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Berlin Portraits: Rudi Protrudi
What to say about the legendary Rudi Protrudi, the king of ´80s garage rock? I first met Rudi in New York in the 80´s. I have quite a few photos of Rudi here on the website in the 80´s New York and Club 57 categories. I met Rudi at Club 57 along with Deb O´Nair. They had just terminated their new wave band Tina Peel and formed a band called The Fuzztones. I went to see them play many times throughout the years and was always blown away by their raw and real garage kick ass performances. They have gone on to have a legendary status among rock fans. After spending many years in New York Rudi moved to Los Angeles and reformed the Fuzztones to test the waters out. After playing abroad in Europe they soon shook L.A. rock realities and were the premier garage band on the scene. I should mention that Rudi formed Link Protrudi and The Jaymen, an instrumental tribute to Link Wray. They ended up recording several albums and successfully toured Europe and North America. Rudi has played with legends such as Screaming Jay Hawkins, Sky Saxon and lots more. He also appears in the Screaming Jay Hawkins documentary. I remember him playing in the fun heavy metal band that Ann Magnuson formed called Vulcan Death Grip.
Flash forward to somewhere around the year 2000: Rudi went to a concert to see the legendary The Bonniwell Music Machine in Los Angeles. He then saw Lana Loveland playing her Hammond organ on stage with them and was entranced. At their last concert in 2002, Rudi finally approached Lana and asked her to join the Fuzztones. It took some time, but they soon found themselves whisked off their feet and living together in Berlin doing various creative collaborations together.
I should also mention that Rudi is a prolific artist and… Hell! There really is too much write, so let me conclude with this, the important thing is: The Fuzztones still live! It is their 30th anniversary this year and they plan to tour again. I am also happy to say that we plan to make a film documentary about the Fuzztones where we are going to capture the rawness and madness of The Fuzztones from their origins to the present time. We hope to capture the Fuzztone reality without holding anything back and to make it a real rock and roll viewing experience.
Berlin Portraits: Rudi Protrudi
What to say about the legendary Rudi Protrudi, the king of ´80s garage rock? I first met Rudi in New York in the 80´s. I have quite a few photos of Rudi here on the website in the 80´s New York and Club 57 categories. I met Rudi at Club 57 along with Deb O´Nair. They had just terminated their new wave band Tina Peel and formed a band called The Fuzztones. I went to see them play many times throughout the years and was always blown away by their raw and real garage kick ass performances. They have gone on to have a legendary status among rock fans. After spending many years in New York Rudi moved to Los Angeles and reformed the Fuzztones to test the waters out. After playing abroad in Europe they soon shook L.A. rock realities and were the premier garage band on the scene. I should mention that Rudi formed Link Protrudi and The Jaymen, an instrumental tribute to Link Wray. They ended up recording several albums and successfully toured Europe and North America. Rudi has played with legends such as Screaming Jay Hawkins, Sky Saxon and lots more. He also appears in the Screaming Jay Hawkins documentary. I remember him playing in the fun heavy metal band that Ann Magnuson formed called Vulcan Death Grip.
Flash forward to somewhere around the year 2000: Rudi went to a concert to see the legendary The Bonniwell Music Machine in Los Angeles. He then saw Lana Loveland playing her Hammond organ on stage with them and was entranced. At their last concert in 2002, Rudi finally approached Lana and asked her to join the Fuzztones. It took some time, but they soon found themselves whisked off their feet and living together in Berlin doing various creative collaborations together.
I should also mention that Rudi is a prolific artist and… Hell! There really is too much write, so let me conclude with this, the important thing is: The Fuzztones still live! It is their 30th anniversary this year and they plan to tour again. I am also happy to say that we plan to make a film documentary about the Fuzztones where we are going to capture the rawness and madness of The Fuzztones from their origins to the present time. We hope to capture the Fuzztone reality without holding anything back and to make it a real rock and roll viewing experience.