Year: 2026Label: Western Star Records As the old saying goes: don’t fix what ain’t broke. German Dukes Of Tijuana certainly hold this to heart, considering their style of psycho/neobilly doesn’t stray from some very well trod paths. But, like they … Continue reading DUKES OF TIJUANA: Scary Mary
Year: 2026Label: De La Rocka Music Two years after the blistering debut album Nightmare Reborn (review here), Finnish De La Rocka return with a new single. As project mainman Panu De La Rocka discussed in the interview I did with … Continue reading DE LA ROCKA: The Vampire
Year: 2026Label: Western Star Records There’s some very familiar faces behind this unfamiliar name. The Coal Dust Cowboys is a joint venture between Alan Wilson of psychobilly pioneers The Sharks (and owner of Western Star Records) and members of veteran … Continue reading THE COAL DUST COWBOYS: Beneath The Old Slag Heap
Year: 2025Label: Cleopatra Records The Brains are one of those mid-noughties bands who rode in on the rather surprising wave of popularity psychobilly enjoyed back then, thanks to bands like Nekromantix and Mad Sin and, in no small part, the … Continue reading THE BRAINS: Crazy Monster
Year: 2025Label: Voodoo Canapé I quote UK act The Zipheads’ website for a description of their style: “The Zipheads play Rock’n’Roll infused with punk, taking influence from the founding fathers of the 1950s like Little Richard and Chuck Berry, via … Continue reading THE ZIPHEADS: Rock ‘n’ Roll Renaissance
Year: 2025Label: Trommelfell Records Uh oh. We are entering hostile waters now. German Paddlecell define their style as “horror ska and psychobilly.” I’m a big fan of ska, particularly original ska from the late 60’s and early 70’s, but when … Continue reading PADDLECELL: Spooky Jones
Year: 2025Label: Bad Billy Records The 15th of March, 2008. That’s when I first heard The Bullet Biters and knew this was a band worth keeping tabs on. They were still a young band back then, with just a single … Continue reading THE BULLET BITERS: Napalm Over The Rainbow
Release year: 2024Label: Koffin Kats Records I’ll be on the level with ya: US psychobilly act Koffin Kats have never been my favourites. I first got to know them in the mid-noughties, and from the go my opinion of them … Continue reading KOFFIN KATS: Higher Lows
As most of you probably realize by now, 2024 is over and we’ve entered 2025. For those of you who haven’t, consider this a public service announcement. Anyhow, let’s take a look at some of the noteworthy releases of last … Continue reading A year in summation: 2024
Year: 2024Label: De La Rocka It’s been a long and winding road for Finnish singer-guitarist Panu De La Rocka. His previous band Graveyard Bashers released their third and final album in 2021 (Wreck ‘Em Dead, reviewed here). Not long after, … Continue reading DE LA ROCKA: Nightmare Reborn
