The Laguna Look

The Challengers

Gary Usher & The Twisters

Killer acetate of "Blue Blue Dream" from Kicksville Vol. 3 (Norton)

Gary Usher/Beach Boys

Gary Usher was a producer/songwriter for surf bands in the 50's & 60's.  He co-wrote songs with Brian Wilson for the Beach Boys, including In My Room (mp3).

June!

June is Gary Usher Month on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban.

Funky Crimes

First in a continuing series of posts featuring classic soul/funk instrumentals, mixed with radio spot ads for vintage blaxploitation films.

The Oceanliners - Funky Pants

Do the Hop a Do!

The Kids - Hop A Do

June Means Fun!

via Domenic Priore

James Brown Month - Last Minute Entry

         

Florence Farmer - "Living Legend (Parts One and Two)

     I've been swamped with various nonsense this month, to the extent that I've been unable to participate in our celebration of James Brown. But I'm not going to let the month end without bringing you something...  but you may wish that I hadn't after hearing this rare gem!
     There's not a lot of information to be had about Ms. Farmer, but she lived with JB for a time in 1966-67 (one source suggests that she lived with him later, after he and his second wife Deirdre split up), and she only ever made one record, which debatably is one too many. This page on a seemingly-defunct message board has some anecdotes about her, and a batch of cool photos of James, from which I've stolen the photo below. Go check it out!

(L to R: "Jeannie" (last name unknown), Florence Farmer, JB, Terry Brown, Teddy Brown

Whiskey A Go Go

Rustic Rampage @ Fool's Paradise Twin !

 

THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY !

REDNECKS !  CRACKERS !!  HILLBILLIES !!!

PEA-PICKERS !!!!

SO MANY COUSINS !   SO LITTLE TIME !! 

 

TWO THOUSAND MANIACS

(1964, dir. Herschel Gordon Lewis)  

 

B/W

HILLBILLY HOOKER 

(aka HONEY BRITCHES) 

(1971, dir. Donn Davison)

Hillbilly Hookers radio spot

FULL SERVICE SNACK BAR
featuring: 

Tasty corndogs!  Refreshing beverages! Savory BBQ!
...and - for this engagement only - Mr. Pibb on tap!

*No Outside Food Or Drink*

 

THE FOOL'S PARADISE TWIN ACCEPTS

JAMES BROWN BLACK & BROWN STAMPS

James Brown Month Ends Today

R.I.P.

Reprinted by permission.  Copyright © Tim Jackson 2006.

Psychotronic Eats The New Yorker's Brain

It's getting strange out there. The latest issue of The New Yorker features "A Psychotronic Childhood," being a pocket autobiography by Colson Whitehead, one focusing on the author's lifelong affection for fleapit cinema. The Psychotronic Encyclopedia Of Film and its author, Michael Weldon, receive significant mention throughout. A thoughtful, non-ironic take on Ray Dennis Steckler's films and others of comparably Incredibly Strange persuasion is given significant column inches within the current issue of this bastion of snootiness. Go figure.

 

 "What is real? Are you certain you know what reality is?" - The Wizard Of Gore