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I have known Tom Scully for quite some time. I remember Tom back in the daze/days of New York in the '80s. I remember him having wild roof top parties on top of his building on Chrystie Street in Chinatown with films being shown, bands playing and Tom DJing all with the background of the glittering Manhattan skyline. Things always seemed about to go out of control, but somehow when the sun started to rise, it calmed down and everyone was pleased that the roof did not collapse. I recall that there were several casualties at those parties. One person fell off the roof and another walked into the elevator on the 12th floor. The elevator was not there and he fell all 12 flights down the elevator shaft. Surprisingly, both people survived. Tom organized the Psychedelic Weekend Parties at The Cavern. I had my own small bar in the basement. Tom gave me the name of The Reverend (Or The Rev) and named my small bar The Confessional Booth. I was given a punch bowel with a glowing blue liquid in it. I was instructed to give a glass to anyone who gives me a bell. This special brew was spiked with an unknown quantity of acid/LSD. The night got stranger and stranger with bands like The Fuzztones and Certain General playing as crazed painted day-glo blue go-go girls danced out of control. People did not confess at my confessional booth that night because most of them could not speak or were too busy bouncing off the walls and dancing. At the end of the last night, the blue go-go girls kidnapped Tom. He woke up the next morning to find himself painted all blue and had to find his way home. He could not get the blue off his skin for a week.
Tom was a premier revolutionary DJ throughout the clubs in New York and he eventually started to DJ in Europe. Tom in his day, was a true mover and shaker in New York. In my opinion, he has not been given proper credit for what he accomplished during his time in New York. In 1978, he and Susan Hannaford created and produced the New Wave Vaudeville show at Irving Plaza. Ann Magnuson was the director of the show. This one of a kind vaudeville show was a cultural changing point in New York. It eventually gave birth to the new creative clubs that mixed performance with art, film, music, theme parties and went onto inspire so many creative souls of that time. It was Klaus Nomi's premier performance at the New Wave Vaudeville Show, that amazed people with his other world visuals and sound. From this point, Tom, Susan and Ann went onto to create the infamous Club 57 in the basement of a Polish church at 57 ST. Marks Place in the East Village. It mutated into a warped creative playground for wacked-out kindred artistic spirited funsters. Tom and Susan created the weekly Monster Movie Club and Ann Magnuson was the manager of the club. Ann was able to experiment and develop her ideas and performances. Susan was at the entrance accepting the donations for entrance, looking very much like Morticia Addams from another planet. Tom took his role very serious as the Monster Movie Club curator. He would organize all screenings and was the projectionist. Tom would organize low budget B monster/horror films to be shown to an eager East Village audience. He would organize the filmmakers to come and speak about their films. If I am not mistaken, he even got Russ Meyers to appear, speak and answer questions. Tom was the Monster Movie Club professor whereas Susan encouraged people to talk back to the films, laugh, have fun and create scenes. This upset the professor side of Tom, but after a few drinks he even got into the fun of it. Tom inspired and encouraged lots of people on the scene at that time to be true to who they are and not be afraid to perform and look silly. He always said, "If you can't be silly and idiotic sometimes, what is the sense of it all?"
Tom eventually moved out of New York with his french wife Sybille. They lived in Paris and then Montpellier. They created two beautiful and talented daughters named Camille and Charlotte. Tom and Sybille live with Camille in Berlin. Charlotte lives in Paris and is a make-up artist for films and photo sessions. She is also pursuing her interest in film and photography. Sybille is a photographer. Camille is presently completing her studies in Berlin and is active in photography with the help of her mother. Tom is involved in numerous art projects and plays in a fun punk band called (what else?) Monster Movie Club! The photo above is Tom after a Monster Movie Club performance in Berlin and the photo below is Tom with his daughters Camille and Charlotte.
I did a series of photos for Soho News to promote the Psychedelic Weekend event at a club called The Cavern. It was a wild weekend of various psychedelic/garage bands and go-go dancers. Some of the bands and people involved are featured here. I recognize some of the bands and people here. I see Rudy Protrudi and Deb O'Nair from The Fuzztones, Wendy Wild and members of her band The Mad Violets, Tom Scully, who organized the event and DJed at it and the lovely Viva. She inspired everyone to new psychedelic heights at the event or maybe it was the punch they were serving that weekend. This photo was taken at St. Marks Church. Does anyone recognize any of the other people?
I have known Tom Scully for quite some time. I remember Tom back in the daze/days of New York in the '80s. I remember him having wild roof top parties on top of his building on Chrystie Street in Chinatown with films being shown, bands playing and Tom DJing all with the background of the glittering Manhattan skyline. Things always seemed about to go out of control, but somehow when the sun started to rise, it calmed down and everyone was pleased that the roof did not collapse. I recall that there were several casualties at those parties. One person fell off the roof and another walked into the elevator on the 12th floor. The elevator was not there and he fell all 12 flights down the elevator shaft. Surprisingly, both people survived. Tom organized the Psychedelic Weekend Parties at The Cavern. I had my own small bar in the basement. Tom gave me the name of The Reverend (Or The Rev) and named my small bar The Confessional Booth. I was given a punch bowel with a glowing blue liquid in it. I was instructed to give a glass to anyone who gives me a bell. This special brew was spiked with an unknown quantity of acid/LSD. The night got stranger and stranger with bands like The Fuzztones and Certain General playing as crazed painted day-glo blue go-go girls danced out of control. People did not confess at my confessional booth that night because most of them could not speak or were too busy bouncing off the walls and dancing. At the end of the last night, the blue go-go girls kidnapped Tom. He woke up the next morning to find himself painted all blue and had to find his way home. He could not get the blue off his skin for a week.
Tom was a premier revolutionary DJ throughout the clubs in New York and he eventually started to DJ in Europe. Tom in his day, was a true mover and shaker in New York. In my opinion, he has not been given proper credit for what he accomplished during his time in New York. In 1978, he and Susan Hannaford created and produced the New Wave Vaudeville show at Irving Plaza. Ann Magnuson was the director of the show. This one of a kind vaudeville show was a cultural changing point in New York. It eventually gave birth to the new creative clubs that mixed performance with art, film, music, theme parties and went onto inspire so many creative souls of that time. It was Klaus Nomi's premier performance at the New Wave Vaudeville Show, that amazed people with his other world visuals and sound. From this point, Tom, Susan and Ann went onto to create the infamous Club 57 in the basement of a Polish church at 57 ST. Marks Place in the East Village. It mutated into a warped creative playground for wacked-out kindred artistic spirited funsters. Tom and Susan created the weekly Monster Movie Club and Ann Magnuson was the manager of the club. Ann was able to experiment and develop her ideas and performances. Susan was at the entrance accepting the donations for entrance, looking very much like Morticia Addams from another planet. Tom took his role very serious as the Monster Movie Club curator. He would organize all screenings and was the projectionist. Tom would organize low budget B monster/horror films to be shown to an eager East Village audience. He would organize the filmmakers to come and speak about their films. If I am not mistaken, he even got Russ Meyers to appear, speak and answer questions. Tom was the Monster Movie Club professor whereas Susan encouraged people to talk back to the films, laugh, have fun and create scenes. This upset the professor side of Tom, but after a few drinks he even got into the fun of it. Tom inspired and encouraged lots of people on the scene at that time to be true to who they are and not be afraid to perform and look silly. He always said, "If you can't be silly and idiotic sometimes, what is the sense of it all?"
Tom eventually moved out of New York with his french wife Sybille. They lived in Paris and then Montpellier. They created two beautiful and talented daughters named Camille and Charlotte. Tom and Sybille live with Camille in Berlin. Charlotte lives in Paris and is a make-up artist for films and photo sessions. She is also pursuing her interest in film and photography. Sybille is a photographer. Camille is presently completing her studies in Berlin and is active in photography with the help of her mother. Tom is involved in numerous art projects and plays in a fun punk band called (what else?) Monster Movie Club! The photo above is Tom after a Monster Movie Club performance in Berlin and the photo below is Tom with his daughters Camille and Charlotte.
Right, another pedal shot. What's changed since the last shot:
Gone:
* Boss CE-2
* Arion SCH-1
* Yamaha FL-01
New:
* Zoom Tri-Metal
* DOD 201
On the way:
Deb and Rudy psyching out getting ready for The Fuzztones to play at the Psychedelic night at The Cavern in Tribeca.
My gear as of 2006-04-03.
Top row:
Vox Tone Bender (JEN-made)
Arbiter Fuzz Face reissue (modded)
Daneletro French Toast (very cool)
Kimbara Fuzz-Tone FZ2
Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1 (1962)
Colorsound Supa Tonebender (Steve Hackett Special Edition)
Shin-Ei Fuzz/Wah
Jen Distortion Booster
Second row:
Alesis Bitrman
Arion Tubulator
HAO Rust Driver
Third row:
Boss DC-2
Boss CE-2
Arion SCH-1 (Japan)
Yamaha FL-01
Fourth row:
MXR 10-band EQ
Maxon Treble Booster
Another gear shot.
Gone:
* Colorsound Supa Tonebender.
* HAO Rust Driver.
* Two of my Vox Tone Benders.
* Nobels ODR-1 (nice, but noisy).
New:
* Hermida Mosferatu.
* Roger Mayer Mongoose.
* Boss VF-1 (not pictured because not a pedal).
01 Living Sickness
02 Voices Green and Purple
03 Blackout at the Gretley
04 I See the Writing on the Wall
05 Brand New Man
06 Seven and Seven Is
07 Just Once
08 She's Wicked
09 The Witch
10 Gonna Make You Mine
11 Highway 69
12 Action Woman
13 Gotta Get Some
14 Walls Of Tyme
15 1-2-5
16 Cinderella
17 Bad News Travels Fast
18 You're Gonna Miss Me
19 Loose
Messenger guitars were built in Astoria, OR from 1967-1968. Features an aluminum alloy tuning fork neck extending through the thin-line hollowbody. This model has a built-in fuzztone called a Tone-Messer. Messenger also made a stereo guitar, a bass guitar, and a line of large amplifiers.
Once again it's Halloween and once again The Big Enchilada takes you on a journey into the heart of supernatural terror where monsters lurk and creatures slither. You'll hear songs full of ghosts, zombies, vampires and all sorts of creepy stuff. Hang on!
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Here's the playlist:
(Background Music: Doctor Spook by Frankie Stein & His Gouls)
Don't Meet Mr. Frankenstein by Carlos Casal, Jr.
Necrophilia Twist by Fire Bad
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom by The Barbaraellatones
Lady Creature by Baronen & Satan
Secret Chamber by The Thingz
Graveyard by Dead Moon
2 Big Pumpkins by Elvira
(Background Music: Igor's Lament by Tony & The Monstrosities)
I Was a Teenage Creature by Lord Luther & The Kingsmen
Voodoo Doll by Deadbolt
All Black and Hairy by The Fuzztones
Ghost by Ty Segall
Vampire Girl by Jonathan Richman
The Tombstone Hymn by Rev. Tom Frost
(Background Music: Spooky Bongos by The Hustlers
Graveyard Girl by The Vagoos
The Devil's Trick is Not a Treat by The Devils
Tribo Canibal by Horror Deluxe
Bloody Holiday by Nekromantix
(Background Music: Spooks-a-Poppin' Theme by The A-Bones)
THE FUZZTONES
Rockpalast Crossroads
Harmonie, Bonn
October 10, 2009
WDR Broadcast
PRO SHOT, PAL, 16/9
58:33 minutes
Analogic DVD-R Recording
Authored w/ DVD Studio Pro
Artwork Included
Video: MPEG-2, 720x576, 25fps, 16:9
Audio: AC3 2/0 Stereo, 48 kHz, 384 kbps
Tasa de Bit: 5.50 Mbps
This time the data bit info don´t mean nothing because is a reencoded DVD-R recording.
setlist
01. In Heat
02. Bad News Travel Fast
03. Blood From A Stone
04. Hurt On Hold
05. Action Speaks Louder Than Words
06. Ward 81
07. Charlotte's Remains
08. Get Naked
09. Nine Months Later
10. Highway 69
11. Romilar D
12. Brand New Man
13. Johnson In A Headlock
14. She's Wicked
15. Hallucination Generation
16. This Sinister Urge
17. Strychnine
This was captured with an standalone DVD-R in 4/3, so it was
transferred from analogic to digital and then reencoded to
fit the stander DVD size by the recorded.
So to have in in true 16/9 I needed to crop it and reencode it
a second time using Total Media Converter. I didn´t like this
but this time was the only option to have a decent DVD.
kigonjiro.com 2010
Side A - Catch A Ride
Side B - In My Life
This copy is a re-issue from Feb 1967 from the original Nov 66 release on the 5-D label.
l-r, Mike Wingate, Robert Crawford, Roy Skinner, Barry Stacks
Their 1965 single "Catch A Ride" stakes a claim as possessing one of the heaviest Fuzztone sounds of that year, months ahead of what was happening in New York, San Francisco or London.
The Grifs were an American garage rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina, who were active in the 1960s. Their song, "Catch a Ride" became the number one hit in Charlotte and did well in markets around the Carolinas, and reached number one in Birmingham, Alabama. The group was able to secure airplay in northern markets, such as in Lansing, Michigan, where it reached number one, as well as in the Detroit area and parts of Canada. They were invited to open for the Amboy Dukes in Detroit, where they began to play frequent engagements in the Michigan region, and recorded their second single, "Keep Dreaming", in Detroit. Just when the Grifs prospects looked hopeful, drummer Roy Skinner departed and guitarist Mike Wingate received a draft notice to go to Vietnam. By early 1968, the group folded. Their work is now highly regarded by garage rock enthusiasts and several of their songs have appeared on compilations.
Some of my guitar pedals. Top row is for fuzzes, second row is for distortions and overdrives, third row is for modulation effects (chorus, flanger etc.) and bottom row is for tonal effects.
*car trouble: adam and the ants
*the lady loves me: elvis presley
*the last balloon: xtc
*don't forget me: neko case
*bullfrog: johnny moore
*three years blind: big sandy
*look for the question mark: the fuzztones
*punk rock girl: the dead milkmen
*in the middle, in the middle: they might be giants
1. your own personal jesus, 2. Madness and Mangos, 3. Day 118 - hold on tight, 4. Don't Forget Me... (3 of 3), 5. Smiling Bullfrog, 6. 280 Year Old Hands, 7. Day 352 - Results Day!, 8. Blackhole sun won't you come and wash away the rain?, 9. Good Is
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The Cramps, ‘Off The Bone’. A 1983 compilation housing the band’s singles thus far. With a 3D cover (3D glasses included). I love The Cramps. The bastard children of Elvis from the Swamp. Voodoo stomp drums, rockabilly guitar, twang, Sun echo, Lux Interior’s demented vocals and schlock lyrics celebrating sex, drugs and rock n roll. ‘Human Fly’ slow and buzzing. ‘The Way I Walk’ a riff stroll with screams. ‘Domino’ twin guitar dementia and hiccuped vocal. ‘Surfin’ Bird’ more deranged than the Trashmen’s version. ‘Lonesome Town’ slooow and reverbed. ‘Garbageman’ filthy riff. ‘Fever’ like Peggy Lee on bad drugs. ‘Drug Train’ a joyous stomp. ‘Love Me’ stop/start riff and crazed vocal. ‘I Can’t Hardly Stand It’ slow and sleazy. ‘Goo Goo Muck’ a shimmy shake. ‘She Said’ truly wired madness. ‘The Crusher’ a hard, dirty, rockin’ blast. ‘Save It’ B-movie horror dynamics and slashing axe. ‘New Kind of Kick’ fuzztone and primal beat. The Cramps. Screamin’…
Boo! Twelve years ago this month, I unleashed my very first podcast full of tacky Halloween humor, dumb audio clips and crazed ghoul-adjacent rock 'n' roll. The podcast quickly evolved into The Big Big Enchilada, and the Spooktacular became an annual monstrous tradition of terror.
Remember, The Big Enchilada still is officially listed in the iTunes store. So go subscribe, if you haven't already (and please, gentle listeners, give me a five-star rating and review if you're so inclined.) Thanks.
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Here's the playlist:
(Background Music: Satan Takes a Holiday by Anton LaVey)
The Night by Alien Space Kitchen
Ghostified by Persian Claws
Goin' to a Graveyard by The Fuzztones
Phantom Girl by The Breakers
Vampire Twist by Brave Combo
Champagne Halloween by St. Paul & The Broken Bones
(Background Music: El Vampiro by El Vampiranos)
I Hear Voices by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Shadow World by Undercover Bonobos
Wicked Wanda by The Monsters
Chillidos en la Noche by Los Eskeletos
Night of the Phantom by Larry & The Blue Notes
Land of Spook by Drywall
Ghost in My Boot by Johnny Foodstamp
(Background Music: Lost on Ghost Road by Torn Down Units)
My Daddy is a Vampire by The Meteors
I'm Your Frankenstein by ChazDaddy
Vampires and Failures by Grandpaboy
Haunted by God by Lonesome Ghost
Stand by Your Ghoul by The Cavemen
(Background Music: It's a Scream (Halloween Mix) by Figures of Light (featuring DJ Chrisz)
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.
Side A - Catch A Ride
Side B - In My Life
This copy is a re-issue from 1967 from the original Nov 66 release on the 5-D label.
l-r, Mike Wingate, Robert Crawford, Roy Skinner, Barry Stacks
Their 1965 single "Catch A Ride" stakes a claim as possessing one of the heaviest Fuzztone sounds of that year, months ahead of what was happening in New York, San Francisco or London.
The Grifs were an American garage rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina, who were active in the 1960s. Their song, "Catch a Ride" became the number one hit in Charlotte and did well in markets around the Carolinas, and reached number one in Birmingham, Alabama. The group was able to secure airplay in northern markets, such as in Lansing, Michigan, where it reached number one, as well as in the Detroit area and parts of Canada. They were invited to open for the Amboy Dukes in Detroit, where they began to play frequent engagements in the Michigan region, and recorded their second single, "Keep Dreaming", in Detroit. Just when the Grifs prospects looked hopeful, drummer Roy Skinner departed and guitarist Mike Wingate received a draft notice to go to Vietnam. By early 1968, the group folded. Their work is now highly regarded by garage rock enthusiasts and several of their songs have appeared on compilations.