Frenzy of the Visible: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS

"It's the thing to do, kids will envy you/Do the Freddie."

Posted by lovesretro.

THE BIRDS

From the 1966 film The Deadly Bees. The Birds were a great, great, great beat group from Britain featuring Ron Wood on guitar ... enjoy this fleeting glimpse.

Posted by garageman.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

SLAYER

"I am the Antichrist/All love is lost/Insanity is what I am/Eternally my soul will rot."

Posted by FattyJubbo.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND

Posted by KOKOFREAKBEAN.

I HAVE TO DEAL WITH STEREOTYPES

Posted by kevjumba.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Blood of Jesus on AMG
Spencer Williams, who had been an actor and screenwriter since 1929, was one of the most important African-American filmmakers of the 1940s, producing dramas with all-black casts that found a ready audience in all-black movie houses. Williams made his directorial debut with this low-budget drama, for which he was also the producer, screenwriter, and lead actor. Highly religious Martha (Cathryn Caviness) is married to Razz (Williams), a ne'er-do-well who has trouble supporting his family and rarely goes to church. Razz accidentally shoots Martha while tending to his hunting rifle, and her fellow parishioners pray over her as she hovers between life and death. Her spirit leaves her body, transported to the Crossroads between Heaven and Hell. There, Martha is tempted from the path of righteousness by Judas Green (Frank H. McClennan), a smooth-talking demon sent by Satan (James B. Jones) who introduces her to the pleasures of liquor and dancing and tries to talk her into a new career as a nightclub hostess, before she realizes that she has begun to travel the path of sin and degradation. Shot in Texas on a budget of only $5000, The Blood of Jesus uses both ethereal gospel music and down-and-dirty blues on the soundtrack is an effective metaphor for the film's battle of sacred and profane influences. Williams would direct seven more films before the decade was over, and in the 1950s he gained fame as Andy on the Amos & Andy TV series. MARK DEMING

WAYLON JENNINGS

"Lonesome, Onry and Mean"

"Never Could Toe the Mark" (from The Dukes of Hazzard)

"Mental Revenge"

Live, 1991

With Johnny Cash

With Neil Young

With Willie Nelson

With Big Bird

Posted by Slasheri, twangit45, WookieCookie, rennert70, dangerbird71 and jochemgr.

Friday, April 27, 2007

LINDA RONSTADT

"Only Mama That'll Walk The Line" from The Johnny Cash Show

"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"

"Desperado"

"You're No Good"

Posted by jochemgr, sleepycreep and darkdennis.

CHEAP TRICK

"He's A Whore"

"Way of the World"

"She's Tight"

Kids Are People Too, Part One

KAPT Part Two

I remember watching this episode of Kids Are People Too as a child on my grandmother's television. It made a great impression on me. Years later I got free tickets for a Cheap Trick/Heart concert and watched Robin Zander sit down on a monitor to rest his weary bones while he sang "Gonna Raise Hell." It made a great impression on me.

Posted by TrickyTolles64, dannypetty and kootallica.

DEAD MOON ON CHIC-A-GO-GO

Posted by chicagogo.

WHAT'S THE BUZZ?

From the 1973 Ted Neeley vehicle Jesus Christ Superstar. For Lori.

Posted by RicBNH.

ZARDOZ

Posted by tubesoda.

ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO

Posted by sideshowcarny.

THE CORPSE GRINDERS

Posted by ohexpress.

THE APPLE

Posted by poutchy

THE ITALIAN STALLION

AKA Party at Kitty and Stud's.

Posted by sideshowcarny.

IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO?

The classic Christian scare film from the director of Mesa of Lost Women, The Monster and The Stripper and Forty Acre Feud.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

R.I.P. BOBBY "BORIS" PICKETT

He does the "Monster Mash" no more.

Personally, I always preferred his flop follow-up single, "The Monster Swim" ("It's bigger than the Mash!" went the hopeful chorus refrain), but here's another oddity from an odd career. Back in 2005 Pickett expressed his environmentalist views by rewriting his sole hit as "The Climate Mash." And here 'tis.

Posted by Asterios.

Friday, April 20, 2007

THE BRAINIAC VS. MANOS, THE HANDS OF FATE

If you have an hour or so to kill and feel like going insane, I highly recommend The Brainiac, a 1961 Mexican horror film about a warlock from the Middle Ages who is burned at the stake but comes back to life hundreds of years later as a brain-eating fiend to wreak vengeance on the ancestors of those who condemned him. Seriously, you've never seen anything like it. You have no idea.

Posted by torgosdrivein. This cat's from Iceland and he posts full-length trash films with vintage cartoons, drive-in ads, trailers and etcetera, so you'll hafta wade through ten minutes worth of extras before the main feature. Check out his MySpace page for even more films ... including the equally-astounding Manos, the Hands of Fate.

MANOS, The Hands Of Fate 1966

So how good is Manos? Do you need me to tell you? Well, Manos, the Hands of Fate was the sole production of Hal P. Warren, an El Paso fertilizer salesman who wrote, directed, and starred in this peculiar low-budget horror story. A stuttering, staggering sort of film, Manos stupefies the viewer with an odd, timeless pace thanks to innumerable continuity gaps and awkward editing. While a painfully amateur production all the way, the damaged technical aspects are matched with an illogical and confusing story that lends a sort of dreamlike frisson that only sublimely wretched films can provide. What might have been just one more curiosity in the junk room of cinema history is given life by John Reynolds, whose performance as the bizarre caretaker "Torgo" is so eccentric that he's worth recommending on his own. Reynolds twitches, sways, and fidgets so incessantly that his movements appear choreographed, like an extended pantomime piece. His enormous knees and clumsy gait are never explained, but his glassy eyes, paranoid demeanor, and overall itchiness make him stand out amongst an otherwise indifferent cast. This addled obscurity actually earned a few play dates back in the day but was generally met with derision by audiences, and misfortune followed in its wake (including Reynolds' suicide). After sitting on the shelf for decades, it was resuscitated by the snarky comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which roasted Manos, the Hands of Fate in a popular episode. As a result, video and DVD copies have kept this charming little epic in circulation far greater than the rural Texas drive-ins for which it was meant. Seek out the original, non-ironic version first for an utterly unique cinematic experience.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

THE ELECTRIC COMPANY

Now this I do remember. In fact, for a while my mother forbade my brother and I from watching The Electric Company because this opening sequence would send us into spasms of kinetic energy that wouldn't subside for hours ... jumping from couch to easychair, rolling across the floor, screaming "Hey You Guys!" over and over again, not learning a damn thing but getting off hard on the show's barely-concealed irreverence. Sesame Street didn't have that effect (quite the opposite, actually) ... neither did Captain Kangaroo, Mister Dressup, Oopsy the Clown, The Friendly Giant, Mr. Rogers, not even Speed Racer had the same impact. Okay, Batman did and we got banned from that one too, but The Electric Company had a smirking intelligence and vitality that didn't seem quite so adult, like the coolest 15-year old babysitter on the block. I'm sure a few lessons sank in here and there, but overall, The Electric Company influenced my attitude more than my book smarts.

Posted by ChadODell.

THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN

WELCOME WHERE THE SUN WON'T SHINE

COUNT FRIGHTENSTEIN

THE LIBRARIAN

THE GRAMMAR SLAMMER BAMMER

THE WOLFMAN

Canadian-made monster spoof for kids ... I must have watched this series in Flint, Michigan during my pre-pubescence, but didn't recall it at all til stumbling upon this tribute site. Then all of a sudden the bells went off ... the Wolfman and the Grammar Slammer Bammer in particular have been holed up in my subconscious, just waiting for the proper moment to pounce.

Posted by kabukiwolf, and it turns out that this guy has a couple full episodes uploaded to his roster ... so there's plenty more if you dare.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

YO GABBA GABBA

Posted by majesticpop.

GUITAR WOLF

For my wife, Lori. I love you, OK.

Posted by bucketfiend.

THE GRIS GRIS

Posted by OpiumTeaCompany.

SKYHOOKS

Documentary about the making of Skyhooks' 1975 album Ego Is Not A Dirty Word

Part One:

Part Two:

Part Three:

Posted by nzoz1975.

VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS

Clip from film produced by Burt I. Gordon.

Posted by sosonok.

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Clip from film produced by the Jack Chick Organization.

Posted by jesusinfiltrator.

PSYCHOTRONIC MAN

More proof that everything ever filmed by anybody will eventually end up on DVD (and by the way, that's a good thing). Apparently The Psychotronic Man was rereleased last summer and nobody told me ... looks like nobody told anyone. Anyhow, it's a hell of a weird film, inspired the name of an excellent (now defunct) magazine, and here's a brief doc about the process.

Posted by spike715.

THE ALIEN FACTOR

Unknown rock band from Don Dohler's 1978 backyard sci-fi epic The Alien Factor.

Posted by theLKiss.

Friday, April 13, 2007

DEATH SS

Posted by metalepsy.

SCHOOLYARD HEROES

"We crunched these numbers and we found that your soul is null and void."

Posted by controlgroupco.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MAN

And another fine Doris Wishman feature.

Posted by gemcityuser.

PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS

"Steppin' Out," 1966, introduction by Michael Landon

GTO commercial, 1969

"Good Thing," 196?

Posted by knicks515, cackaroche and Cheze4ux.

THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND

From the 1967 film Riot on Sunset Strip.

Posted by BeckPolice.

RADIO BIRDMAN

Live, 1977. "There's gonna be a new race, the kids are gonna start it up."

Posted by lostoursenses.

RUNAWAYS

Live in Japan, 1977. "Come and get it, boys."

Posted by CherieO.

CINDY AND BERT VS. BLACK SABBATH

Cindy and Bert, "Der Hund Von Baskerville"

Black Sabbath, "Paranoid"

Posted by dionnewarpig and maria1565.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

BLUE SUNSHINE

I love Lori.

Posted by brujaria.

BOB SEGER SYSTEM

MusicMike2 plays his 45 of "Lucifer" and lets us watch it spin. Luckily, this song is so good that it's worth watching.

For those who'd rather actually see Bob Seger, here's proof that "you can't beat the System!"

And some righteous boogie culled from the TEN FOR TWO concert, Seger-style:

Posted by MusicMike2, solardjk and gary861.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

THE ELECTRIC SIX

"I Buy the Drugs"

"Pulling the Plug on the Party"

"Gay Bar"

Interview, Top of the Pops appearance, plus a brief cameo by "the nerve center," 2003

"Danger, High Voltage!"

Posted by cLc101, e6beat, sheeplady and jbwhitcomb.

RIP MARK ST. JOHN

KISS "Heaven's On Fire"

The only video this recently-deceased Kiss guitarist appeared in, and one of the few decent post-makeup songs the band ever did.

Posted by roshirules. According to the info, these vids are posted by a pair of lesbian lovers who relocated from the Middle East to Arkansas. "Sorry guys."

And on quick examination, they also offer these other fine vids ... thanks, ladies!

NAZARETH, "Hair of the Dog" 1981

BLACK SABBATH, "Zero the Hero" featuring Ian Gillan, 1983

MIKE LOVE SPREADS THE GOOD VIBES

You're right, Deming.

Posted by GlennCripes.

Monday, April 9, 2007

BOOKED FOR SAFEKEEPING

Part One

Part Two

Posted by melsbasketcase.

Saturday, April 7, 2007

TAMARA MAKES A JAPANESE VIDEO

Posted by sfddffgtgsdfgsdfgs

ALICE COOPER

"Reflected"

"Elected"

News report on Alice, early 70s.

"I'm Eighteen"

Killer tour on-stage hanging

"Cold Ethyl" from 1975 TV special, Welcome to My Nightmare

Brief documentary on Alice, 1980

"Clones"

Posted by thecoop, heavymetalmeat, montiac1, comaman, slegdar, stegor and ajps28.

BUGSY MALONE

Remember us talking about this one, Kate?

Posted by schmedia.

KISS

Live 1975.

"Kiss Your Face" advertisement, 1977.

Documentary about staging a Kiss concert on the children's TV program 3-2-1 Contact, 1979.

Banding together with Jerry Lewis against Muscular Dystrophy, 1979.

Appearing on Kids Are People Too in 1980. Part One:

Part Two:

Lip-synching on Solid Gold, 1981. Introduction by Andy Gibb.

Lip-synching on Spanish television, 1982.

Posted by niklas91, Mystifier122 and kissonlinedotcom.

LYNN ANDERSON

Posted by PrinceCharmingxoxo.

ADAM AND THE ANTS

"I'm the dandy highwayman ..."

Posted by MissCrysti.

FONZ AND THE HAPPY DAYS GANG

Posted by generic0001.

SIGNS OF THE LAST DAY

The End of the World, from a Muslim perspective ...

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Part Six

Posted by jammyadam.

ROCKTOBER BLOOD

Two songs by the band Sorcery from the 1984 slasher ROCKTOBER BLOOD.

"Killer on the Loose"

"Rainbow Eyes"

Posted by sporkwizz.

PERVERT! THE MOVIE

DANCE WITH ME

"Everybody's got something to do, everybody but you." The rockin' theme song from the stunning 1984 horror omnibus NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR starring Richard "Bull" Mull.

Posted by CptFreeze.

PAUL NASCHY

Three trailers for films starring Paul Naschy, the great Spanish horror icon.

THE WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (aka WEREWOLF SHADOW)

HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN

WEREWOLF SHADOW (aka THE WEREWOLF VS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN)

Posted by Labyrinth13, jonnyredeyes and zeporron.

MARY JANE

Here's a short erotic horror film for foot fetishists from Lava Studios, who apparently specialize in this kind of specialized entertainment. Other titles include RUNNING LATE, THE ADHESIVE KILLER, STUCK IN YOUR UNDERWEAR and LAUNDRY DAY, and each has the exact same plot: a pretty girl gets her feet stuck in glue and she struggles for several minutes, grunting and huffing and puffing while the camera focuses on her feet encased in white, sticky goo, then a serial killer arrives and knocks her off.

Warning: This film is disturbing in a way you've never experienced before.

Posted by lavastudios.

MESSIAH OF EVIL

A short clip from the unusual 1973 horror film, also known as DEAD PEOPLE , written and directed by the same husband/wife team that scripted AMERICAN GRAFFITI, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM and HOWARD THE DUCK.

Posted by Black Manticore.

GANG GREEN

"I'd rather drink than fuck."

Posted by Elzz.

Friday, April 6, 2007

SHE-RA

Posted by foocominic.

DORMIDA POR BATAZO

Posted by DORMIDOL.

EACH TIME I KILL

A trailer for Doris Wishman's final film.

Posted by LaidLowPictures.

PHANTASM

This guy has posted PHANTASM and PHANTASM II & III in their entirety, all in 10-minute chunks. Quite an achievement ... I can vouch that the first film, it's a mind-fucker and worth the hassle of streaming 10 consecutive YouTube posts to complete. The other two, well, you're on your own.