.

Agile, Mobile, Hostile: A Year With Andre Williams

I've seen Andre Williams live a couple of times, both memorable experiences. Unfortunately, both shows were kind of a letdown musically due to his mediocre backing bands, but you can't cage the man's charisma and way of working the crowd. This documentary looks pretty interesting - below is a trailer...

Friday, March 21, 2008

Read "Double Or Nothing" Book Online For Free

If you're into Las Vegas or gambling, there's a new book out that you can read online for a limited time - check it out here.

You Suck At Photoshop - #9

It's another "episode" of You Suck At Photoshop....

Friday, March 14, 2008

OMG - My Eyes....My Eyes....My Ears....

Do You Like Oysters?

One oyster asked another oyster, "I see you just got a pet dog, what are you going to name it?" The oyster said, "I dunno, I've always been a big fan of the movie Annie - I guess I'll name it Sandy" Ha Ha Ha! If you like oysters, and want more information about them, check out the Be Oyster Aware website at www.beoysteraware.com. You can get information on Gulf oysters, health issues and oyster recipes. There's actually fresh oysters just a couple of miles away from where I live, Taylory Shellfish Farms, on Chuckanut Drive between Bellingham and Mt. Vernon. Nothing quite like fresh oysters!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The Adventures of Rat Pfink and Boo Boo

Apparently this movie was on TCM last week and I missed it (actually, I just found out that TCM shows a bunch of obscure flicks as part of it's TCM Underground series. Kinda reminds me of AMC's "American Pop" series from the 90's, back when AMC was still worth watching.

Pabst Blue Ribbon Song From 1958

Here is a sweet, gentle ballad about Pabst Blue Ribbon from 1958 (link). It's more than just a jingle - it's a 4 minute song about bringing your family and friends together for a delicious Pabst. I think I still dig Untamed Youth's tribute more though (link).

Monday, March 10, 2008

New Order - Your Silent Face (Early Live Version)

"Your Silent Face" by New Order is one of my favorite songs of all time. Well, I just stumbled across an early live version that sounds very raw and Kraftwerk-esque. Very cool!

Friday, March 07, 2008

Double Crown - March 2008 Update

There's lots of new stuff available in the Double Crown catalog so if you're looking for some surf/instro music to get in the mood for spring, go to our online catalog. We've also got the upcoming Bonney & Buzz CD, Bang It Again!, set for a March 25th release. Here is what's new in the catalog:

  • (NEW!) Davie Allan & The Arrows - Fuzz For The Holidays 2 CD (info) - SP032 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) Eddie Angel - Guitar Party + Bonus Tracks CD (info) - SPCD23 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Eddie Angel - Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles CD (info) - SP020 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) Eddie Angel - Plays Link Wray CD (info) - SP027 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Aquasonics - Play Songs For The Surfin' Set CD (info) - WT506 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Beat Tornados - Scandinavian Interlude CD (info) - FR009 - $16.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) The Bel-Airs - The Origins Of Surf Music CD (info) - CP9512 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Blue Rockin' - Rockin Boogie Trash CD (info) - PT6602 - $14.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Brillantina's - Pulp-A-Mandrilla CD (info) - ET020 - $12.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) El Patapsco - Long Range Desert Group CD (info) - EP001 - $12.75
  • (NEW!) El Ray - Highwave To Hell CD (info) - GC016 - $15.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) The Fathoms - Fathom This! CD (info) - MU029 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Four Points Gang - Rhythm & Booze CD (info) - PT6801 - $10.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Fuzz-Busters - Retro-Sonic Music For The Moderns CD (info) - FB751 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) I Fantomatici - Spaghetti Surf CD (info) - GC015 - $15.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) The Illuminoids - Secret Society Of Surf Guitar CD (info) - SPR33 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Incredible Mr. Smith - Adventures In The Land Of Twang CD (info) - GS012 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Jon & The Nightriders - Stampede! CD (info) - CP9511 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) Laika & The Cosmonauts - Laika Sex Machine CD (info) - YP024 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Lava Rats - Don't Drink The Water CD (info) - LR001 - $13.75
  • (NEW!) Los Gatos Salvajes - Complete Recordings CD (info) - NF021 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Los Kahunas - Otro Reverberante Encuentro Con... CD (info) - NF022 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Martini Kings - Dance of The Virgins CD (info) - MK003 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Martini Kings - Weekend In Palm Springs CD (info) - MK002 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Men From S.P.E.C.T.R.E - The Living Eye CD (info) - HB007 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Moe Greene Specials - S/T CD (info) - GC010 - $16.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Nelsonics - The Nelsonics (Reissue) CD (info) - HB502 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Nematoads - Five Guns West CD (info) - DE025 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Razorblades - The Dark Side Of The Beach CD (info) - GS001 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Retroactive Gamma Rays - Activate! CD (info) - RGR01 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Reverb Syndicate - Operation: Jet Set! CD (info) - TRS01 - $12.75
  • (NEW!) The Reverb Syndicate - Sputnik A-Go-Go CD (info) - TRS02 - $13.75
  • (NEW!) The Secret Samurai - Gun Sho Gun CD (info) - SS001 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Silhouettes - Rautalankarenessanssi CD (info) - EB007 - $16.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) '63 Burnout - Trouble At The Speedway CD (info) - GGR701 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Sleepwalkers - Twisted Fate! CD (info) - GRCD140 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Special Agents - Bulletproof Beat CD (info) - HB004 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Speedball Jr. - For The Broad Minded CD (info) - GC014 - $15.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) The Tornadoes - Charge Of The Tornadoes CD (info) - CP9503 - $14.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) The Tornadoes - Now & Then CD (info) - CP9501 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) Urban Surf Kings - Bang Howdy Partner CD (info) - USK005 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The 'Verb - Reverberated...For Your Pleasure CD (info) - TV001 - $14.75
  • (NEW!) The Volcanics - Girls Girls Girls CD (info) - OR103 - $12.75
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) V/A - Better Than The Average Weekend: Shadowy Men Tribute CD (info) - DE011 - $14.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) V/A - Big Wave Riders CD (info) - DE020 - $14.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) V/A - Celebration Of Life CD (info) - GB004 - $9.75 (NS)
  • (BACK IN STOCK!) V/A - Christmas Memories CD (info) - RR739 - $16.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) V/A - Out Of This World Flying Saucers CD (info) - CP019 - $14.75 (NS)
  • (NEW!) V/A - Pledge Your Allegiance To Satan! CD (info) - NTR09 - $12.75
  • (NEW!) V/A - Wilson Chance: The Sound Of Danger CD (info) - HB002 - $14.75

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Star Wars Opening Credits Done Saul Bass Style

Saul Bass created the opening credits sequences for classic movies like The Man with the Golden Arm, Vertigo, Psycho, Casino, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and many more. This YouTube clip shows what the opening credits for Star Wars could have been like had he been in charge.

Playboy Cover To Cover - The 50's

If you're a fan of the fifties, cocktails, jazz music, clothing, vintage hi-fi equipment, fictional writing, interviews with celebrities and, uh.....beautiful women, Amazon's got an amazing deal. This box set contains digital reproductions of every page of Playboy magazine published in the 1950's, a real paper reprint of the first issue, a book detailing the early history of the magazine and a box that houses the whole collection, for just $20.00!!! It normally sells for around $100.00 - act quick on this one, before they pull the deal. (link)

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Bonney & Buzz - Bang It Again! CD Coming March 18

Bonney & Buzz - Bang It Again! CD - 17 Twangy Euro-Instro Classics!!!

Bonney & Buzz are back with their second CD for Double Crown - a 17 track classic called Bang It Again! The duo features Bill Bonney of The Fentones ("The Mexican" and "The Breeze & I") and Pete "Buzz" Miller ("Can Can 62" and "Totem Pole"), who was also half of the popular Shig & Buzz duo. They are joined by a bunch of accomplished musicians on drums, bass and percussion. You’ll find seventeen classics, including “Raunchy”, “F.B.I”, “Last Date”, “The Breeze & I” and more!

(Order Now! - Ships 3/18/08) Bonney & Buzz - Bang It Again! CD - $12.75 (Click To Order)

Monday, February 25, 2008

Dodge Turbine Car Of The Future + Bali Hai Restaurant

Just stumbled across this cool family film taken in the 60's, where they're driving around in a Dodge Turbine car (only 50 made) and having dinner at the Bali Hai Restaurant.

Improv Everywhere Brings Desktop Computers To Starbucks

The Starbuck's stores here in Bellingham already resemble the computer labs we had in the 90's at Western Washington University - this group takes things a step further.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Journey With The New Singer They Found On YouTube

Apparently Journey has gone through a few singers since Steve Perry left the group. The latest is a guy from the Philippines who fronted a Journey cover band - they found him on YouTube, and just like the movie Rock Star, they drafted him in as their new singer. I'm not a big Journey fan, but I have to say, this guy sounds close enough to satisfy fans as they make the rounds at county fairs all over the US this summer.

Kraftwerk - Performing "The Robots" On Soviet TV

An absolutely amazing video of Kraftwerk, performing "The Robots" on Soviet TV in the 80's. I'm not normally a huge fan of lipsyncing, but it's cool seeing them on stage, with their robot counterparts watching from the audience.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Production Of An RCA Records From 1942

These amazing YouTube videos show the amazing process for making records in 1942, from start to finish. No embedding allowed for these, so you'll have to click through for part 1 and part 2.

Let's All Go to the Science Fair!!!

This video comes from my favorite Fortune & Maltese record, released by Hillsdale Records about 10 years ago .

Tex Avery's TV of Tomorrow

55 years later, it seems like a lot of the things in this cartoon have come true.

Cool Lego Hot Rod

My kids and I build with Lego all the time - we even have a robotics set which we use to build programmable cars. My oldest likes to build dragsters, and they're pretty cool, but this Lego hotrod is simply mindblowing - looks like they've even used stock bricks (although some of them are probably fairly hard to find). There are a bunch of detailed photos here.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

World's Greatest Music Collection On Ebay - 3.3 Million Records/CDs

I don't have a spare $3 million, or a spare warehouse, for this huge collection, but take a look at this auction on Ebay. 3 million LP's, 300,000 CD's and loads of 7"s and 78's. Check out the Q&A as well.

Amazing Staircase Bookshelf

When we moved into a new house a couple of years ago I was able to reduce my book collection by 2/3, but if we hadn't moved, our old house had a stairs that would have been perfect for this sort of thing. I like how they made little areas on each step that allow you to sit and select a book from each "shelf", as well as the skylight that brings light into the whole area.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Manic Street Preachers Cover "Umbrella"

The Manic Street Preachers are one of my favorite non-surf/instro bands, but when I heard that they did a cover of Rhianna's "Umbrella" I kinda rolled my eyes. However, I've got to say it works - they've made it sound like an outtake from their excellent This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours LP.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Fugly $140,000 Hot Wheels Car

I'm perfectly happy with the $0.99 Hot Wheels cars that my kids buy at the local grocery store - $140k could buy you a pretty sweet REAL car, that you can actually drive and stuff..... (Gizmodo)

2001: A Space Odyssey Done MST3K Style

2001: A Space Odyssey is condensed to 5 minutes, with added MST3K style commentary.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

WFMU Battle of the Bogus Beatle Bands

Round 3 Of WFMU's "Battle Of The Bogus Beatle Bands" has been posted - you can click on this link to see all 3 rounds so far, with plenty of downloadable MP3's.