The story of Beltane Fire is an odd one. Way back in the late 70’s, in the UK, a rockabilly band called The Blue Cat Trio were formed. By 1979, original vocalist Dave Edmunds left (to launch a not-unsuccessful solo … Continue reading From the Vaults #17: Different Breed
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
VOODOO DOLLS: Poison In Your Drink 1983-1986 Release year: 2023Label: Crazy Love Records 1983. That’s some early, early history as far as psychobilly goes. The Meteors released their second album Wreckin’ Crew, Guana Batz their first 7″, The Sharks their … Continue reading Voodoo poisoned drinks
THE COFFINSHAKERS: Graves, Release Your Dead Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records It’s been a long, long wait. Swedish horror country legends The Coffinshakers released their previous album all the way back in 2007. Since then, apart from the occasional gig, … Continue reading The dead, released once more
BATMOBILE: Brace For Impact Release year: 2023Label: Music On CD Having started out in 1983, Dutch Batmobile are one of the original psychobilly groups, and a steady presence within the scene. The band did take a short hiatus in the … Continue reading Batmobile bracing for impact
THE GRUFFS: Cosmic Kafoodle Release year: 2022Label: Western Star Records My first contact with British neo/psychobilly act The Gruffs was their 2020 10″ release In Limbo Land. Quite honestly, my jaw dropped to the floor when I first heard it. … Continue reading Gruff kafoodles
THE SURFIN’ WOMBATZ: Night Bus To Skaro Release year: 2022Label: Western Star Records UK act The Surfin’ Wombats are one of the numerous psychobilly acts who emerged during the second wave in the late 80’s, released an album (Lager Loutz, … Continue reading Wombatz on the night bus
THE COFFINSHAKERS: The Curse Of The Coffinshakers 1996-2016 Release year: 2022Label: Svart Records Back when I was a teenager and was starting to seriously get into underground metal, one name I would come across ever so often was The Coffinshakers. … Continue reading Accursed coffinshakers
THE SHARKS: Phantom Rockers parts 1 & 2 Release year: 1983/2021Label: Nervous Records/Western Star Records In the world of psychobilly, there are few names more legendary, iconic and influential than The Sharks. Not only is virtually all of their recorded … Continue reading Take a razor to your head with The Sharks
I’ve recently been reading John M. Alexander’s book The Man In Song, which is basically – as the foreword by country singer Larry Gatlin puts it – “yet another Johnny Cash book.” The novel idea in Alexander’s book is to … Continue reading Five essential, overlooked Johnny Cash gems
Only Death Is Real 