Psychobilly
Psychobilly

Author: Kimberly Kattari

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2020-06-24

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1439918600

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“I got 1-2-3-4 psychobilly DNA”—Norm and the Nightmarez Call it punk rockabilly with science-fiction horror lyrics. The outsider musical genre known as psychobilly, which began in 1980s Britain, fuses punk, heavy metal, new wave, and shock rock with carnivalesque elements. The participants in this underground scene sport coffin tattoos and 1950s fashions. Bands such as The Meteors, Nekromantix, and Demented Are Go play with a wild energy and a fast tempo. Sometimes fake blood runs down a performer’s mouth. Psychobilly is ethnomusicologist Kimberly Kattari’s fascinating, decade-long study of this little-known anti-mainstream genre. She provides a history and introduces readers to the core aspects of the music as she interviews passionate performers and fans. Kattari seeks to understand how psychobilly so strongly affects—and reflects—its participants’ lives and identities so strongly. She observes that it provides not only a sense of belonging but a response to feelings and experiences of socio-economic marginalization and stigmatization. Psychobilly shows how this subculture organized around music furnishes an outlet for members to resist normative expectations and survive; they adhere to their own rules by having a good time while going through a hard time.

Rockabilly/Psychobilly
Rockabilly/Psychobilly

Author: Jamie Kendall

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780764355165

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A visual road trip from Route 66 to Route 666, this rockin' collection of more than 600 artworks presents the unapologetically fun and undeniably cool spirit of rockabilly and psychobilly. The 55 artists featured here represent a global subculture and are some of today's best lowbrow and cartoon artists, the de facto styles of the genre. Whether you're burning for nostalgia or learning more about the phenomenon, this massive collection is a study of some of the main themes of modern rockabilly culture: respect the past, be proudly defiant, and stay true to what you like. Here you'll see a broad range of stylistic influence from the 1930s to the 1990s as well as other sub-pop cultures like jazz, ska, surf, burlesque, punk, and horror adorning album art, show posters, comics, pin-ups, and more. Complete with a playlist curated by the artists, this is a must-have volume of art by artists who are finding success despite being outsiders.

Psychobilly Bruja and Other Spooky Tales
Psychobilly Bruja and Other Spooky Tales

Author: Morgana Von Ghoul

Publisher: Morgana Von Ghoul

Published: 2016-07-30

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1533504598

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A teenaged Zombie and a Ghoul at school….the 1950’s couldn’t be so cool….Urban legends and so much more….beware what lies beyond the door…..haunted jackets and spectral brides…beware the terror of midnight rides…. Jenny is a ghoul and Mary-Ann knows it. Dale’s girlfriend is a vampiric witch and he doesn’t suspect a thing. And what about Little Sally Walker...? A vengeful spirit with a fiendish agenda. If you like 1950’s and 60's style B-movie horror, a little rockabilly, and urban legends…then read on…. Psychobilly Bruja and Other Spooky Tales is a collection of chilling tales to read at night…on Halloween, the Day of the Dead and for fun...

Country Music
Country Music

Author: Nicolae Sfetcu

Publisher: MultiMedia Publishing

Published: 2014-05-09

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13:

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In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music that began to develop rapidly in the 1920s. The term country music began to be widely applied to the music in the 1940s and was fully embraced in the 1970s while country and western declined in use. "Encompassing a wide range of musical genres, from folk songs and religious hymns to rhythm and blues, country music reflects our Nation's cultural diversity as well as the aspirations and ideals that unite us. It springs from the heart of America and speaks eloquently of our history, our faith in God, our devotion to family, and our appreciation for the value of freedom and hard work. With its simple melodies and timeless, universal themes, country music appeals to listeners of all ages and from all walks of life." (President George H. W. Bush celebrated country music by declaring October, 1990 "Country Music Month")

Hells Bent on Rockin'
Hells Bent on Rockin'

Author: Craig Brackenridge

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781901447804

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Since the dawn of the 1980s, psychobilly has infected generations of rockers with its demented and speed-crazed take on a variety of musical styles. Starved almost entirely of mainstream recognition, it has created its own universe of bands, fans, labels, fanzines and websites across the globe. With many rare photographs, Hells Bent on Rockin' documents the growth of a genre at the blunt end of the music industry, featuring titans of the genre such as The Meteors, Demented are Go, King Kurt and Mad Sin. Part rockabilly, part punk... all rock 'n' roll!

Billboard
Billboard

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1994-07-16

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Zombie Culture
Zombie Culture

Author: Shawn McIntosh

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2008-02-15

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0810860430

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Why have zombies resonated so pervasively in the popular imagination and in media, especially films? Why have they proved to be one of the most versatile and popular monster types in the growing video game industry? What makes zombies such widespread symbols of horror and dread, and how have portrayals of zombies in movies changed and evolved to fit contemporary fears, anxieties, and social issues? Zombies have held a unique place in film and popular culture throughout most of the 20th century. Rare in that this enduring monster type originated in non-European folk culture rather than the Gothic tradition from which monsters like vampires and werewolves have emerged, zombies have in many ways superseded these Gothic monsters in popular entertainment and the public imagination and have increasingly been used in discussions ranging from the philosophy of mind to computer lingo to the business press. Zombie Culture brings together scholars from a variety of fields, including cinema studies, popular culture, and video game studies, who have examined the living dead through a variety of lenses. By looking at how portrayals of zombies have evolved from their folkloric roots and entered popular culture, readers will gain deeper insights into what zombies mean in terms of the public psyche, how they represent societal fears, and how their evolving portrayals continue to reflect underlying beliefs of The Other, contagion, and death.

Journey to the Centre Of The Cramps
Journey to the Centre Of The Cramps

Author: Dick Porter

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2015-01-12

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1783233885

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Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography A Short History of Rock'n'Roll Psychosis, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps goes far beyond being a revised and updated edition: Completely overhauled, rewritten and vastly expanded, it now represents the definitive work on the group. In addition to unseen interview material from Ivy, Lux and other former band members, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps also sees the Cramps' story through to its conclusion, recounting Lux's unexpected death in 2009, the subsequent dissolution of the group and their enduring legacy. The Cramps' history, influences and the cast of characters in and around the group are likewise explored in far greater depth. Features unseen first-hand interview material from Lux Interior and Poison Ivy. A wealth of new interview material with former band members and other key players in the band's history and never before seen/rare photographs and ephemera to help illustrate the book.

American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History
American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History

Author: Gina Misiroglu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 2300

ISBN-13: 1317477286

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Counterculture, while commonly used to describe youth-oriented movements during the 1960s, refers to any attempt to challenge or change conventional values and practices or the dominant lifestyles of the day. This fascinating three-volume set explores these movements in America from colonial times to the present in colorful detail. "American Countercultures" is the first reference work to examine the impact of countercultural movements on American social history. It highlights the writings, recordings, and visual works produced by these movements to educate, inspire, and incite action in all eras of the nation's history. A-Z entries provide a wealth of information on personalities, places, events, concepts, beliefs, groups, and practices. The set includes numerous illustrations, a topic finder, primary source documents, a bibliography and a filmography, and an index.