Cool Mini-Movie Made With Hot Wheels Cars

Check out this amazing movie made with Hot Wheels cars. It's funny, I buy them for my kids all the time when we go grocery shopping. They're only a buck a piece and durable as hell (they have some cars in their box that were mine when I was a kid, like 30 years old!). Well, they were picking out cars the other day and I found a cool one that they didn't want, but I just had to have. When we got it home they changed their mind and agreed, it was pretty cool. It was called Torpedo Jones. We don't really buy any of the plasticey sets - they usually don't work and fall apart within an hour or so. But the cars are very cool - if I had the space I'd have a mini-collection of my own.

El Ray - Scandinavian Surf: Free Downloadable Songs & Videos

El Ray has been one of my favorite surf/instro bands of the last few years. Their music is great and they have delivered a series of outstanding releases that feature cool cover art and excellent songwriting. Their website, at http://www.elray.dk, has a few songs and videos available for free download, giving you a preview of what this great band is capable of!

If any of you out there know of any surf/instro websites, for bands, record labels, or otherwise, that have free downloads please leave a comment with the link. I'll check 'em all out (if there are any) and will post up full write-ups here.

Creepy Telly Savalas Video For "If"

The only thing that comes to mind with this is - WTF?

Mary Poppins & When Harry Met Sally Made Into Horror Films

Mary Poppins & When Harry Met Sally Made Into Horror Films





Two seemingly harmless movies, with the help of some creative editing and creepy music, made into horror movie trailers. Pretty funny stuff!

Dallas Good Of The Sadies Talks About New & Upcoming Releases

The Edmonton Journal has posted an interesting story/interview with Dallas Good of The Sadies. He talks about their 2 new releases as well as their upcoming studio album.

The Surfites - Big Pounder Video

The Surfites have put together a video for the title track from their upcoming Double Crown CD, Big Pounder! The CD is set to come out March 2007 - we are just putting the finishing touches on the artwork, then it'll be off to the manufacturer...

The Surfites - Big Pounder

Jim Flora Books

To me album artwork is a very important part of an album (or CD, or 7", or 8-track, or cassette ,etc.). There have been many talented artists over the years, but one of my all-time faves is Jim Flora. He also had did the artwork for some children's books - over the years I've actually had better luck finding his books than his albums! Among his great children's books are The Fabulous Firework Family, and Leopold, the See-Through Crumbpicker I would really like to find a copy of The Day The Cow Sneezed - any leads out there? Thankfully, Irwin Chusid has put together 2 beautiful books featuring Jim Flora's artwork. You can get both of them through Amazon.com.

Eklektrik Design - My Wife's New Web Business

My wife has just started an offshoot from Double Crown Records called Eklektrik Design. It's technically part of Double Crown (as far as accounting, taxes and the online shopping cart goes), but the product selection is completely different. She specializes in handmade accessories like cuffs, checkbook covers, wallets, scarves and hand balms. Many of the items are made with retro/hipster themes. Check out the selection at:
http://www.eklektrikdesign.com. She will be adding more items over the coming months.

Double Crown Records Free Shipping Offer Ends January 31st

We've got plenty of surf/instro releases (CD's, 7"s and fanzines) available at Double Crown Records. A bunch of new items have been added to the catalog over the last few weeks. Order before January 31st, use coupon code FREESHIP and receive free shipping anywhere in the world (minimum order $20.00). You can order online with credit card/Paypal at: www.dblcrown.com/catalog.html. You can also send a Paypal (www.paypal.com) payment directly to: records@dblcrown.com


NEW ITEMS - CD's

* (NEW!) The All-Nighters - Dance 'Til Dawn CD - AMR01 - $12.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The All-Nighters - Drink The Night CD - NRM09 - $12.75
* (NEW!) Eddie Angel - Guitar Party + Bonus Tracks CD - SPCD23 - $14.75
* (NEW!) The Aquasonics - Play Songs For The Surfin' Set CD - WT506 - $14.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Arousers - Princes Of Penetration CD - RAU073 - $12.75 (NS)
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Astroglides - Selling Out CD - SHR02 - $14.75 (NS)
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Beat Tornados - Scandinavian Interlude CD - FR009 - $16.75
* (NEW!) Big Boy Pete - London American Boy CD - RAU105 - $12.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Fuzz-Busters - Retro-Sonic Music For The Moderns CD - FB751 - $14.75
* (NEW!) The Ghastly Ones - Target: Draculon CD - GPC02 - $14.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) Goggle-A - Goggle-A In Europe DVD - SZ002 - $16.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Kilaueas - Profesor Volcanova CD - ASM022 - $14.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) Los Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation CD - LCM46 - $14.75
* (NEW!) The Orangu-Tones - Introducing The Simian Sounds CD - WT503 - $14.75
* (NEW!) The Orangu-Tones - Pledge Kappa Epsilon Gamma CD - WT504 - $14.75
* (NEW!) Planet Creep - Self Service CD - PC001 - $16.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Rattlesnakes - Tornado CD - TCY04 - $14.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Razorblades - The Dark Side Of The Beach CD - GS001 - $14.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!!) The Sandblasters - Jupiter Beach CD - RAU111 - $12.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Sidemen - Go Too Far! CD - ZRR01 - $16.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Sin-Tones - Surf-O-Ghetti! CD - FWM26 - $16.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) Surf Cinema - S/T CD - SC4827 - $14.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Surfin' Gorillas - The Return Of... CD - FT017 - $14.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) The Surf Kings - Coming Up For Air CD - IM002 - $13.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Surf Kings - Up From The Depths CD - IM001 - $12.75
* (NEW!) TubeStone - Aligretosurfati CD - TBS01 - $14.75 (NS)
* (BACK IN STOCK!) V/A - Better Than The Average Weekend: Shadowy Men Tribute CD - DE011 - $14.75
* (NEW!) V/A - Big Wave Riders CD - DE020 - $14.75
* (NEW!) V/A - Los Kahunas / The Invisible Surfers - Waves Of Reverb, Sea Of Fuzz #1 CD - NF017 - $14.75 (NS)
* (NEW!) V/A - Reverb Brazil CD - RB001 - $14.75 (NS)
* (BACK IN STOCK!!) V/A - This Is Rockabilly Clash CD - RAU131 - $14.75 (NS)

MORE CD'S

NEW ITEMS - 7" & 10" VINYL

* (NEW!) El Ray - Holiday On Ice 10" - HTR203 - $11.75
* (NEW!) The Ghastly Ones - Flying Saucers Over Van Nuys 7" (Green
* (BACK IN STOCK!) Los Kogars - Action Packed 7" EP - SFX008- $4.75
* (NEW!) Monsters From Mars - Surfing Through A Creepy Castle 7" EP - TTT01 - $4.75
* (NEW!) The Orangu-Tones - Santa's Comin' / Don't Believe In Christmas 7" - WT709 - $4.75
* (BACK IN STOCK!) The Panasonics - Introducing The Inscrutable Panasonics/Panther 7" - SP008- $4.00
* (NEW!) The Savage Wrong Notes - Rip Tide / Green Room 7" - VR002 - $4.75
* (NEW!) Thundercrack - Here Comes... 7" EP (French Import) - RY709- $4.75

NEW ITEMS - FANZINES

* (NEW!) Barracuda Magazine - Issue #21 - BM021 - $3.50
* (NEW!) Barracuda Magazine - Issue #22 - BM022 - $3.50
* (NEW!) The Hungover Gormet - Issue #8 - HG008 - $2.00
* (NEW!) New Gandy Dancer - #80 - NGD080 - $8.00
* (NEW!) Pipeline Instrumental Review - #72 - PL072 - $6.75
* (NEW!) Tiki Magazine - - TM006 - $4.95

TV In Japan Website

I just stumbled across this crazy/cool website called "TV In Japan". Basically it's just a big collection of YouTube clips from a variety of TV shows. However, the creator/s of this website have done all of the searching for you, funneling down their selection to a group of interesting/funny/disturbing clips. One of my faves was The Tarako Cupie Girls, who feature in a series of adds for a food product made primarily of spaghetti noodles and cod roe. They have become hugely popular in Japan, and who knows, they might even make it big over here someday!

Free Surf MP3's From Reverb Brasil Website

There's a bunch of free surf tunes available for download from the Reverb Brasil website (Click on the media link once you get to their website). We have the full Reverb Brasil CD available through our mail order catalog.

Man Or Astro-Man? Live At Touch & Go Anniversary Fest

Okay, this may be old news, but most of you probably know that last summer Man Or Astro-Man? got back together, with the original lineup, for the Touch & Go anniversary festival in Chicago (I think they did one other show in Alabama or Georgia too). Anyway, over at Archive.org you can download their Chicago show - just go here. Understandably, it's a little rough at times, but they've obviously still got it. Too bad they can't find a way to make it more of a permanent thing - I'd love to have some new MOA? material in my collection, or a live show or two in the Northwest!

Krazy Kids Items From The 50's/60's/70's On Flickr

Okay, this whole entry could be about this product alone. I'm sure many of you have had "astronaut ice cream". Well, this cereal has that (or some form of it), mixed in with "nutritious cereal". And look at the happy ice cream man! And the product name - Kellogg's Kream Krunch....I hope there isn't too much to read into the fact that the initials are KKK and the happy ice cream man is made of vanilla ice cream! There are many, many more cool products shown here.

Turntable With Stuffed Bird

This artist in the Netherlands is doing some interesting work. My favorite though is this, a turntable and a taxidermied bird, fitted with a needle in it's beak. You can hear a sample of what the audio sounds like at the artist's website.

Fascinating Look At Recording Of Chipmunks Holiday Song

Fascinating Look At Recording Of Chipmunks Holiday Song

Okay, I'm a little late with this, but it's still pretty cool. This site has the original version and a slowed down version, allowing you to hear how the "Chipmunks" sang their parts. They had to harmonize and enunciate carefully, but really, really slow. Check it out here.

The Narrator Who Ruined Christmas

The Narrator Who Ruined Christmas

Here's another great TV Funhouse holiday clip from SNL

Morning Musume All Girls Pop Medley (Happy Christmas Show)

Morning Musume All Girls Pop Medley (Happy Christmas Show)

This seasonal video is charming, but also falls into the WTF catagory. Anyone know the story behind this show?

Original "Christmas Story" House Open For Tours

The original house from "A Christmas Story" has been refurbished and is now open to the public. Apparently it's somewhere in the Cleveland area - if you're a fan of the movie and find yourself in that area check it out!

Christmas Time For the Jews

Christmas Time For the Jews

I play the Phil Spector Christmas LP virtually non-stop each December. This is a funny clip from SNL a few years ago featuring Darlene Love. The music's great - a classic, and it's funny to boot...

Untamed Youth - The Hearse

Untamed Youth - The Hearse

Check out this rare video of The Untamed Youth performing "The Hearse"

Fifty Foot Combo - Evil A Go-Go

One of the most requested CD's/LP's over the years has been Fifty Foot Combo's Evil A Go-Go. I was interested in re-releasing it on Double Crown Records, but was told by the band that the rights to the music were with the label that originally released it, and chances were that the disc (which quickly sold out) would probably never be reissued. I don't know anyone that has it - bizarrely, the band doesn't even have it! You'd almost think that it never even existed! However, thanks to someone on the Surf Guitar 101 forum, it is now available for free download. I don't usually encourage downloading modern recordings like this, but given the current status of this release I don't think the band will have a huge beef with this finally being available (if they do, I'm more than happy to delete this link). Anyway, click here and enjoy!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6JKQZZ5S

Big Black Friday Sale - 33% Off!!!

This Friday only, get 33% off any size order from Double Crown Records. Your order must be placed through the Double Crown website (http://www.dblcrown.com/catalog.html) this Friday, November 24th and you must use the coupon code: BLACKFRI when you check out. Paypal orders will also be accepted - send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com this Friday, mentioning this sale, and I will give you a total and instructions on how to send a Paypal payment.

This is a great time to pick up all of those Double Crown releases you've always wanted, including our new Seasonal Favorites CD, our two Madeira CD's and the latest CD by The Nebulas. All Continental Magazines/CD's are on sale too!

Christmas & Surf/Instro CD's On Ebay

I have just put up a bunch of Christmas CD's on Ebay - to check them out go (here).

There are also quite a few Double Crown CD's and Continental Magazines listed, all at prices below what we normally charge!

While you're doing your Christmas shopping, please visit the Double Crown Records website. You'll find lots of great music there, including our latest release, a reissue of Seasonal Favorites: Volume One with 3 bonus tracks. For the next few weeks you can take 15% off your order with the coupon code: FALALALA

New Los Straitjackets / Kaiser George "Twist & Grind" Video

New Los Straitjackets / Kaiser George "Twist & Grind" Video

Untamed Youth - What'll Ya Have/Pabst Blue Ribbon

I just found this on YouTube - the Untamed Youth live at Garage Shock 1995. Has it really been 11 years ?!?!?

Newcastle Beat Palermo In UEFA Cup!

WOW!!! Many of you know that I follow Newcastle United (a football/soccer team in the English Premier League). This season they've been a little hard to follow - they currently sit in 17th spot out of 20 teams in the Premiership, just one spot above the relegation zone. However, last year they were high enough to have won themselves a spot in the Intertoto Cup. This summer they won all of their games in the Intertoto Cup, which gave them a spot in the European UEFA Cup. It's not the Champions League, but there are still many good teams in the competition. For some reason they can't win their regular games (especially bitter was a recent 0-0 draw at home against 20th placed Charlton). However, against European teams in the UEFA Cup they are doing very well. Last night was the topper - playing away against Palermo, currently sitting in the top spot in the top Italian league, they won 1-0 thanks to a great Milner cross put away with a header by Luque (both pictured above). They did it with a squad missing many of their top players (Duff, Given, Owen, Babayaro, Parker, Carr and Ameobi). It was an exciting game, with lots of action and runs back n' forth, with several missed chances on both sides. The win will hopefully carry over to their clash this weekend with Sheffield United. It's been a tough season so far - but this win really makes me excited for the team again and hopefully they can string a few wins together and move up the table.

More Free Music - Man Or Astroman Peel Sessions Download

Jamie's Run Out Groove blog has posted a complete Man Or Astro-man? appearance on the John Peel BBC show here. It's from 1997, just about the point where they went from their surfy early stuff to their more experimental later stuff. While you're at it, check out this video on YouTube - it's an interview with one of the Man Or Astroman? clone project bands, explaining their creation and reason for being.

Astroglides Early Albums Available For Free Download

I just noticed that on the Astroglides website you can download their first couple of albums absolutely free. Dunno why they're doing it, but hey, get 'em while you can. Also, don't miss their new Selling Out CD, available at Double Crown Records or directly from the band.

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #16

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #16

This is our extra special Halloween special - 45 minutes long and all rock, no talk (well, I announce the song titles at the end, but otherwise it's a non-stop 45 minute party mix of cool n' obscure Halloween faves). This show turned out so well I'm even going to listen to during the week leading up to Halloween! If you have any requests/comments, please send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com or use the handy comment form below.

We're up on iTunes now, so if you're looking for an easy way to subscribe/download this podcast, just go to the iTunes music store and search for the "Double Crown On The Rocks" podcast.

You can download this week's show here:

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #16 41.8 MB MP3 10/24/06

Purchase CD's By This Week's Bands At The Following Websites:

Double Crown Records - www.dblcrown.com
Estrus Records - www.estrus.com
Amazon.com - www.amazon.com
Zptdudamusic.com - www.zptdudamusic.com

If you like the show and would like to see it improve in the future (longer and/or more frequent shows), feel free to make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below. Thanks go out to those of you who have sent in a donation - your money will go towards web hosting for future podcasts.

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #15

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #15

Okay, this show was supposed to be done about a week before the Double Crown On The Rocks fest, but I got way too busy preparing for the shows, as well as practicing with my band, The Toga Kings. I stuck with the original idea for the podcast though, so this show features songs by most of the bands that played the fest, along with a song from the new Los Straitjackets/Kaiser George CD called "Twist Party" and a live song from The Kilaueas. The next show, #16, will be a Halloween episode with lots of spooky surf n' garage rock tracks. If you have any requests/comments, please send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com or use the handy comment form below.

We're up on iTunes now, so if you're looking for an easy way to subscribe/download this podcast, just go to the iTunes music store and search for the "Double Crown On The Rocks" podcast.

You can download this week's show here:

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #15 24.9 MB MP3 10/10/06

Purchase CD's By This Week's Bands At The Following Websites:

Double Crown Records - www.dblcrown.com
Estrus Records - www.estrus.com
Amazon.com - www.amazon.com
Zptdudamusic.com - www.zptdudamusic.com

If you like the show and would like to see it improve in the future (longer and/or more frequent shows), feel free to make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below. Thanks go out to those of you who have sent in a donation - your money will go towards web hosting for future podcasts.

Amazing Album Cover Art Film

Directed by Ugly Pictures and animated by man vs. magnet (both with Curious Pictures), this spot takes you on a hilarious, ultra-violent, semi-pornographic tour through just about every famous album cover known to man.

Click here.

Double Crown....ON THE ROCKS - Night Two Review

Whew - it's 2 days after the show and I have finally recovered from night two of Double Crown "On The Rocks". Wow, what a fun evening it turned out to be! Personally, it was a rather draining event, since I had to work at my day job in the morning, practice with the Toga Kings in the afternoon, set up the merch table prior to the show, and greet the bands and prepare for the evening at the venue.

The evening kicked off with a 25 minute set from local duo Chris Con Carne. It was only 8:30, so there weren't too many people yet, but Chris played a haunting set of gritty, emotional blues. After a few songs he was joined on stage on drums by Dan Lowinger of Footstompin' Trio. The remainder of their set was more upbeat, energetic blues that rocked right on through to the finish.

Next up were the Footstompin' Trio (which actually has 4 members). The crowd was still a bit sparse, which made their rockin' set a little awkward. I'm just so used to seeing them play in front of a large crowd of drunken bastards throwing beer at them. It was just a little weird to see them playing the same music in front of 40-50 people...it was just a too subdued for what they do. Musically they sounded just as good, if not better, than their recent performances. They kinda broke up a few years ago, but all members are still in town and they got together specially for this show. Most of their set was songs from the CD that they did for Double Crown, a fine mix of vocals and instrumentals.

They're a tough act to follow, but with over 20 years of experience Girl Trouble was just the band to do it. The crowd was bigger by this point and we were all treated to a fine set of T-town faves from throughout their long career. I was especially stoked to hear them play Elvis' "Girls, Girls, Girls", a song that they do better than the King - just so much energy, and heck, I'm a sucker for any GT song that has KP wailing on the sax!

Following them was a short set from the reunited Toga Kings. I play organ in the band, with the other members coming from Bellingham, Seattle and Spokane. It was tough to find everyone and coordinate a couple of practice sessions, but we finally got a 4 song set ready for the show. We played "Rumble", an original called "You're Outta Your Head", "Cinderella" and "Louie Louie". The main inspiration for the set was The Sonics and we ripped and wailed through the set in less than 10 minutes. Of course, a bunch of beer was tossed our way when we played - a reminder of our shows at the 3-B Tavern nearly a decade ago. The highlight was Johnny Bartlett joining us on sax to play on "Louie Louie". Man, if you told me 12 years ago that someday I'd be on stage playing we Johnny Bartlett I absolutely would not have believed you. Being back on stage was awesome - that may end up being the final show of the Toga Kings, but heck, what a way to go!

After the beer was cleaned off the stage it was time for the Barbary Coasters to play. They played a solid 45 minute set of songs from their CD's, including "The Hip", "Honey For Sale", "House Of Bamboo", "The Flirt" and others, including a few very cool instros. They also played a happy anniversary song for Double Crown done to the tune of the "Happy Birthday" song - it took my wife and I by surprise and was very cool - thank guys! They are a very entertaining band - not only with their music, but their between song banter. If they ever play in your region do not miss them - they put on an excellent show!

The Kilaueas capped off the evening with a fun, solid set of instrumental mayhem. They played songs from each of their CD's, along with a few crowd-pleasing cover tunes. This was their third show of the tour with the Barbary Coasters, and it was entertaining to watch the two bands interact with each other. When Johnny Bartlett introduced the Kilaueas, he said "Third time's a charm, boys - maybe you'll get it right this time". The Kilaueas got their revenge during their set by calling the Barbary Coasters the "Bavarian Toasters". They played a 10 minute version of "Caravan" with a fine drum solo by Oli. In the middle Pat, the organ player of the Barbary Coasters, came on stage to play Ralf's Hallmark Swept-Wing guitar. After standing there with it for a minute or so he walked up to the mic and said "I can't play guitar". The band responded by cranking up Guitar 101 fave "Iron Man". It was also funny to watch the band respond to a variety of equipment failures - the stuff made it through the whole tour, but was finally giving out at the last show. Tom's bass guitar strap broke, the sole of his shoe started falling off, and Ralf broke a string during the last song. He kept the dead guitar around his neck while Johnny Bartlett brought up his guitar and put it around Ralf's neck to finish the song. At 1:45 am it was closing time and the evening had to come to an end.

Overall it was a fun 2 day festival of music from 9 different bands. The first show was just shy of selling out. The second night was only about 1/4 full, but it was a much larger venue. My thanks go out to all of the bands that played the shows and to the staff at the venues that made everything go so smoothly. The second show was recorded, so over the next month or so I'm gonna work out a way to make at least some of the recordings available for those who didn't make it. I'm already working on doing it again next year, probably in October 2007, so start making your travel plans now!


A Toga Kings fan waiting for our set

I'm a little out of practice on organ, so I brought a tamborine in case I forgot what to play!

The Toga Kings in all of their regal glory!

Jake wailing on the Sonics' "Cinderella"

Another Toga Kings fan in the crowd

Whoops - a nip slip!

Johnny Bartlett & The Toga Kings on "Louie Louie"

Tom of the Kilaueas says "This one goes out to YOU!!!"

The Kilaueas in action!

Ralf with his amazing Hallmark Swept-Wing guitar

Tom gets a little help from Stell of the Footstompin' Trio

Ralf likes to rock out with his ____ out!

Double Crown....ON THE ROCKS - Night One Review

I'm going on 2 hours sleep, but here goes....

I started off the day getting ready for a practice session for my old band, The Toga Kings, who are getting together to play for the first time in 8 years. We used to play the 3-B Tavern quite often when we were together, but stopped playing after a really bad, crazy show that we just don't remember much about (what we do remember is alcohol, cupcakes, shaving cream and our bass player playing "Another One Bites The Dust" for 5 minutes solo while standing on stage wearing just his underwear and Chuck Taylors). Anyway, we practiced for 3 hours and caught up on what we've all been doing for the last 8 years and surprisingly, we actually sounded better than we did back when we were playing semi-regularly. We are practicing again for a couple of hours, then playing the big show at the Nightlight tonight.

So after that I headed down to Chirbin's for night one of the Double Crown ON THE ROCKS fest at Chiribin's. The night started off with the only local instro band, The All-Nighters. They were dressed up like a cross between the New York Dolls and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, but their sound was pure surf/instro bliss. These guys are really good, mixing surf standards with a bunch of stuff that could of come off any of the early Sadies albums. The crowd really got into it and although when they started there were only about 50 people in the club, by the time they ended the set the crowd was near capacity (about 150 people).

Next up were The DT's, a local hard soul/garage combo featuring Dave Crider (Estrus Records/Mono Men/Watts). Just like you'd imagine, their sound isn't too far removed from the Mono Men, but with female vocals (provided by Diana Young-Blanchard, who was the singer of Estrus combo Madame X). They were probably the most popular band of the night and their set took the show to another level. The crowd moved from simple cocktails and beer to 40 ouncers (this is the only club I've ever seen that sells 40 ouncers, mainly PBR) and the level of drunkeness definitely kicked up a notch.

To close out the night was The Party Favorites, a band with a sound similar to Chris Con Carne, but done as a trio. They always have a stage gimmick - for this show the theme was the Nintendo game "Duck Hunt". They had a large projector displaying the game, with audience members taking turns playing. The band members were all dressed up in full-body duck costumes. They were the perfect closers for the evening and left the crowd in an exhausted, yet happy mood as they filed into the street at 2am.

Tonight's the big one, at the Nightlight here in town with Chris Con Carne, Footstompin' Trio, Toga Kings, Girl Trouble, Barbary Coasters and Kilaueas. Should be a blast!

Kilaueas West Coast Tour Comes To An Explosive End This Weekend!

The Kilaueas first West Coast tour ends this weekend with two exciting shows. Tonight at the Funhouse in Seattle they play with The Barbary Coasters (from San Francisco) and Seattle's premier surf band The 'Verb. Then tomorrow night they travel up to Bellingham for the Double Crown "On The Rocks" fest at the Nightlight, playing with The Barbary Coasters, Girl Trouble, The Toga Kings, The Footstompin' Trio and Chris Con Carne. Thanks to everyone that has come out to see the band on tour. They have had a really great time and are very happy with how it's all gone. Big thanks also to all of the bands and individuals that have helped book shows, given them a place to stay and everything that has made this tour so successful!!!

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #14

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #14

Sorry about the long wait for this podcast. I have just been crazy busy with the Double Crown Records 10th Anniversary blowout, booking a full West Coast tour for the Kilaueas (from Stuttgart, Germany) and a new release by The Madeira, a CD-EP called "Ruins". I hope to be back with another show in a week or two, featuring songs by The Kilaueas and all of the other bands playing the Double Crown fest (including Party Favorites, DT's, All-Nighters, Chris Con Carne, Footstompin' Trio, Girl Trouble, Barbary Coasters and Kilaueas). Podcast #14 features songs from CD's that have been sent in for review in The Continental magazine over the last coupla months or so. If you have any requests/comments, please send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com or use the handy comment form below.

We're up on iTunes now, so if you're looking for an easy way to subscribe/download this podcast, just go to the iTunes music store and search for the "Double Crown On The Rocks" podcast.

You can download this week's show here:

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #14 21.8 MB MP3 8/20/06

Purchase CD's By This Week's Bands At The Following Websites:

Double Crown Records - www.dblcrown.com
Estrus Records - www.estrus.com
Amazon.com - www.amazon.com
Zptdudamusic.com - www.zptdudamusic.com

If you like the show and would like to see it improve in the future (longer and/or more frequent shows), feel free to make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below. Thanks go out to those of you who have sent in a donation - your money will go towards web hosting for future podcasts.

The (German) Astronauts - Live

Another great YouTube find!

Surf Music On YouTube

Here are some cool YouTube videos by bands on Double Crown, along with a few other faves....

The Kilaueas in Esslingen


The Madeira: Planet of The Apes


The Surge (featuring Sticks of The Penetrators): Journey To The Stars


spotnicks - Spotnicks Theme (1962)

New Sadies Album On The Way This Fall!

I just got this press release from Press Darling PR. Also hitting stores soon is a live disc from the Sadies from Yep Roc Records called "In Concert, Volume One"

THE SADIES
TALES OF THE RAT FINK
THE SADIES’ all-original instrumental soundtrack to hot rods and cool rides in Tales of the Rat Fink, Ron Mann’s animated documentary on Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Kustom Car culture and the “anti Mickey Mouse,” Rat Fink

Street date October 17 - animated Sadies “monster” drag-racing video out soon!

If this music doesn't put you in the front seat of a hot rod and make your thighs quiver - nothing will. - Filmmaker Ron Mann, Tales of the Rat Fink

Greetings Finks and Finkettes,

When word leaked out that Canada’s “best live band,” The Sadies, were teaming up with Canada’s most distinctive documentary filmmaker, Ron Mann, to create the sounds for a film about 1950s/60s Kustom car maven Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and Roth’s most beloved creation, a bug-eyed, fanged rodent known as Rat Fink (the “anti-Mickey Mouse”), both music and pop culture fans alike knew to expect something special. Mann has described his vision for Tales of the Rat Fink, which is largely animated, as “Fantasia meets She-Devils on Wheels,” and not just any band would have the finesse and flair to pull off that vision. But the Sadies were up to the challenge.

Fueled by the twin guitars of the Good brothers, Dallas and Travis, along with drummer Mike Belitsky and upright bassist Sean Dean, The Sadies own any genre they touch and have, over the past decade, created their own instantly identifiable blend of surf, cosmic country and Ennio Morricone-esque spaghetti Western originals, all imbued with the band’s distinct feel and appreciation for psychedelia and garage punk. Versatile enough to back everyone from Neko Case (they’re the live band on The Tigers Have Spoken and frequently co-write with Case), Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer’s raunchabilly side project) and cult R&B artist Andre Williams, The Sadies were more than ready to collaborate on a film score.

Mann, the award-winning director of Comic Book Confidential and Grass, was familiar with the Toronto four-piece and discovered that, as well as sharing his enthusiasm for pop culture, The Sadies were already fans of Ed Roth and had the musical goods to create an audio tour through the film’s animated joyride of hot rod history and Ed Roth’s life.

The Sadies’ Dallas Good explained in an interview: "Ron gave us complete freedom. We just write what we saw as appropriate for the film, and to have that trust from the filmmaker is great. The film is going to be a chronology of not only his career but the hot rod, as well. Some of the songs are barely five seconds long, but even that requires an element of creativity. At the same time, we can't just reinvent the wheel. This type of thing has a specific sound.”

The Sadies were involved in the collaboration from the beginning, and were told that Tales of the Rat Rink would be a history not only of Roth and his monster creations but the history of American Hot Rod culture. Of course, the Sadies were touring, organizing guests for a double live album (In Concert: Vol. 1 out August 2006), and recording bits and pieces for the soundtrack at studios here and abroad. Says Mann: “Over the next year or so they would mail me a CD from Amsterdam, or Tucson or wherever they'd be on the road and those songs would in turn inspire the movie. They so got it. What amazed me was their versatility as musicians. They could sound like Dick Dale and Jimmy Page, quite often in the very same song!”

Also fueling the process was the list of voice-over celebrities who agreed to be involved: John Goodman, Ann-Margret, The Smothers Brothers, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Jay Leno, Robert Williams, Billy F. Gibbons, Tom Wolfe, Brian Wilson and Matt Groening. By completion of the film, The Sadies had submitted over 80 pieces of music. Fifty pieces were used in the movie and the best are featured here. (The songs titles all correspond to clubs the Sadies have played over their extensive, never-ending North American treks.)

Including sound affects and a groovy beatnik spoken word piece by Ed Roth himself on the nature of “art,” Tales of the Rat Fink’s 26 tracks - think early surf instrumentals, Link Wray and Joe Meek – stand alone as a rockin’ CD guaranteed to put a tiger in your tank and some extra muscle under your hood. The Sadies’ homage to Cali mid-20th century Kustom car culture, hot rods, cool rides and Roth’s bug-eyed monster creations manages to evoke the feel of a bygone era while capturing the excitement of burning rubber, revving engines and good, greasy – and, of course, dangerous - fun.

"It's important for all of us to achieve this side of what we set out to do," says Good. "Who knows, it could be exactly the thing that gets us inside your living room."

Double Crown....ON THE ROCKS 10th Anniversary Festival

Double Crown Records....ON THE ROCKS 10th Anniversary Festival

September 15th & 16th - Bellingham, WA

Eight bands from all over the world - surf, twist, garage rock and rockabilly!!!

Chiribin's - September 15th, 2006 ($6.00 cover)

Party Favorites (Local garage/trash rockers - they'll blow the lid off the joint!)
The DT's (Hard soul combo w/Dave Crider (Mono Men/Estrus Records) & Diana Young-Blanchard (Madame X))
The All-Nighters (Bellingham instro/surf/twang)

Tickets on-sale at the door

The Nightlight - September 16th, 2006 ($9.00 cover)

The Kilaueas (Volcanic instrumental surf rock from Stuttgart, Germany)
The Barbary Coasters (San Francisco's premier twist/frat rock combo)
Girl Trouble (Northwest garage rock legends from Tacoma)
The Footstompin' Trio (Bellingham rockabilly/twang faves)
Chris Con Carne (Bellingham raw blues duo)

Tickets available in advance through TicketWeb or at the door.

There will be large merchandise tables at the shows where you can purchase music, t-shirts and other merchandise from the bands. We will also have special event posters, t-shirts and tiki mugs (courtesy of Tiki Farm) available for purchase - these will be sold at the shows first, and then through the Double Crown website if any are available after the shows.

The shows are co-sponsored by What's Up Magazine and Tiki Farm.

Kraftwerk's Original Vocoder Used On Autobahn On Ebay!!

It's going for $5000 at the moment, but you can own a piece of music history. The original vocoder used by Kraftwerk for their first hit, "Autobahn", is up on Ebay. Check out the listing for more photos (and to bid!) by clicking here.

Continental Magazine #13 w/CD Available Now (Southern Culture On The Skids Cover)

The Continental Magazine - Issue #13 w/23 song CD - #CT013 - $5.95 (OUT NOW!!!) The latest issue of The Continental Magazine, featuring interviews with Southern Culture On The Skids and The Barbary Coasters (featuring Johnny Bartlett of The Phantom Surfers/Saturn V Featuring Orbit/Hillsdale Records).

It includes a 23 track CD packed with great surf/instro/twist/garage rock tunes and is now available for only $5.95. Also included in this issue are The Nebulas, The Kilaueas and much, much more. 36 pages in all, with a 2 color glossy cover.

To order send $5.95 US + shipping ($1.05 to any US/Canadian address, or just $2.05 to any other address) to Double Crown Records - P.O. Box 4336 - Bellingham, WA 98227-4336 - USA. You can also send a Paypal payment to records@dblcrown.com or cash/check/money order, or order online at www.dblcrown.com.

Track List For Continental #13 CD:

1. The Breeze & I - The Bitch Boys (Golly Gee Records)
(from Ride The First Wave - www.gollygeerecords.com)

2. Cobra’s Fang - Phantom Frank (MuSick Records)
(from Phantom Frank - www.musickrecords.com)

3. Honey For Sale - The Barbary Coasters (Hillsdale Records)
(from Honey For Sale - www.hillsdalerecords.com)

4. Burning Mirage - The Madeira (Double Crown Records)
(from Sandstorm - www.dblcrown.com)

5. I’d Rather Be With You - Kaiser George & The Hi-Risers (Spinout Records)
(from Transatlantic Dynamite! - www.spinoutmusic.com)

6. Slingshot To Durango - The Cocktail Preachers (Self-Released)
(from Stealing From The Collection - www.cocktailpreachers.com)

7. Logan’s Run - The Nebulas (Double Crown Records)
(from The Nebulas - www.dblcrown.com)

8. Rippin’ - The Surge (Self-Released)
(Unissued track - www.myspace.com/thesurgeinstro)

9. Fuzzy Slippers - The Goats (Vagrant Records)
(from The Goats - www.vagrantrecords.com)

10. Playa Del Sol - The Nova Rays (Self-Released)
(from their upcoming CD - www.thenovarays.com)

11. Tsunami Struck - Pollo Del Mar (POP Records)
(from Year of the Rooster - www.pollodelmar.com)

12. Buried Alive - The Hexxers (Golly Gee Records)
(from Buried Alive - www.gollygeerecords.com)

13. Hellfire Wheeps - The Invisible Surfers (No Fun Records)
(from Waves Of Reverb, Sea Of Fuzz Volume 1 - www.nofunrecords.com)

14. Another Summer Song - Los Kahunas (Oleoducto Records)
(from El Fantastico Sonido Surf & Hot Rod De... - www.loskahunas.com)

15. Winds Of Barcelona - The Lost Boys Of Penzance (LBOP Music)
(from All Over The Map - www.lbop.net)

16. The Dare (Alternate Mix) - The Nova Rays (Self-Released)
(Unissued track - www.thenovarays.com)

17. Gypsy Cove - Big Surf (Self-Released)
(from Hang Eleven! - www.bigsurfband.com)

18. Bali-lita - Pontius Sky Pilot (Vagrant Records)
(Unissued track - www.vagrantrecords.com)

19. The Wake Up Call - The Razorblades (General Schallplatten)
(from The Dark Side Of The Beach - www.therazorblades.de)

20. Shadow Of Pele - The Defiant Ones (Burn & Surf Records)
(from Super Secret Disaster - www.defiant-ones.com)

21. Play That Game - The Fleagles (Garage & Beat Records)
(from Goodbye To Mars - www.garageandbeat.com)

22. Paddle Or Die! - The Surge (Self-Released)
(Unissued track - www.myspace.com/thesurgeinstro)

23. Big Black Shadow - The Vincent Razorbacks (Raucous Records)
(from Volume 13 - www.raucousrecords.com)

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #13

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #13

This show is a little later that usual, but there's been a lot going on here at Double Crown HQ. The most recent distraction has been the World Cup tournament. I am a huge soccer fan, and even play 3 times/week. I am trying to follow several teams through the tournament - the US, England, Brazil and Germany, and it's turning out to be nearly a game every night. Once the tournament moves beyond the group phase I won't have quite as many games to watch. I have also FINALLY wrapped up work on Continental Magazine #13 (featuring Southern Culture On The Skids and The Barbary Coasters). It is available for purchase from the Double Crown website at: www.dblcrown.com/catalog.html. This week's show is another mix of old and new surf/instro tunes. Like last week, I have also included an instrumental from a non-surf/instro band. This week it's a track from the legendary UK band The Smiths (this tune's perfect for those of you who can't stand Morrissey!). If you have any requests/comments, please send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com or use the handy comment form below.

We're up on iTunes now, so if you're looking for an easy way to subscribe/download this podcast, just go to the iTunes music store and search for the "Double Crown On The Rocks" podcast.

You can download this week's show here:

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #13 23.6 MB MP3 6/16/06

Purchase CD's By This Week's Bands At The Following Websites:

Double Crown Records - www.dblcrown.com
Estrus Records - www.estrus.com
Amazon.com - www.amazon.com
Zptdudamusic.com - www.zptdudamusic.com

If you like the show and would like to see it improve in the future (longer and/or more frequent shows), feel free to make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below. Thanks go out to those of you who have sent in a donation - your money will go towards web hosting for future podcasts.

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #12

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #12

This show is just a mix of old and new surf/instro music. However, with this and future shows I hope to feature at least one instrumental track per show by a band that isn't normally thought of as a surf/instro band. This week it's a track from Scottish pop artists Belle & Sebastian. If you have any requests/comments, please send an e-mail to: records@dblcrown.com or use the handy comment form below.

We're up on iTunes now, so if you're looking for an easy way to subscribe/download this podcast, just go to the iTunes music store and search for the "Double Crown On The Rocks" podcast.

You can download this week's show here:

Double Crown On The Rocks - Podcast #12 21.6 MB MP3 5/20/06

Purchase CD's By This Week's Bands At The Following Websites:

Double Crown Records - www.dblcrown.com
Estrus Records - www.estrus.com
Amazon.com - www.amazon.com
Zptdudamusic.com - www.zptdudamusic.com

If you like the show and would like to see it improve in the future (longer and/or more frequent shows), feel free to make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below. Thanks go out to those of you who have sent in a donation - your money will go towards web hosting for future podcasts.

Important Announcement Regarding Double Crown On The Rocks Podcast

First of all, thanks to everyone that has downloaded and sent in comments about the Double Crown On The Rocks podcast. It's been a lot fun putting each show together. However, I'm running into a slight problem with my current online storage space. To increase space I will need to pay more each month, and while I have received a few donations for the podcast, it's not nearly enough to pay for added space. So at this point, I will need to either reduce the number of shows available at any given time from 3 shows to 2 shows, I will need to reduce the length of each show to about 20 minutes, or I will need to reduce the sound quality of each show.

It really wouldn't take much to add more storage space - $10 or so each month would pay for another 100-200 megs of space, which is enough for 4-8 shows at the current sound quality. Since I do the show on a Mac, I could also open a .Mac account and store the show there - that option is $99/year for 1 gig of space.

At the moment about 100 people are downloading each show, so if each person donated $1 I could open a .Mac account and store every show (up to about 30-40 of them). I could also potentially make the show longer, perhaps 30-40 minutes/show. Without donations, I will stick to the current format, but will have to reduce the number of shows I have online to about 2 shows at any given time.

If you like the show please make a Paypal donation for any amount by clicking the button below.