Halloween isn’t that tough to spell. But anytime I write or type the word, I find myself subconsciously singing Wade Denning and Kay Lande’s “Halloween.” Released on Golden Records in 1969 as part of a record titled Halloween: Games, Songs and Stories, it’s one of many songs on the album aimed at kids and their [...]

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Mondo Boys Halloween mixtape available here…. SIRIUS 165: Count Chocula – Intro ++ The One Way Streets – Jack The Ripper ++ The Swamprats [...]

Horror films have always straddled the line between sex and violence. One could say the same about porn. Put the two genres together and add a heavy dose of irony and psychedelic drugs and you get something that approximates Jesus Franco’s 1971 film Vampyros Lesbos. In fact, all politics aside, there is nothing really horrific [...]

Back from the dead. We are Mondo Boys — a NY/LA mixtape/sound collage collaborative. This is our 2010 Halloween mix. Grab last year’s here.  Mucho take it easy. – MB  (mondo boys are: n. punwar, m. schanzlin, j. gage and m. griffin) MP3: Son of Mondo Boys, A Halloween Mixtape + After the jump…..mix details/tracklisting

Bob Dylan is no easy cover. His distinctive voice, both vocally and lyrically, make it nearly impossible for many artists to capture the proper temperament. There are even some Dylan lyrics that just sound, well, wrong coming from the throats of anyone but him. Antony Hegarty’s gift for interpreting the music of others, however, has [...]

If you’re looking for a Halloween radio programme to get you geared for the weekend, I seriously have you covered this Friday on my SIRIUS XMU show. If you don’t have the satellite radio hookup you can always do the free, three day, trial. Things will be bouncing all over the place focused on the [...]

Last year during Halloween we profiled Charles Manson’s controversial 1970 LP Lie: The Love and Terror Cult—a must-read for anyone interested in the recording. Today we’re focusing on Red River Dave’s biographical tale of the Manson family murders as told through song, “California Hippie Murders.” A slice of country yodeling weirdness at its best. MP3: [...]

Back from last year by request. We are Mondo Boys — a NY/LA mixtape/sound collage collaborative. We’re back to fuck with your Halloween, just like you knew we would. Here’s 27 minutes of spooky weirdness. Mucho take it easy. – MB + After the jump…..mix details/tracklisting/zipped folder

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 164: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ The Gories – Hey, Hey We’re The Gories ++ Canarios – Trying So Hard ++ [...]