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The redoubtable Filmtagebuch pointed me to a fantastic new weblog that narrowcasts to the horror-music fan. Dr. Mysterian's Essential Ghoul's Record Shelf provides mp3 clips, along with a wealth of background information on science fiction, horror, and novelty tunes. Good stuff!
Well, I've got more planes to catch today, so adieu for now.
Junk Shop Glam is a term coined by the music press and record collectors to describe lesser-known glitter bands from the '70s whose records didn't exactly burn up the charts, but kicked ass nevertheless. The british comp, Velvet Tinmine, has excavated 20 gems of lost glampop bubblemetal from the likes of The Mighty Plod, Brett Smiley, and Edinburgh's fabulous locked-crotch rockers, Iron Virgin (pictured above), whose teen anthem Rebels Rule is a song that should've been all over the radio back in 1973. Why didn't they hit it big? I'm not sure, but it might have had something to do with the conspicuous lack of giant bulges in those skin-tight trousers of theirs. I suspect that if they'd stuffed a few cucumbers wrapped in tinfoil down the front, things would've turned out much differently.
The Funky 16 Corners weblog offers up some greasy, sweaty, extra crispy funk from the Radars, Finger Licking Chicken. If I wasn't so full of nachos and beer right now, I'd head out to KFC for a bucketful. Huh! Good God!
More soulful sites for your browsing pleasure:
Ritchie's Cellar of Soul
Soulful Detroit
Detroit Music History
Funky 16 Corners 'Zine