In the last week I went to 2 shows...the first one was $20 (a bunch of new metal bands that I went to only because I promised a friend) at the House of Blues. The drinks were way overpriced...the music was absolutely horrible...and the crowd fucking ate it up! The bands were throwing up the devil horns constantly...sticking out their tongues and posturing like sex symbols every chance they go...
So The Dickies rock. We all know that. Here's a great example of their genius. They take a fairly cool cartoon theme and turn it into a massive sound worthy of its title. Check out the original theme (all 56 seconds of it) in the comments.
I made it out of the house today.Im always chained to the computer.I have been known to stay house bound for weeks. But today I went to the SF Asian Art Museum to see "Tezuka The Marvel of Manga"(Japanese comics).Tezuka Osamu is godfather of Japanese animation and Manga. Anyway I got to see my favorites "Astro Boy" and Kimba the White Lion,which brings me to The Dickies.The Dickies do a tribute...
As a kid, I thought this was the ultimate show. "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Splits":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_SplitsI so wanted one of them Banana Buggies.Not seen this in well over 30 years.
It's Wednesday and it's raining here, so I thought I'd cheer myself up by researching this band I can't believe I did not know about 'til now: The Dickies. They made some amazingly great pop-punk before there even was a name for it. Plus they did the theme song to one of my favorite horror movies ever, "Killer Klowns From Outer Space". WTF?Anyways, I heard this song while listening to a comic b...