Recent finds..

In addition to totally bailing on this blog over the past few months, I've been taking it real slow on record buying. Was out of work for about a month and had money tied up elsewhere.

Anyway! I got a good job now and made some finds over the past few weeks!

LP's:
Devil Dogs - Bigger Beef Bonanza! (Crypt, 1996)
Devil Dogs - Self-Titled (Crypt, 1989)
Devil Dogs - Saturday Night Fever (Crypt, 1993)
Fireworks - Set The World On Fire (Crypt, 1993)
Zodiac Killers - The Most Thrilling Experience (Rip Off, 1999)

The Hellacopters - “Hey” b/w “Her Strut” (White Jazz, 1998)
Thee Headcoats - “Hatred, Ridicule, and Contempt” b/w “Neither Fish Nor Fowl (SFTRI, 1991)
Teengenerate - “Get Me Back” b/w “Get Stuffed” and “One Way Ticket” (Wallabies Records, 1993)
Ex-Humans - "Mai Tai" b/w "Reckless Eyes" (Colonel, 2010)

I'm terrible at this..

I know. I been away for FAR too long.

It's been a lot of things really.. The podcast hasn't been getting too much play (at least judging by the counters), I've moved back to Atlanta with my wife (huzzah!), and I've been without a home internet connection for nearly 3 months now.

That said, here's the scoop!

I WILL be continuing with Thee Pure Garbage Podcast, although probably not as frequently. I'll figure out a way of getting it out there. The return episode WILL be the previously announced Pure Garbage Sessions featuring THE ARKHAMS.

In live gig news....

I'm pleased to announce that I will be doing a one-off guesting gig in NEW YORK CITY on NEW YEAR'S EVE!

That's right. I'll be returning to where it all started for me, the world-famous OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD, on December 31st for a special New Year's Eve edition of the longest-running shindig for rockin' garage and 'billy in NYC... THEE MIDNITE MONSTER HOP!

C'mon down, have Nell make you a cocktail, and melt your brain to some guaranteed POUNDERS!

Hosted as always, by thee Ill-ustrious Mike Mortician! Bands TBA!

Thee Pure Garbage Sessions!

Hey folks!

Dropping in real quick to give you a heads-up on Episode #7!

Lucky #7 will be the first installment of Thee Pure Garbage Sessions!

"What is THAT?", is what you're probably screaming at your screens RIGHT NOW!

Well, I'll tell ya.. It's a simple idea. One band, one crowd, one microphone. Lo-fi, stripped down, and raw.

Our first Pure Garbage Sessions is from none other than NYC's almighty ARKHAMS!

For those of you who don't know, The Arkhams are arguably the finest American psychobilly band out there today. They sort of picked up the torch where bands like The Kings of Nuthin' left off, and have been blowing minds for the past 5 years. They have 2 full length studio albums ("The Road To Arkham" and "The Valley of the Arkhams"), a live album ("Fuckin' Live Bud!"), and a 45 ("Single Best Served Cold EP").

This episode will feature studio tracks from their 2 full-lengths, as well as a full length, live-and-uncut performance from the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA on June 6, 2011!

Lineup for this gig is:
Matt The Knife - Upright Bass, Lead Vocals
Bobcat Arkham - Lead Guitar, Vocals (Lead Vocals on "Next Time You See Me")
Seanzi Dirtbag - Drums, Vocals
Wolfman Dave - Rhythm Guitar (filling in for Johnny Beernuts)

Hopefully I'll have this up for you folks by the end of the weekend!

See ya then!

-just derek.

THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST EPISODE 6!

Here it is you turkeynecks!

The SIXTH episode of THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST!

This is an all-pounder with face melters from;

CHARLIE FEATHERS
UNTAMED YOUTH
SLIM HARPO
WYNONIE HARRIS
THE MUMMIES
TEENGENERATE
THE WAILERS

and MORE!

Check it out on the player below, and don't forget, if yer in a band and wanna hear yer stuff, drop me a line at:

subculturedbrooklyn[at]gmail[dot[com




BLAMMO!

-just derek.

Evil Spirit? That's affirmative, Ghost Rider.

Alright kids. This is a repost from my other blog for the business I run with my wife SECRET MISSION. I figured it would be relevant here, seeing as how many of you are probably GORIES fans.

Repost begins below:

So about 8 or 9 years ago, I was exposed to a band called the Gories. They had broken up long before I had heard of them, and I wasn't old enough or in the right location to have caught them while they were still around.

Anyway.. On the back of their 1992 release, "Outta Here!" on Crypt Records.. Gories member Dan Kroha is wearing an AMAZING crew/work shirt for a drag racing car named EVIL SPIRIT. I have coveted this shirt from the moment I laid eyes on it..

The photo in question:

Obviously, you can see why I wanted it. Simple. Effective. Evil.

Flash forward to 2009. The Gories had re-formed to play some shows in Europe with The Oblivians. They did some warmup gigs in the US (Memphis, Detroit), but I was unable to attend.

Luckily.. They played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC in August 2010, and IT WAS ON. It was to be my last gig outing in NYC before moving to Tennessee. I was STOKED.

So we get there. Openers were good (CHICKENSNAKE!). The Gories gear is set up by the union stagehands, and then its on..

The band takes the stage, and Dan is wearing THE EVIL SPIRIT SHIRT! Holy shit!

18 years had passed between the taking of that photo and the gig!

Here's a shot, you can't really tell it's the shirt, but you can barely see the edge of the lettering:

So I had a slow day here at the shop and decided to finally nip it in the bud and print my own EVIL SPIRIT shirt..

Here's a shot of the artwork on vellum.. This is what we use to burn the screens for printing. The image is taped to a photosensitized screen, and then exposed to light. This "burns" the image into the screen and it is developed by spraying it out with a hose.

The original shirt looked like it was probably made using iron-on lettering instead of being screenprinted, so I left the kerning a little off to try and get that "hand-set" look. The E in "EVIL" is drifting a bit. I've had to hand-set lettering like this before, and its super fun.

Here's a shot of the screen after its been burned:

I had the wife pick me up a Dickies work shirt on the way to pick me up at the shop. They were outta black, but navy will do. Here's the finished shirt!

Two hits of white did the trick!

And just as a little eye candy for you folks, I printed the wife one on a women's shirt. FEAST YOUR EYES!

So there you have it. A custom, one-off job from Secret Mission. Doing It Ourselves because that's the only way we know how.

We'll leave you folks with a little song that's like a stick of dynamite in a Dixie cup! Grok this video of the Gories with "Nitroglycerine" from 1990!

THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST EPISODE 5!

Here it is, as promised! Episode 5 of THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST!

I know, I know.. We took a little break, but I was getting married and goddamn TORNADOS hit my town.. SO LAY OFF!

We got ass-rippers from:

FEAR
ZOUNDS
THE ARKHAMS
LARRY HALE
THE BOYS
THE CIRCLES
LEE PERRY AND THE UPSETTERS

Check it out!

Click on the gott-damn player below, you Luddites!




-just derek.

Back in the saddle!

Alright you kids!

Hope you had a nice vacation from my nonstop chatter-hole.

It's been a busy coupla weeks in the life of Just Derek!

My beautiful girl Christina and I got married on April 23rd at the Starlight Six Drive-In in lovely Atlanta, GA! I'm the luckiest dumbass ever! My thanks to the wife, our friends and family, Turbojugend Atlanta, Mr. Jim Stacy, and the staff of the Starlight Six.

The Wednesday following our wedding, our area was devastated by supercell storm systems and dozens of tornados. We lost power for three days, and we were lucky that's all we got. Our neighborhood has several damaged homes, and the neighborhoods to the south and west of us have many destroyed homes and businesses from the tornados.

After that, the US killed some guy we been after for a while and the world lost its mind over it.

IN THE MEANTIME. I've been compiling tracks for the FIFTH episode of THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST! I should have it up tonight or tomorrow!

Holler at you in a bit!

-just derek.

Delayed and Waylaid.

Listen up!

There won't be a new Pure Garbage Podcast until May probably.

The missus and I are getting hitched next weekend, so that is occupying most all of our time and energy outside of work!

Rest assured the PGP will be back with more tunes for you wimpering simps!

See you in May!

BLAMMO.

-just derek.

Thee Pure Garbage Podcast Episode 4!

Here's episode #4 of THEE PURE GARBAGE PODCAST!

All-killer-no-filler cuts for you ungrateful, simpering nurds!

This time around we've got songs from:

KING TUFF!
JUDGE DREAD!
FURIOUS!
EX-HUMANS!
BEAT BEAT BEAT!
BATMAN and ROBIN!
NOBUNNY!

PLUS! A Pure Garbage premiere from RETARDED COP!

And if you think that's all, then you are WRONG!

Grok it with the player below!




-just derek.

Thee Pure Garbage Podcast Episode 3!

Now with 90% more alcohol!

That's right kids. Dad got a little drunkski before he recorded this episode, so bear with me.

A little more aggressive with this one, but I threw in some dancers and prancers to keep things on an even keel.
We got some killer cuts from: The Big Boys! OFF! The Chips! The Gories! fIREHOSE! White Wires! Davila 666! and more.. more.. OH GOD MORE!

Bands! If you wanna hear your songs on Thee Pure Garbage Podcast, send me some tracks and info to:

subculturedbrooklyn[at]gmail[dot]com

AND NOW FOR THE SHOW! Click on the player below!