although a cover, the Johnny's do a great version of Chris Spedding's Motorbikin'

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

joey fuckup said:

This band, the Angry Breed, are here on the Hideout, and they're into the biker image as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefUUrerCc0

Yeah, we're going for a biker image although we're not into "real" biker culture. Our thing are the movies and soundtracks of the biker exploitation film genre, mainly during the years 1966-68, although everything we do are our own originals. We're currently working on two songs for a split 45 EP with Italian fuzz masters The Hangee V (due to be released early next year) that will come loaded with... yes, you guessed it - FUZZ!

Btw, I just picked up Devil's Angels which is now out on DVD for the first time. The movie soundtrack is totally packed with great Davie Allan stuff - just check out the first few minutes to get an idea of what I'm talking about:

Fuzz on!

That is SUCH a great film....We , in the states , had to rely on piss - poor , washed out LP or even SLP speed VHS tape copies , because the movie was in the Public Domain (Which I support , but , it also means you can get real crap , even if you did'nt pay very much for it...). It took forever to see a proper video release , and , only , recently , on DVD , here....

Any of you guys like the early 70's Hammer , Tigon and Amicus "Hip" Horror , and can envision it crossed with Badass British Bikers , the strangely - named "Psychomania" (It's about Bikers who learn how to come back from the dead , with unlimited supernatural powers , NOT A madhouse epic.) . Our own "Werewolves on Wheels" pales in comparison , but , it's good for a laugh.

amoebaboy said:

i would like to contribute with this cult brit biker flick from the seventies.

great theme tune 

http://youtu.be/vhsSSQgy9nQ

Epic NYC siege for two nights of Norton and the Sonics at Maxwell's. Thanks to Billy and Miriam for knowing how to have fun. 

the Record Detective said:

See y'all at the bell house friday night, saturday too! I'm rested and ready for some high octane rock and roll. And beer drinking in twelve hour shifts.

greg cartwright solo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNjReg4IxSQ

daddy long legs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xph-jkv5U-g

? and the mysterians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRMenrjS2Xg

I left this message some months ago... i'm in France .

John Battles said:

Pat , did you just leave this message ? It reads like you did . I could be mistaken , my apologies if I am. Tonight (Sunday) is the last night. My friend told me you could'nt get tickets for love or money , if you just showed up on the street , but that a couple of people got in on one , but not all four , nights after some heavy hustling. It was that way  for that OTHER festival....

John Battles said:

It's the same all over. I saw The Cynics last week with about 35 people , and The Fleshtones , several months ago , to maybe fewer , still. The Woggles do OK when they're here , but they have'nt been in several years. In the 90's , when the economy was better , and there was a band boom , I bought way more new records than I needed. Some of the new "Garage" bands I only really needed to listen to once or twice , and then move on. Whereas , I first saw The Fleshtones in '84 , and The Cynics in '87 or early '88. They still bring the rock (Super Rock !), so , I'll still go see 'em....I can tell the hipsters , my Garage Rock is still alive , sorry about yours.

Rinjo Njori said:

This is NYC and Garage Rock shows for the big boys (Dirtbombs, Gories, Black LIps, etc. ) fill places like the Bowery, but bands like The Woggles, Fleshtones,etc. can barely fill a 100 person venue. Reigning Sound played at the Bell House but I missed the show.
The Bellhouse is great, not too big and not too small. It's rectangluar, but the stage is on the long side so no matter where you stand your pretty close to the stage. I would guess there will be more out of towners than actual New Yorkers.

Pat said:

Does anyone knows how many tickets are available ?? is the venue big enough ??

 

i 'll try to figure how to get there, i've just come back from NY two weeks ago !!!!

Pat , did you just leave this message ? It reads like you did . I could be mistaken , my apologies if I am. Tonight (Sunday) is the last night. My friend told me you could'nt get tickets for love or money , if you just showed up on the street , but that a couple of people got in on one , but not all four , nights after some heavy hustling. It was that way  for that OTHER festival....

John Battles said:

It's the same all over. I saw The Cynics last week with about 35 people , and The Fleshtones , several months ago , to maybe fewer , still. The Woggles do OK when they're here , but they have'nt been in several years. In the 90's , when the economy was better , and there was a band boom , I bought way more new records than I needed. Some of the new "Garage" bands I only really needed to listen to once or twice , and then move on. Whereas , I first saw The Fleshtones in '84 , and The Cynics in '87 or early '88. They still bring the rock (Super Rock !), so , I'll still go see 'em....I can tell the hipsters , my Garage Rock is still alive , sorry about yours.

Rinjo Njori said:

This is NYC and Garage Rock shows for the big boys (Dirtbombs, Gories, Black LIps, etc. ) fill places like the Bowery, but bands like The Woggles, Fleshtones,etc. can barely fill a 100 person venue. Reigning Sound played at the Bell House but I missed the show.
The Bellhouse is great, not too big and not too small. It's rectangluar, but the stage is on the long side so no matter where you stand your pretty close to the stage. I would guess there will be more out of towners than actual New Yorkers.

Pat said:

Does anyone knows how many tickets are available ?? is the venue big enough ??

 

i 'll try to figure how to get there, i've just come back from NY two weeks ago !!!!

It's the same all over. I saw The Cynics last week with about 35 people , and The Fleshtones , several months ago , to maybe fewer , still. The Woggles do OK when they're here , but they have'nt been in several years. In the 90's , when the economy was better , and there was a band boom , I bought way more new records than I needed. Some of the new "Garage" bands I only really needed to listen to once or twice , and then move on. Whereas , I first saw The Fleshtones in '84 , and The Cynics in '87 or early '88. They still bring the rock (Super Rock !), so , I'll still go see 'em....I can tell the hipsters , my Garage Rock is still alive , sorry about yours.

Rinjo Njori said:

This is NYC and Garage Rock shows for the big boys (Dirtbombs, Gories, Black LIps, etc. ) fill places like the Bowery, but bands like The Woggles, Fleshtones,etc. can barely fill a 100 person venue. Reigning Sound played at the Bell House but I missed the show.
The Bellhouse is great, not too big and not too small. It's rectangluar, but the stage is on the long side so no matter where you stand your pretty close to the stage. I would guess there will be more out of towners than actual New Yorkers.

Pat said:

Does anyone knows how many tickets are available ?? is the venue big enough ??

 

i 'll try to figure how to get there, i've just come back from NY two weeks ago !!!!

"My wife , all she's - a wanna think about is MAMBO ! She's - a  move her body like - a this , and like - a THIS. She CRAZY."....

The Cynics and The Buff Medways. Also Black Mountain recorded a couple awesome garage rock songs for the latest version of the Sub Pop Singles Club.

Well, in terms of that pure unadulterated garage sound, I humbly suggest THEE DIRTYBEATS, from Chapel Hill NC.  We specialize in recreating the tough primitive vibe of early garage and psychedelia (the sound that inspired early proto-punk pioneers like MC5 and The Stooges) using period instruments, including original KAPA, Mosrite, Rickenbacker and Fender guitars, Fender and Ampeg amps, Big Muff fuzzes, and Morley wahs.

The sound is prickly, gritty, unpredictable... and utterly glorious.

For a limited time, you can download our just-released debut ep for free at

http://theedirtybeats.bandcamp.com  It's been doing shockingly well (3 straight weeks on WXDU DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDENT RADIO'S TOP TEN OF THE WEEK), which we take to mean there is quite a thirst out there for the pure stuff.

Warm regards,

THEE DIRTYBEATS - maximum vintage garage
http://www.theedirtybeats.com
2011 DEBUT: http://theedirtybeats.bandcamp.com   <--- share this link!

I was going to say The Ugly bEATS , TOO , THO' i DON'T HAVE MANY RECOMMENDATIONS , BEING OLDER AND EMBITTERED....But , there's also The Sons of Hercules , also from San Antonio. Been around about 20 years , but , still current. The Velveteen Loveseat , from Denver , they may have split up (?) , Chicago's own Dyes , Bama Lamas , and Heebie Jeebies (Who are part Country , Garage and Rockabilly.), Austin's Eve and The EXILES , The Bad Mr.and Mrs. Fred Cole and Pierced Arrows , the sporadically active Subsonics , from Atlanta ...OK , SO i CAN THINK OF A FEW... 

Mole said:

The Higher State
Paul Messis [not exactly a band as such, but dig him cos he rocks]
Hidden Masters
Groovy Uncle
Frowning Clouds
Runaway Suns
Ugly Beats
The WildKat Tamers [more rockabilly/rock 'n' roll than garage, but dynamite nonetheless]
Galileo Seven

Google/myspace/facebook any of the above and you'll get a fine selection of modern-day brilliance!

I think it was on a Monday and before anybody knew who they were.

You guys should save your pennies and bring them to Windor next time they come 'round.

Mother of god... that would have been an awesome show to play! I envy your incredible luck, and not so much your misfortune :(

The Ultimatemost High said:

We were supposed to play with these guys in Toronto a while back but we took a different offer for that night.  MISTAKE.  Just heard their album, ‘GB City’.  ROX!!!!

 

We were supposed to play with these guys in Toronto a while back but we took a different offer for that night.  MISTAKE.  Just heard their album, ‘GB City’.  ROX!!!!

for a kind of trashy sound from the experience ive had with my vt20+ go to black face turn your mids right down put the treble at just above half and bass at 8/9 oclock  put the gan on10/11oclock ish and crank it also ad some reverb 9not too much ,preferably spring if you can get hold of one or a simulation of one)

Dec. 3 Jerry Lee Lewis and ? and The Mysterians are playing in Chicago. NOT on the same bill , of course. That would be too good to be true , and NOT a logistical nightmare....Jerry Lee's show is supposed to start at 6 :30. Hopefully , there won't be 3 or 4 opening acts. THEN , i'LL HAVE TO HOOF IT CLEAR ACROSS TOWN TO SEE Question mark (WHO , HOPEFULLY , WILL HAVE 3 or 4 opening acts.), THAT SHOW IS SUPPOSED TO START AT 8:00 or 8:30.

Otherwise , Rocket From The Tombs is also playing next month. Gotta look into that.

There was a Surf Zombies in Chicago , who played their last gigs less than 10 years ago , but , they were'nt Horror - themed , and did'nt own the name outright.
On an unrelated note , the Chicago Mystery Girls played out for almost 10 years. The name has been passed around for years , but it should been retired with them..... 
John Clemens said:

Well, yes I do.....check out The Surf Zombies.

http://www.reverbnation.com/su rfzombies

 and

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Surf-Zombies/137335488149

 

You won't be disappointed.

 

He was . In fact , The Damned shared bills with Sutch , and , early on , carried his coffin on stage. If you've ever seen the "Blood on The Cats " , I think it is (W/ Meteors , Sting Rays , Milkshakes , Jazz Butcher , etc.) video , there's A little footage of Sensible and Sutch onstage , together. 

Dennis Guthrie said:

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Dave Vanian, of The Damned was a fan of Screaming Lord Sutch.

DammitDave said:

Don't forget Screaming Lord Sutch!

:) there's a halloween next year too, so how 'bout (little known) the Tranceplants?.. who were very influenced by the sex&horror-saturated efforts of the Cramps:

http://www.wreckingpit.com/psycho/bands/tranceplants.php3

http://www.myspace.com/thetranceplants

(e)

If you just see one word , it's because my manifesto was 'ET (Willie the Groundskeeper voice.) , in which case , I'll have to do it all over.....(Anyone here see "Stripes" ? SON OF BITCH....SHIT !)

John Battles said:

Saving…

I was pretty unhappy when Tower went under. It was too expensive but it DID have Zeke stocked, good three chord punk music, real music, the staff gave a crap about an excellent selection range but £15 for a Zeke album on cd is taking the piss. 

Music on cds has either been too expensive or too cheap. Now rights in the industry have moved digital. I have an I-Pod but the battery life is crap. I fall asleep listening to my music and the next thing I know is the battery has drained.

I don't appreciate how people have been conned with MP3's; only a few musicians I hang out with tell me how poor its quality is. I used several trading sites and all are anti-lossy.

Next year I will be buying a digital solution for my vinyl to preserve it. I want to keep it all safe and on display. I am still waiting for better audio solutions for playback than I-Tunes. Foobar is fantastic but lacks the artwork.

I really miss the Walkman.

 Well , it's a LOT to take in....If I had heard this news about 20 - 25 years ago , I'd be jumping for joy. When CDs came in , I did'nt oppose them , per se , until people were so willing to give up on LPs , entirely , without a fight. I did'nt have a CD player until about 1992 (And I got it at a yard sale !) , but , by then , I accepted it as just another medium , one that had it's pros , as well ax it's cons. It did'nt drastically affect my purchasing vinyl , or even cassettes. But , in time , I got used to it , and stopped trying to fight it (However, I still buy more records than CDs , today.). What I did'nt like then , or now , is being told we don't have freedom of choice. I generally don't bother with MP3s. I have had an ipod for several years (Won it in a costume contest at a Los Straitjackets show. Otherwise , I probably would'nt have one.) , I guess , like almost everybody , but , I've generally burned , transferred , whatever , tracks that friends have sent me , or on friends' bands' websites. Otherwise, I just have CDs that I put there ..... I'm not a slave to my ipod. In fact , I'm kind of tired of it. I take it with me , when I go out , once in a while , but , lately , if I'm walking or taking the train , I'll bring something to read (And usually be the only person with an actual book or magazine on the bus or train. I LIKE the internet , but , I use it about a 1/3RD AS MUCH AS THE AVERAGE JOE , AND I'M STILL TRYING TO CUT BACK.....The thought of no REAL books , magazines or newspapers makes me want to vomit , but , people should have access to what they prefer.) , or , I'll take my Walkman and a few cassettes. Yes.   What the Hell , I still have 'em . A Duracell AA battery lasts for weeks , sometimes months. My freshly charged Ipod might survive two hours. Also , I'm less likely to get pushed down a flight of stairs in the train station for a Walkman , or just have my earphones yanked off , and the tape player taken out of my hands , by force  . I don't know if these things are happening to Ipod owners in Omaha . They're happening here.   Someone asked about 8 Tracks , I had 'em , we all had 'em in the 70's and very early 80's ( I still used 'em , because they were selling for 50 cents at a time when Michael Jackson , inexplicably , sold Billions with an effort so bland , even Vincent Price could'nt save it from it's own plasticity. Also , I was in college , and did'nt have a big music budget.) ..... I still have some 8 Tracks , now. Why ? Because they're hilarious !

Anyway , I've been hearing and reading about vinyl , and even cassettes , making a comeback . Maybe not a HUGE one , but enough to keep some stores in business , and even some new stores , purveying a medium that was pronounced dead before The MP3 was even introduced. But , the irony is , it's the independents that are keeping this stuff going , and even seeing a profit , more recently (Not all of them , of course.). The idea of a mainstream record and/or CD store , well , I can't name one , can you guys ?

Special edition CDs , special packaging , that's cool , but that's something the industry shouldhave considered 15 years ago , or so. I got suckered in by a special packaging of the new Motorhead CD , with a hardbound , booklike cover , a Mojo or Uncut size magazine , a two - sided poster , and a metal Motorhead pin , for about 6 or 7 dollars more than the CD in a plain plastic jewelcase , and maybe two , three pages of liners . I thought it was pretty damn sweet , but , I could have , should have , seen the same thing when Grunge  was still "King" . Of course , there's the simple fact that these changes stand to put small businesses , as well as major corporations , out of business.   I was'nt happy when Tower Records went tis - up , but , I'm more concerned about local small business. Not because I'm a goddamned tree - hugger, but , because music sounds better that way.

Rob Van Leeuwen (Shocking Blue)! Hell , yeah.    I like that one , who's it by , "Listen Girl" , on "Teenage Shutdown" , the singer , trying to sound like Van Morrisson , says "I'll shoot YEW in the HEAD !!!".....

Jonclock said:

The Motions: For Another Man    (Nuggets II)