I always liked the stupid humor that Zacherlie did on that song "Dinner With Drac". I wonder if HE did anymore things like that.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Did you ever find your tune? Why do I have the feeling you're talking about "Wolfman" by the Bobby Fuller Four? that tune kind of had that Link Wray quality to it but that was Bobby Fuller doing a Wolfman Jack imitation, not the Wolfman himself.

Now that's the kinda bizarro crap I miss about modern music! I heard a weird tune on an old eppy-sode of Fool's Paradise w/ Rex (on WFMU.org) that sounded like the Wolfman a-howlin' and gabberin' over an instro cut...he (or imitations or him) must done bunches of this type o' trash...never caught the backstory on the tune unfortunately....

Did you ever find your tune? Why do I have the feeling you're talking about "Wolfman" by the Bobby Fuller Four? that tune kind of had that Link Wray quality to it but that was Bobby Fuller doing a Wolfman Jack imitation, not the Wolfman himself.

I didn't realize that you had nothing to do with this proboards thing. But I noticed that a bunch of past users from then were signed up for that. Yeah I had to re-register. Someone here had brought it to our attention so I thought why not.... I do have one problem here, though. Once I get passed a number of lines when typing (like 7 or more) the scrawl bar on the side starts bouncing around back toward the top and I can't see what I'm typing because it's all below the window. With my luck, I'm probably the only one with that problem. kopper said:

That other forum that ripped off everything from my original board does not use the same databases for content, so no, none of your old posts will be there nor will your same username or any of that stuff. Basically, it's a pretty lame copy of the original. The Hideout, on the other hand, is the old Forums taken to the next level (and done at a time when it was ahead of the game in that regard... when the Forum was in serious decline and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook were on the rise), and I think those of us that are here and actually use it realize that.

kopper

I block all Facebook applications, most of them are dumb as hell and annoying on top of it. And I rarely ever post something to my wall, unless it's an article or video that automatically gets shared via FriendFeed, which pulls stuff from videos I favorite on YouTube and some other stuff. But I've noticed that, in general, the older I get, the less "social networking" I'm really interested in doing. I'm spending less and less time on Twitter lately, too, which I've noticed has resulted in a dramatic decrease in spam followers, which is nice. By the way... the logo of the old GaragePunk Forums was the Voxmobile, not some remote-control car. It's a REAL car designed by famous '60s hot rod maker, George Barris. I chose that for the logo for the Forums because it combined two of my favorite passions: garage rock and kustom hot rods. For some recent news about the Voxmobile, check this out. That other forum that ripped off everything from my original board does not use the same databases for content, so no, none of your old posts will be there nor will your same username or any of that stuff. Basically, it's a pretty lame copy of the original. The Hideout, on the other hand, is the old Forums taken to the next level (and done at a time when it was ahead of the game in that regard... when the Forum was in serious decline and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook were on the rise), and I think those of us that are here and actually use it realize that. kopper Wipeout! said:

Andy Seven said:

I was on Facebook for twenty minutes - I signed up and then the questionnaires began, tons of questionnaires. Oh my God, my head hurt, all those stupid questions. I had a minor freak out and got off the stupid site. I honestly don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Funny how the shit bottle spins around and occasionally yer suckin' face with yerself...yes, I broke down and joined the dreaded FACEBOOK a few weeks back...mostly to stalk my g/f and self promote the fuck outta my projects...I ignore 90% of others postings and the like...and I've realized Facebook is the new fuct...long live TWITTER!

Andy Seven said:

I was on Facebook for twenty minutes - I signed up and then the questionnaires began, tons of questionnaires. Oh my God, my head hurt, all those stupid questions. I had a minor freak out and got off the stupid site. I honestly don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Funny how the shit bottle spins around and occasionally yer suckin' face with yerself...yes, I broke down and joined the dreaded FACEBOOK a few weeks back...mostly to stalk my g/f and self promote the fuck outta my projects...I ignore 90% of others postings and the like...and I've realized Facebook is the new fuct...long live TWITTER!

Well, it looks like you can get the best of both worlds. Be in the hideout AND visit the old school forum.... http://garagepunk.proboards.com/index.cgi? I'm mostly doing the Hideout and myspace (I too have no need for facebook) but if I have that weird obscure question concerning Baby Huey and the Babysitters, I'll go to the proboards for that.

I think I was a member of the old garage punk forum.....I believe they had separate threads....new sounds (revival groups), the old sounds (sonics, remains ect) and many more? There was that remote control car looking logo thing? Am I right??? Maybe I am thinking of another forum but that one was a good one with all kinds of cool posts. I will occasionally hit up G45 central or It's Psych. Facebook and Myspace can be rough going for me....on these sites people have to post pictures of everything they do...whether it be going to Wal-Mart, showing off tramp stamps or taking a shit - I feel it makes my world way too small and this doesn't really do anything for me, privacy can be a good thing you know. I like the fact that people can share mp3's and post the occasional picture on this forum, that's definitely nice but once again the tattoo pictures or band promotions become overkill. I'd rather just chat to be honest. But overall a very good forum this is, fun stuff.

Wipeout! said:

Point well taken, Kopper.
I just get the impression that the garagepunk world is shrinking...like I said, I live in the South and there ain't shit to talk about, garagepunk-wise, in my neck o' the woods. (One of the main reasons I'm franticly tryin' to get my band together!) I'm on MySpace and here, but I refuse to join Facebook (for reasons I don't care to get into here), so I have no clue as to the discussions on that site.

I was on Facebook for twenty minutes - I signed up and then the questionnaires began, tons of questionnaires. Oh my God, my head hurt, all those stupid questions. I had a minor freak out and got off the stupid site. I honestly don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Don't know about all that, but one of my favorite lyrics from them is:
"It was like a Phil Spector nightmare.."

I discovered Hoodoo Gurus in 1989 because I heard the guitarist had an affair to Michael Steele (her real name is Susanne Thomas). It`s weird when you realize you can make a movie or a book who is based upon lyrics. They are sometimes about reality. Sometimes I think it`s weird when fans are asking about what really happened? Maybe they are blocking me out because I`m right: something hapened, but what? I would really like any opinton if other fans have discovered something. Just listen to these words: "I`m gonna knock you dead" (AXEGRINDER), "I can feel just where you are, you can never go too far" (I SEE YOU), "you picked me up to abuse you, used me like I wasn`t used to" (I`M DOING FINE), "you and her have had a fight, well that seems to happen every other night" (PLEASE YOURSELF), "tell me why you can`t look me in the eye, tell me why you always have to lie, tell me why there`s pointless to deny" (WHY), "what if the worst of it is over? Finished. Only it`s too soon now to know. You can cry if you like. But don`t give up the fight. You can swear if you like, please stay here one more night" (ALWAYS SOMETHING)

"The Buckinghams - King of a Drag (1967)"

You're right. The Buckinghams were King of a Drag. But the rest of that album is pretty good indeed.

The Savages - Live n Wild (1966) The Index - The Index (1st lp from 1968) The Rising Storm - Calm Before (1967) The Rationals - Fan Club LP (1966/1967) The Monks - Black Monk Time (1966) The Sonics - Boom (1966) The Sonics - Here Are (1965) The Sonics - Introducing (1966) The Wailers - Outburst (1966) Love - Love (1966) The Remains - The Remains (1966) Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop (1966) The Leaves - Hey Joe (1966) The Shadows of Night - Gloria (1966) The Shadows of Night - Back Door Men (1966) The New Colony Six - Breakthrough (1966) The Guess Who - It's Time (1966) The Tempos - Speaking Of (1966) The Ugly Ducklings - Somewhere Outside (1966) Kenny and the Kasuals - Things Gettin' Better/Nothing Better To Do The Seeds - The Seeds (1966) The Seeds - Web of Sound (1967) Les Sinners - Sinerisme (1966) Sir Douglas Quintet - Greatest Hits (1966 album) It's All Meat - It's All Meat (1969/1970) Bent Wind - Sussex (1969) All Of Thus - All Of Thus (1967/1968) The Mystery Meat - Profiles (1968) The Contents Are - Through You (1967) The Dovers - We're Not Just Anybody (2002 reissue of singles) The 13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds (1966) The Buckinghams - King of a Drag (1967) The Litter - Distortions (1967) The Other Half - The Other Half (1968) I tried to put together a list of 60's/70's US/Canadian garage albums that are worthwhile or mostly good. Favorite post 60's/70's garage punk/punk album? The Wipers - Youth Of America (1981)

For me it's the "Rockabilly Psychosis and the Garage Desease"LP!It's a masterpiece!Over and out!

johnny goodbye said:

wow so many great albums to check out mentioned here.

i want to put forward the gories - i know you're fine...
it's definitely one of my favorites.

i gotta say tho, compilations no matter how cool or legendary shouldn't really count as albums.

I don't know if I can agree with that last statement. Except for the fact that Have Love, Will Travel got left off for some reason, and The Witch sounds attrocious, I really dig FULL FORCE by the Sonics from 1984 over HERE ARE and BOOM and I don't think you can go wrong with SURELY, THEY WERE THE SONS OF GOD with 16 Mighty Caesar tracks for a Crypt comp. Everything everyone here has chosen is a great garage album and makes me feel proud. But you did forget to mention either HOWL or HUNGER by the Makers. But that's alright. It's hard to get use to what they did to themselves over the years.

Check my review of NOT NOW! here: http://steveterrell.blogspot.com/2009/08/terrells-tuneup-shake-them-bones.html

great!!!!

A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican August 28, 2009 Longtime — and I mean real longtime — Rolling Stones fans will immediately recognize the cover of the A-Bones’ new album. It’s a spoof of the cover of the Stones’ 1965 LP The Rolling Stones, Now!

I met Phil May and Dick Taylor of the Pretty Things in NYC, I think it was one of those cavestomps. Good blokes too, they really were your average guys. I like the music a ton but really have no interest in the lifestyle of the famous or how these musicians live their lives. It's just about hearing the music for me and learning the songs for fun.

There's others I forgot:Fugazi back in the early 90s, the Smugglers, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, during garageshock I met the Phantom Surfers, A-Bones, and The Untamed Youth, I'm friends with the Boss Martians, and some of the Surf Trio when they were in a group called the Wicked Ones, and Seaweed. Oh and Satan's Pilgrims and the Ghastly Ones and Jake Cavilierre from the Lords of Altamont. And I got a Cramps autograph but I wasn't allowed to meet them so I guess that doesn't count.

Geez, who haven't I met or became friends with? I've always thought living in Washington State has given me a chance to meet lots of cool people. The Young Fresh Fellows, Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening, Shadowy Men from A Shadowy Planet, Girl Trouble, almost meeting Paul Westerberg (but Scott McCaughey was worried I'd ask him too many embarrassing questions so he didn't introduce me), Peter Buck, Mudhoney, Kurt Cobain (when he was Kurdt Kobain), Billy Childish, The Mono Men, The Mummies, The Makers, The Sinister Six, Gas Huffer, The Fastbacks, Dave Day of The Monks, Sky Saxon, Fred Cole and the rest of Dead Moon, The Cynics, Supercharger, The Woggles, got autographs from the Sonics, met Pat Denizeo from the Smithereens Peter Zaremba and Wayne Kramer at a free show. When it comes to underground rock, life's been good.

Those Do Rags must be squeezing the shit outa his brain. Pitiful, makes me all the more grateful for this site. Awesome joint ya'll twisted up here btw, can't wait to burn it down.

While I understand where you're coming from, LS has done a lot for the development of psych/garage music (in his 'corporate' way) and the message board on the LSUG site is fabulous.....my word :). Can't say the same for many other so called rock celebs who like to ignore or twitch their smelly noses to psychedelic music!:)

"He probably hasn't even heard of the Sonics or Billy Childish". I wouldn't go as far to say that since he was in Seattle playing WITH the Sonics on Halloween 2008. Maybe Billy Childish but not the Sonics. But he probably never heard of these groups before he started his show. He doesn't promote any real garage bands on his show, that's for sure. If you go to his archives and look at the first ten shows, there's nobody that was on Voxx, or Dionysus, or any of the Battle of the Garage comps until almost a year or two later. Just because the bands play guitars does not make any of these groups garage. Alex said:

Little Steven's faux-garage makes me sick. I can't imagine his show ever coming close to playing the real stuff that spins on the GPP all the time. He probably hasn't even heard of the Sonics or Billy Childish.

Little Steven's faux-garage makes me sick. I can't imagine his show ever coming close to playing the real stuff that spins on the GPP all the time. He probably hasn't even heard of the Sonics or Billy Childish.