Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

This Sunday, January 15, 2012: The Bloody Brains Return To The Messaround!

2012-01-08T17:20:00.000-08:00

THE MESSAROUND CELEBRATES JONNY WHITESIDE'S BIRTHDAY WITH TABOO FLOUTING POP ALCHEMIST TROY WALKER, PUNK-BIG BEAT BERSERKERS BLOODY BRAINS, ICY HOT JASS DUO CARLOS & JEFFREY, ROCKABILLY LOTHARIO BRIAN HOGAN & THE INCOMPARABLE DICK DELUXE!

And now, Jonny Whiteside describes this upcoming event.

"This Schizophonic Fest of Raunchy Razzle-Dazzle and Unhinged Musical Ruckus Will Have You Rocking, Reeling & Hanging From the Ceiling!

Messaround tyrant Jonny Whiteside drives another nail in his coffin with the glorious return of TROY WALKER, that gender-defying paragon of vocal pyrotechnics, eye-popping wardrobe, outrageous ribaldry and unrivaled artistry. 73-year old Walker has been flipping wigs since he first hit the Sunset Strip some five decades ago (fans at his fabled 60's Crescendo Club-Gazzari's engagements ranged from Elvis Presley to Ethel Merman; Phil Spector used to send in goons with portable reel-to-tape machines to steal Troy's arrangements!) and Walker's 2010 return to the bandstand after a decade of inactivity (at, where else but the Messaround?) found the mad little bugger in as much mind-bending form and poisonously pristine condition as ever. Troy is our Leader!

Certifiably among the raging-est, rocking-est bands in all of Los Angeles, the BLOODY BRAINS never fail to bring the house down. With a hot, taut brand of head-on punk mayhem, garage trash and high psych drama, the foursome of Rev Dan, Fritz Freidenberg, Keith Lubow and Hermann Senac display both merciless glee and stunning musicality which rates as a nothing less than a gloriously lethal rock & roll combination. This One'll Kill ya!

The Messaround swerves off on a wild dog-leg with the superb trad-jazz, viper-jump. deep-jive thrills of CARLOS & JEFFREY, they of Chumbuckets-Sydewinders infamy. These crazy young cats have such stunning feel, depth, natural-fact talent and good-timing cool that when they dig into a number the results are invariably transcendent. Crash into a 5th Dimension of Profound Hokum!

Swashbuckling rock & roller BRIAN HOGAN brings scads of streamlined, steam-heated old school ka-pow. Aggressively entertaining and smolderingly intense, the well-quiffed heartbreaker delivers a knock-out mixture of frosty hep and masculine musicality that invariably dislocates feminine reserve like a Fukushima meltdown. Down, Boy, Down!!

With an opening barrage of beatific, soul-scouring sounds courtesy of our Messaround Tabernacle Choir, with the incomparable honky-tonk blues prophet DICK DELUXE, bass-man supreme PAUL MARSHALL and trance-traps paragon DAVID RAVEN, plus the inevitable special guests, it's another sure-fire orgy of sonic-psychosexual malfeasance the likes of which most citizens only dream about. At the Messaround, We Live It!!!"

Jonny Whiteside's Messaround at Viva Cantina, 900 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506; Sun., Jan. 15. 18, 5-9 p.m.; all ages; no cover. FREE PARKING across the street at Pickwick Bowl (same owners). www.vivacantina.com.

The party starts at 5pm at the Viva Cantina in Burbank!
900 W. Riverside Drive

No Cover! All Ages! Free Parking!

Be There!

The song in the video is "The Birthday Cake Polka" performed by Sheriff John Rovick, America's greatest lawman and cartoon show host.

The Bloody Brains Play a Very Special New Years Eve Eve!

2011-12-26T21:16:00.000-08:00

THE BLOODY BRAINS! THEE CORMANS! THE SOUTH BAY SURFERS! THE KIDS OF WHITNEY HIGH! THE TEE PEES! No, you're not hallucinating...(well, maybe some of you are) This is really happening! There's not enough I can say about this line-up, as it speaks for itself. Please join us and help us close out this year with a crunch! We go on around 10pm, but get there at 9:30 to see the Tee Pees! BE THERE! Free parking across the street! Oh yeah, two more things....THIS IS A FREE SHOW! NO COVER! ALL AGES!

This show is taking place at the Viva Cantina in Burbank
900 West Riverside Drive Burbank, CA 91506

Reverend Dan "My Little Baby"

2011-12-26T21:06:00.000-08:00

The Bloody Brains play the Redwood on the day after Thanksgiving!

2011-11-21T20:32:00.000-08:00

It's only been a little over a month, but it seems like FOREVER since we last played. Join us as we ring in holiday season the only way we know how to....LOUDLY! We will be playing with The Amadans, Lightning Woodcock and The Shiteland Ponies (GREAT NAME!) So get you're butts over to The Redwood and start the season off right! BE THERE!

The Redwood
316 W. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, California

"You Can Go!"

2011-11-18T23:19:00.000-08:00

This Wednesday, November 16th! KXLU's Reverend Dan at the Power House bar in Hollywood!

2011-11-14T18:29:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum!
Just a quick note to let you know that I, Reverend Dan, host of "Music For Nimrods" on KXLU Los Angeles, will be playing amazingly cool Rock & Roll at the Power House bar in Hollywood, this Wednesday, November 16, 2011 from 9pm until Midnight!

It's all part of the Power House/KXLU Cutting Edge Wednesdays!

Great Music, Cheap Booze!

The Power House is located at:
1714 N Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Just North of Hollywood!

You can even take the Red Line Metro!

Be There!

The Bloody Brains play All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock this Sunday, October 16, 2011!

2011-10-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

From the ashes of a cancelled show comes the NEW & IMPROVED Perverts CD Release Party! Joining us and The Perverts will be The Defendants and Hit and Run! 4 bands! All Ages! FREE! There's bowling, booze and billiards! An arcade! Oh yeah...LOUD, FAST AND SLOPPY ROCK 'N ROLL! It all starts at 6:00. I'll let you know the set times as soon as I know. And you know what's coming next...BE THERE!

4459 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 254-2579

Dancer: Georgia Southern

Music: The Bloody Brains performing Supercharger's "Sooprize Package For Mr. Mineo" live at the Blue Star in the scrap metal district of downtown Los Angeles.

My New Favorite Band

2011-10-03T00:29:00.001-07:00

See The Bloody Brains this Saturday for FREE at the Double-O Salon in Eagle Rock!

2011-09-25T17:17:00.000-07:00

That's right kids! It's the 2nd Annual 'Illegal Rock Music Festival' at The Double-O Salon in Eagle Rock! On Saturday October 1st, while the Eagle Rock Music Festival is happening outside, It's BRAINS BEFORE BEAUTY inside as THE BLOODY BRAINS will blow the curlers out of your hair! This is a free, all ages event so bring the kids, grandparents and most of all EARPLUGS! If it's like last year, plenty of parking on Eagle Rock Blvd. south of Colorado. BE THERE!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

7:30PM - 9:00PM at the

DOUBLE-O Salon

5046 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90041

The Last Ten YouTube Videos I Favorited

2011-09-22T02:49:00.000-07:00

The Bloody Brains Play The Blue Star Three Times This September!

2011-09-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

The following is a public service announcement:
Come To The Blue Star! See The Bloody Brains!
We're playing three times in September. Three Times!
Finally, a chance to play every song we know! And we're playing with some great bands too!

On Friday, September 9th, see The Bloody Brains with La Bestia, featuring Rudy from the Brat! Also playing: Landfill and some other band!

On Saturday, September 10th, The Bloody Brains play with The Ingrates, Dead Yeller and The Forgotten!

On Saturday, September 17th, The Bloody Brains are playing with The Black Widows and Symbol SIx!

All shows happen at The Blue Star
2200 15th Street, Downtown Los Angeles

18 & Over! Doors Open at 9PM!

Beer! Wine! Bar-B-Q with Donation!

Outdoor Stage! Free Street Parking!

Be There! See The Bloody Brains!
All Three Times!
Friday, September 9th!
Saturday, September 10th!
Saturday, September 17th!
Collect 'Em All!

The Bloody Brains play the Cretin's Clubhouse on Saturday April 30th!

2011-04-24T19:49:00.001-07:00

On Saturday April 30th, 2011, the Bloody Brains are playing a benefit at the Cretin's Clubhouse in L.A.'s Chinatown! Cheap Drinks! $1 Tacos! Motorcycle Show! Also playing: Barrio Tiger and The Green Lady Killers! Doors Open 8PM! $5 Cover!

The Cretin's Clubhouse is located at:
1460 Naud Street,
Los Angeles, CA, 90012

All motorcycles park on the roof.
All cars park on the street.

Be There!

Reverend Dan DJs the Haunted Happy Hour 4pm-10pm today at the Little Cave bar in Highland Park!

2011-04-23T06:31:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlums!
Reverend Dan here to remind you that this Saturday at the Little Cave bar in Highland Park, you can find me djing the Haunted Happy Hour from 6pm til 10pm! It's true! Enjoy a fine tasty beverage as you listen to the best Rock & Roll of the last eighty years in the newly remodeled Little Cave bar!

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 Figueroa Street
Highland Park, CA, 90042

Be There and/or Be Well!
Reverend Dan
musicfornimrods.net

Friday, April 22nd! The Bloody Brains at the Old Towne Pub with Thee Cormans and Haunted George!

2011-04-18T17:23:00.001-07:00

On Friday, April 22, 2011, The Bloody Brains are playing the Old Towne Pub in Pasadena with Thee Cormans and Haunted George!

BE THERE!

The Old Towne Pub is located at:

66 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
The Pub is hidden behind the Container Store.
Enter in the alley on Holly Street.

The Bloody Brains at Blue Star Saturday April 9th with The Gears & Legal Weapon!

2011-04-06T19:55:00.000-07:00

Be there Saturday April 9th when The Bloody Brains play the Blue Star with The Gears, Legal Weapon & The Sperm-O-Meters! 18 & Over! Great Food! Bar-B-Q! Beer! Wine!

The Blue Star is located at:
2200 East 15th Street Los Angeles, CA 90021

BE THERE!

See The Bloody Brains this Saturday March 12 for FREE at the Little Cave in Highland Park!

2011-03-09T21:55:00.001-08:00

On Saturday, March 12, 2011, those "Middle-Aged Delinquents" The Bloody Brains will tear it up inside the Little Cave bar in Highland Park!
21 & Over! No Cover! 7PM!
Good Loud Rock & Roll The Bloody Brains Way!
The band starts at 7pm so BE THERE!

The Little Cave
5922 Figueroa Street
Highland Park, California

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! The Bloody Brains play the Tiki Brunch in Eagle Rock!

2011-02-10T15:19:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, February 13, 2011, those "Middle Aged Delinquents" The Bloody Brains join the lineup at Chris Clark's Tiki Brunch at the All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock! 2PM - 7PM! 21 & Over! 5 Bands including: The Volcanics, Rod and The Tonemasters, Smooth Moves, Voodoo Train and around 5PM (but get there earlier) The Bloody Brains!

All Star Lanes is located at:
4459 Eagle Rock Blvd
Eagle Rock, CA, 90041

Make This January Special... See The Bloody Brains!

2011-01-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Make this January special and get out of the house and see the Bloody Brains! On Sunday, Janaury 16th, the BBs join the lineup at Johnny Whiteside's Viva Cantina Messaround! The Bloody Brains play around 8pm, but get there early to see Tonya Watts, Brian Hogan, Dick Deluxe and probably even more! Be There!

Then on Saturday, Janaury 22nd, the Bloody Brains return to the Little Cave bar in Highland Park with another exciting 7pm show! Be There!

The Bloody Brains: Shiny Barbed Tool

2010-12-13T00:36:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlums!
Since my band The Bloody Brains will be playing this Saturday, December 18th at the Little Cave bar in Highland Park (7pm! No Cover! 21 & Over! 5922 Figueroa Street!), here is a chance for you to hear what the band sounds like! This is a collection of live tracks by the BBs over the past year!

Ring In The New Year with Reverend Dan at the Liquid Kitty! No Cover!

2010-12-09T19:51:00.000-08:00

This New Year's Eve, why spend a fortune on some crazy admission fee to a club, when you can save some cash and have a great time at the Liquid Kitty's Wild New Year's Eve Bash!

The mind-numbing intoxicants will be flowing and the music will be blaring.

There is no cover charge!

DJ Reverend Dan of KXLU FM will be spinning his amazing rock and roll, 70's punk, new wave, soul & funk.

There will be complimentary noise makers and a countdown at
midnight!

Valet parking is available.

Be There!

The Liquid Kitty is located at:
Liquid Kitty
11780 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

View Larger Map

Official Liquid Kitty Website

Mark Your Calendar! The Bloody Brains at the Little Cave in Highland Park at 7pm on December 18th!

2010-12-06T19:18:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, December 18th, the Bloody Brains will be playing a FREE show at the Little Cave bar in Highland Park! The band (which features Reverend Dan on vocals and guitar) will play at 7pm, so you will have plenty of time to get to any holiday party you might have scheduled! No Cover! 21 & Over! Drink Specials! Be There!

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 Figueroa Street
Highland Park

Another Episode Of The Oidar Wavelength!

2010-11-30T18:33:00.000-08:00

Direct from 1974 and the kindness of Brent Turner, we present another episode of the Top 40/Sci-Fi radio show The OIDAR Wavelength! For those just tuning in, The premise of the OIDAR Wavelength is that it is/was a musical program from the future, playing oldies from the 20th Century, and somehow, we back in the seventies were/are able to hear the program due to some space/time continuum. In between the (sometimes good, sometimes horribly horribly wretched) musical fodder, a mysterious announcer known only as "Programmer #9" relates twisted news and human interest stories from the future, the programs' present. It's kinda like Philip K. Dick doing American Top 40! Where were these recordings unearthed? It seems that Mr. Turner was at a local swap meet and came across a whole box of OIDAR Wavelength reel to reel tapes! And he sent some programs to me and now I share them with you! Remember, this was originally broadcast in 1974. In Los Angeles, the OIDAR Wavelength aired on KKDJ, a typical Top 40 station, usually starting just after the midnight hour. The file is hosted at Mediafire, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 79mb file!

CLICK HERE TO GO FORWARD INTO THE PAST OF THE FUTURE OF RADIO!

Wednesday, December 1st Update: Have you heard the Christmas episode of the Oidar Wavelength?

The Bloody Brains are playing the Little Cave in Highland Park on Saturday, December 18th!

2010-11-21T21:39:00.000-08:00

The Bloody Brains play the Little Cave bar in Highland Park on Saturday, December 18th at 7pm! Join Keith, Herman, Fritz and Reverend Dan as they kick out the jams with a high energy performance that will make the weekend before Christmas a whole lot merrier! No cover! 21 & Over! Drink specials! Be There!

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 Figueroa Street
Highland Park, CA, 90042

Visit the Bloody Brains myspace page HERE

Movies For Nimrods From The Vaults Of Archive.org: DEMENTIA/DAUGHTER OF HORROR (1955)

2010-11-19T23:25:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder what kind of movie would result if Ed Wood Jr. made a movie with David Lynch? This film is less than an hour, has no dialog (only narration), and it wasn't released for three years because the censors had no idea what to make of this movie. Enjoy!

Every Saturday! KXLU DJ Reverend Dan at The Little Cave in Highland Park!

2010-11-04T16:04:00.000-07:00

Click the video to hear a Rock & Roll minimix of the kind of stuff I play at The Little Cave every Saturday from 6pm til 10pm! The Little Cave is located at 5922 Figueroa Street in Highland Park! Be There!

Elly May Clampett And A Gorilla Dance By The Cement Pond!

2010-10-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

Thank you Paul Henning. You made the world a much better place.

This Saturday! Reverend Dan DJs The Liquid Kitty's 15th Annual Halloween Bash!

2010-10-24T20:44:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlums! This Saturday, October30th, Halloween Eve, I'll be DJing the 15th Annual Liquid Kitty Halloween Bash! Enjoy the best cocktails in town along with the best Halloween music in the city! And, if you are one of those costume wearing types, there will be a midnight costume contest! Plus, parked just outside the Kitty will be Barbie's Q Truck serving up great BBQ! Martinis! BBQ! Halloween fun for all over 21! The action all starts at 10pm Saturday! Be There!

The Liquid Kitty is located at:
11780 Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90064

Click here for a map!

Tis' The Season! Haunted Happy Hour at the Little Cave!

2010-10-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlums! Tis' the season, so now every Saturday at the Little Cave bar in Highland Park, I'll be DJing the HAUNTED HAPPY HOUR! Every Saturday between 5pm and 9pm, stop by for a refreshing beverage and some great music spun by me, Reverend Dan!

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 Figueroa Street
Highland Park, 90042
Click here for a map!

My Old Apartment Building Is In "The LSD Story" Dragnet Episode!

2010-10-18T23:09:00.000-07:00

Above you see embedded the entire pilot episode of the 1967 version of Jack Webb's Dragnet series. In the episode titled "The LSD Story", Sergeant Joe Friday (Webb) and his partner Bill Gannon (Henry Morgan) are introduced to the wild world of LSD when, out on a call, they meet Benjie "Blue Boy" Carver, a young man with his head buried in the ground looking at the center of the earth. You know the something is up with Benjie, because his face is painted blue on one side and yellow on the other. If you haven't seen the episode, you really should, if only to catch the vibe of this 1967 television series as it tries to wrap its head around the youth culture of the 1960s. Also, Dragnet was so perfectly minimal, it can't help but remind me of Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy comic strip from the fifties and sixties. Ernie Bushmiller kicks so ass.

But the reason for this posting is because my old apartment building appears in this episode of Dragnet! It's almost like I'm in the episode! In the 13th minute of "The LSD Story," Joe and Bill pull into a parking lot, and right there in the background is my old place on Dracena in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles!

I lived there for about ten years, and while I knew it was a cool old building from the 1920s (my apartment even had a genuine zinc lined icebox), I had no idea it was in the legendary Blue Boy Dragnet episode! The episode that, when it first aired in 1967, had everybody at St. Joseph's Elementary School talking about the freaky things we had seen on television the night before!

The View From Montecito Heights

2010-10-18T02:07:00.000-07:00

Movies For Nimrods From The Vaults Of Archive.org: MANIAC (1934 - Dwain Esper)

2010-10-13T17:10:00.000-07:00

From the absolutely essential Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film by Michael Weldon (click and get your own copy):
"Don't pass up an opportunity to see this incredible old adults-only oddity based in part on Poe's 'The Black Cat.' ...Highlights include the eating of a cat's eye, body snatching, two woman locked in a cellar fighting with syringes, a rapist who thinks he's a gorilla, and a bit of nudity in defiance of the Hayes Code...Esper and his scriptwriter wife Hildegarde also made Marijuana: Weed With Roots In Hell, and How To Undress In Front Of Your Husband."

Starting Saturday October 9th at The Little Cave: Headbanger Happy Hour with Reverend Dan!

2010-10-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

The fine folks at The Little Cave bar in Highland Park have asked me (KXLU DJ Reverend Dan) to provide the music and theme for their Saturday afternoon Happy Hour. So, starting this Saturday, October 9th, I'll be hosting the HEADBANGER HAPPY HOUR! Yes, from 5pm til 9pm every Saturday afternoon, enjoy the finest in alcohol with the finest in headbanging entertainment, as I (KXLU DJ Reverend Dan) spin the best of 70's and 80's punk and metal! And no power ballads either, just good loud rock and roll for your drinking and headbanging pleasure!

The HEADBANGER HAPPY HOUR with KXLU DJ REVEREND DAN happens every Saturday afternoon at The Little Cave from 5pm to 9pm! BE THERE!

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 N Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90042

See The Bloody Brains this Saturday for FREE at the Eagle Rock Music Fest! Kinda!

2010-09-27T00:42:00.000-07:00

The Bloody Brains (the band where I scream and play guitar) are playing this Saturday at the Eagle Rock Music Festival! Not really but kinda. Here's the deal:

We are playing a FREE show at the Double-O Salon at 7PM on Saturday, October 2nd. The Eagle Rock Music Festival is happening a half block away on Colorado, so if you are in the area, be sure to see the Bloody Brains for FREE at the Double-O! All Ages! It's a HAIR SALON! Bring your parents! Or your grandparents! Bring everybody! It's FREE!!!

The Double-O Salon is located at
5046 Eagle Rock Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041

The show starts at 7PM

Hey! I'm Interviewed In The Latest LA Record Magazine!

2010-09-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

I gotta thank The Shakes' Janet Housden. She not only interviewed me for LA Record magazine, she got the article published too! Click here to read the interview!

IT'S KXLU FUNDRAZOR TIME! SUPPORT INDEPENDENT RADIO IN LOS ANGELES!

2010-09-17T17:27:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlum! It KXLU FUNDRAZOR TIME, and it's time for you to SUPPORT THE ONLY TRULY INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION IN LOS ANGELES! KXLU is completely, and I mean COMPLETELY funded by our listeners, and if you spend any time at all around 88.9FM, then you really should support the station that keeps Music For Nimrods on the air! Just call (310) 338-5958 and one of the friendly phone operators will be happy to help you! Or you can pledge online at KXLU.COM! The station has a mess of great premiums to thank you for you help, and I'd like to suggest a few:

Reverend Dan Sings The Hits Of The 1800s! This is a five-track EP of yours truly performing popular songs of the 1800s in my own raucous style. With a minor $10 pledge to KXLU, you can hear me sing "Goober Peas", "The Flying Trapeze", "Little Brown Jug", "Blue Tail Fly" and Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Major-General's Song"! All vocals and instruments by Reverend Dan, recorded at Bookshelf Studio in Montecito Heights. Only a ten dollar pledge? How can you not call (310) 338-5958 right now!?!?!

Who the heck defaced "Aubrey Beardsley's Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" to have Salome scratching out some vinyl? Why it's your old buddy Reverend Dan, who designed this stylish KXLU Tote Bag! Simply pledge $25 worth of support to KXLU and this insanely useful tote bag can be yours!

And it goes without saying, you just GOTTA have an official Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods T-Shirt! Available in all-purpose black with Nimrods Green printing, this T-Shirt features not only the magical incantation from the beginning of the Music For Nimrods broadcast, but also a subliminal skull that just might frighten your friends into supporting KXLU! You can get this for a $30 pledge to KXLU! CALL NOW! (310) 338-5958!

Make Plans For Halloween: See The Bloody Brains for FREE in Pasadena!

2010-09-14T18:19:00.000-07:00

See the Bloody Brains (the band I scream and play guitar in) on Halloween, Sunday, October 31st at the American Legion Hall in East Pasadena for FREE! Here's the deal: Sue and Al are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary, and they decided to make a big party out of the event. So, spend Halloween afternoon with Sue, Al, Snotty Scotty and the Hankies and the Bloody Brains! Wear a costume! Enjoy a food and/or drink special! Get home in time to either go out to another party or to get in bed for work on Monday! Be There!

American Legion Hall
179 Vinedo Ave.
Pasadena, California

Wanna hear my band?

Don't Take The Car, You'll Kill Yourself!

2010-09-08T19:49:00.000-07:00

Kind Words From Hooverville

2010-08-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

Ah Fong at the Hooverville blog had some very kind words about my radio show:

"A few posts below is a piece about Pete Myers AKA The Mad Daddy. Whilst i was researching it I came across a reference to Music For Nimrods, hosted by a character called Reverend Dan. Not sure why, but my interest was piqued enough to make the effort to tune in. His three hour show goes out on the Los Angeles station KXLU at 3am on Saturday (which after a few weeks of missing the first hour i realised is 11AM Glasgow time) so i had to rouse early and take my place hunched over the PC in my underwear. Not for the first time i hear you say, but let’s press on; The Reverend’s show fucking rocked. He was spinning The Blasters, The Cramps, Lou Reed and The Nerves, all the good shit you never hear on radio (bar one show of course) AND he sounds like those crazy DJs you only see in films. The kind that can grate, but on the whole are fucking awesome. Anyways thanks to VLC player not only am I now able to record the show auto-magically but i can save it and share with you bums. Here’s the show from August 28th, check back often for updates, bitchez"

And then he links to a DropBox page where you can hear last Saturday's show! Right On! Thank you Ah Fong!

Click here to visit the Hooverville page where they mention Music For Nimrods!

The Bloody Brains: A New Video and Two Shows at The Redwood Bar & Grill!

2010-08-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

Here we have the Bloody Brains performing an original improvised song inspired by Keith Richards and his legendary desire for a coconut. The footage comes from the 1959 educational film "Holiday From Rules?". Recorded at Corman Ben's Garage.

The Bloody Brains are playing twice this week at the Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown Los Angeles! We'll be playing Tuesday, August 17th with the Neighborhood Bullies and Johnny Cheapo! Then on Sunday August 22, we will be back again to play with The Mormons and Smooth Moves!

The Redwood Bar is located at:
316 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3527

Be There and Be Well!
Reverend Dan

BRAINS! We May Be Comin' To Your Town!

2010-08-01T22:25:00.000-07:00

Watch the Bloody Brains as they play at a recent Wednesday Night BBQ!

Listen to 3 Hours With Clu Gulager!

2010-07-12T01:42:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, July 10, I, Reverend Dan, had the opportunity to spend THREE HOURS with legendary actor Clu Gulager on my radio program, Music For Nimrods! Also in attendance was Clu's son John Gulager, director of the FEAST trilogy of films! We talked, played records and had a great time! If you would like to listen to this interview, below you will find it in three parts. Click and enjoy!

In Part 1, Clu discusses his childhood in Oklahoma, military life at Camp Pendleton, acting in college, seeing the Grand Guignol in Paris, being on live television, and appearing as Billy the Kid in the series THE TALL MAN. (BTW, it takes about ten minutes to get to the actual interview, but Clu liked the intro so much, I had to include it!)

Part One of Clu & John Gulager on Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

In Part 2, Clu talks about appearing on the first 90 minute Western series THE VIRGINIAN, making his 1969 short A DAY WITH THE BOYS, creating the 1977 demo film JOHN AND NORMA NOVAK, acting in THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, trying to stage a production of HAMLET in downtown Los Angeles, meeting Miriam Byrd-Nethery, and moving back to Oklahoma to make independent films.

Part Two of Clu & John Gulager on Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

In Part 3, Clu and John discuss acting, directing and the Clu Gulager Film Acting Workshop. Among other things!

Part Three of Clu & John Gulager on Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

I must thank Clu and John Gulager for taking the time to visit Music For Nimrods and for sharing so much! It was great show! For information on Clu Gulager, John Gulager and the Clu Gulager Film Acting Workshop, please visit Gulager.com!

Reverend Dan

Get Ready For a Bloody Brains Invasion!

2010-07-07T15:06:00.000-07:00

Get ready for a double dose of my band The Bloody Brains next weekend! First, on Friday, July 16th, head to the Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown Los Angeles to see The Bloody Brains with Voodoo Rhythm recording artists The Guilty Hearts! Then on Saturday, July 17th, The Bloody Brains invade Long Beach with a show at the Puka Bar with elegant popsters Good Citizen! Be There TimesTwo!

This Weekend! Clu Gulager on Music For Nimrods!

2010-07-07T12:30:00.001-07:00

Clu Gulager has been an iconic actor on television and in movies for over 50 years. This Saturday, July 10th, Clu joins Reverend Dan for a very unique episode of Music For Nimrods on KXLU Los Angeles, 88.9fm and KXLU.com! Just for reference, here is a PARTIAL list of stuff Clu has acted in:

Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009) (V) .... Bartender
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) (V) .... Bartender
Feast (2005) .... Bartender
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Art McKendrick
"Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Duke Jamison
"Beavis and Butt-Head" .... Anderson's War Buddy
"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Deputy Clay Hardin
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994) (V) .... Man #1
Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993) (TV) .... McLennan County Sheriff
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) .... Dark Glasses
The Willies (1990) .... Greeley Principal
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990) (V) .... Desk Sergeant
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) .... Lt. Baker
"MacGyver" .... Walt Kirby
Tapeheads (1988) .... Norman Mart
Teen Vamp (1988) .... The Reverend
The Hidden (1987) .... Lt. Ed Flynn
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Carl Mestin
Summer Heat (1987) .... Will
The Offspring (1987) .... Stanley Burnside
"Simon & Simon" .... Nathan Sloan
"North and South, Book II" .... Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
"The Fall Guy" .... Col. Halston
"Magnum, P.I." .... Theo Wolf
"Airwolf" .... Cullen Dixon
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) .... Ken Walsh
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) .... Burt
Into the Night (1985/I) .... Federal Agent
"Knight Rider" .... Eugene Hanson
"The Master" .... Mr. Christensen
"CHiPs" .... Stoler
"Quincy M.E." .... Larry Krushevitz
Skyward (1980) (TV) .... Steve Ward
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) (TV) .... Rufe Bennett
Ski Lift to Death (1978) (TV) .... Marv Gillman
"King" .... William Sullivan
"Black Beauty" (1978) TV mini-series .... Reuben Smith
"Hawaii Five-O" .... Arthur Lambert
"Barnaby Jones" .... Mark Landy
"Ellery Queen" .... Captain Thomas G. Horton
"Phyllis" .... Rex
"Police Story" .... Officer Williams
"Three for the Road"
"The Streets of San Francisco" .... Inspector George Turner
"Cannon" .... B.J. Long
"McCloud" .... Johnny Monahan
"Get Christie Love!"
"Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Georgie
McQ (1974) .... Toms
"Ironside" .... D.W. Donnelly
"Insight"
"Kung Fu" .... Sheriff Rutledge
"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" .... Keith Raynor
"Mannix" .... Lyle Foster
"The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dan Corwin
"The Mod Squad" .... Dustin Ellis
"Bonanza" .... Billy Brenner
"Medical Center" .... Jack
"The F.B.I."
The Last Picture Show (1971) .... Abilene
"The Psychiatrist"
"The Name of the Game" .... Bill Danziger /
"San Francisco International Airport" .... Bob Hatten
"The Virginian" .... Emmett Ryker
The Killers (1964) .... Lee
"Wagon Train" .... Caleb Jamieson
"Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Norman Gaye
"Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Dan Walsh
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Jimmy K. Bresson
"The Tall Man" .... William Bonney
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Rod Collins
"The Untouchables" .... Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll
"Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Roy Carter
"Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Joe Collins aka Jody Bannister
"Playhouse 90" .... Zach
"Goodyear Playhouse" .... Terrible
"The United States Steel Hour"

And this guy agreed to come on my program! Can you believe it! We'll be playing records, talking about acting and maybe learning a little about life! So join Clu and myself this late late Friday night, early early Saturday morning from 3am - 6am on KXLU for an amazing edition of Music For Nimrods!

Be well!
Reverend Dan

Punkville!

2010-06-24T01:29:00.000-07:00

This Friday on KXLU: The First Friday Night of Summer Radio Beach Party!

2010-06-22T00:14:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlums!
There's a KXLU Special Event that you need to know about: This Friday, tune in for a special SEVEN HOUR RADIO SPECTACULAR celebrating the First Friday Night of Summer with the First Friday Night of Summer Radio Beach Party with your host, Reverend Dan! Hoo Ha! Tune in to KXLU this Friday, June 25th at 11pm Pacific Time for SEVEN SOLID HOURS of Summertime Rock & Roll! Summer Songs! Beach Songs! Sun Songs! Plus TONS of Surf Music! If you live in Los Angeles area, tune in to KXLU at 88.9fm and if you live outside of Los Angeles, tune in to KXLU at KXLU.COM! See you this Friday night at 11pm and have a great Summer!!!

Be well!

Reverend Dan

This Saturday! The Bloody Brains in the City of Industry!

2010-06-19T18:42:00.000-07:00

The Bloody Brains (my very loud and very fast rock & roll band) will be playing a FREE show this Saturday night in the City of Industry at the Dawg House! Also playing will be Our Band Sucks, Thee Cormans and Mercy's Alibi. Four great bands for FREE? Yup! Four great bands for FREE! And cheap booze too! The Dawg House is located at:

15351 Gale Ave.
Industry CA 91745

Coming July 16! The Bloody Brains and The Guilty Hearts at the Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown Los Angeles!

An excerpt from the Ronald X. Sensor interview

2010-03-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

On Saturday afternoon, March 13th, 2010 at the Unurban Cafe in Santa Monica, Mr. Ronald X. Sensor, former representative of the F.C.C. and alien abduction survivor, spoke with Mr. Gerry Fialka of the Media Ecology Soul Salon (MESS). Here is an excerpt of the interview:

Tower Records Anaheim: Reverend Dan at Work in 1980

2010-03-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

Back in the 1980s, I worked at the Tower Records store in Anaheim, California. At this particular time, the Residents "Commercial Album" had just been released and Gregg Fylpaa, Mike Marsh and myself were really getting into the album. Evidently.

Mike had made the eyeball heads using paper-mache over punchballs (purchased at the Zody's across the street) and we each then customized our eyeball to our personal liking. We are hanging out next to store artist Karen Schmidt's Nash Rambler. It's probably Halloween.

Punk Rock Means $50 Sneakers

2010-03-10T12:12:00.001-08:00

Here's the latest in Chuck Taylor sneakers.

From the Converse website:

"A collection of sneakers inspired by iconic bands who defined what it means to rock. The Clash. Cobain. Blondie. Kurt Cobain. And Converse. What a lineup."

What a bunch of fuckin' Yokos.

Ronald X. Sensor and KXLU's Reverend Dan at the Unurban Cafe this Saturday Afternoon 2PM - 6PM!

2010-03-09T17:43:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum!

Reverend Dan here with a special event notice!

On Saturday afternoon, March 13th at the Unurban Cafe in Santa Monica, join us for a very special conversation with the mysterious caller to Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods,

Mr. Ronald X. Sensor! Former representative of the F.C.C. and alien abduction survivor.

Mr. Sensor will be interviewed by Gerry Fialka of the Media Ecology Soul Salon (MESS), and will discuss his philosophies, censorship, and his alien abduction survivor techniques. After the interview, I'll play some great music for your listening, dancing and coffee drinking enjoyment!

AND IT'S FREE! FREE! FREE!!!

Ronald X. Sensor and KXLU's Reverend Dan at the Unurban Cafe this Saturday Afternoon 2PM - 6PM

2PM - 4PM: Ronald X. Sensor w/ Gerry Fialka

4PM - 6PM: Reverend Dan DJ Set

UNURBAN CAFE

3301 Pico, Santa Monica, California, 90405

The Bloody Brains are playing this Saturday night in Pasadena!

2010-02-04T17:53:00.000-08:00

The MeowMeowz shop in Pasadena is throwing a party this Saturday night and YOU gotta be there! Four bands for only a dollar! In addition to the Bloody Brains (we play at 9:30), you can see Blood Penny, Piss-n-Blood, and Jellmunekita! (if you should get some bloooood on your face before the party, keep it there, you can get in for free!) DO NOT MISS THE BLOODY VALENTINE PARTY! ALL AGES ADMITTED!

2/6/2010 8:00 PM
The Bloody Valentine Party
With the Bloody Brains and 3 other bands for only $1! All Ages!
2014 N. LINCOLN AVE., Pasadena, California 91103
Cost: $1.00

Stuff I Find Funny: Vintage Candid Camera

2010-01-29T13:48:00.000-08:00

Candid Camera vintage
by ScaryBio

The Bloody Brains play a benefit this Saturday for the family of John Street

2010-01-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

This is a benefit for the family of John Street. John was killed in a motorcycle accident recently, and he left behind a wife with a part time job, and 3 small children. There will be a small cover charge and if you'd like to give more, that's fine. ALL OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS SHOW GO TO THE FAMILY. We've been told (but can't confirm) that even some of the booze might be donated. Also playing are Bloodhook and The Mormons. Please help if you can!

60 Seconds Of Gristleism!

2010-01-12T19:44:00.000-08:00

For Christmas 2009, Carol got me a black Gristleism! This device was created by Throbbing Gristle & Christiaan Virant, and it plays 13 audio loops created by Throbbing Gristle. The listener can control the volume and speed of each loop. Please enjoy 60 seconds of Heathen Earth.

For more information of Gristleism, visit http://www.gristleism.com

I'm With CoCo

2010-01-12T16:07:00.001-08:00

See The Bloody Brains For Free This Friday at The Buccaneer Lounge in Sierra Madre!

2010-01-07T12:29:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum!
This is just a quick note to let you know that The Bloody Brains (the band I scream and play guitar in) will be appearing free for nothing THIS Friday, January 8th at the Buccaneer Lounge in Sierra Madre! Yup! Free for nothing and The Choke will be playing too! We go on around 11pm, so BE THERE!

The Bloody Brains @
The Buccaneer Lounge
This Friday, January 8th!
21 & Over
The Buccaneer Lounge
70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre

Be Well!
Reverend Dan

Click Here To Visit The Bloody Brains Website

Download the first hour of the first Music For Nimrods of 2010!

2010-01-05T00:31:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlums!

I've just posted the first hour of the first edition of Music For Nimrods for the year 2010! You can listen by visiting the Music For Nimrods website! Be well, and Happy New Year!

Reverend Dan

Club Geezer Has a Website?

2009-05-15T16:10:00.000-07:00

Yes it do! Reverend Dan's Club Geezer, "The Nightclub For Middle-Aged Delinquents!" has a brand new website! ClubGeezer.net will show you who is playing at the next big show on Saturday, May 23rd at the American Legion Hall! Find out what you will get for free if you attend! And see what T-Shirts will be sold at the show! And where it will be held! And what bands will be playing! Go ahead! Click! Click Here! Click Here Now!!!

Sunday Afternoons with Reverend Dan!

2009-04-27T11:07:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlum!
I just wanted to let you know about my upcoming month-long residency at the Little Cave! The Little Cave is a dark and spooky bar in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and every Sunday afternoon during the month of May, I'll be hosting a weekly listening and drinking party called The Little Rock & Roll Church! From 5pm til 9pm every single Sunday in May, you can find sanctuary inside the Little Cave, as you rejuvinate yourself with a tasty beverage and listen to the finest in vintage Rock & Roll spun by me, Reverend Dan! Plus, I'll even be conducting fake weddings for any couple that would like to be temporarily hitched! It all starts on Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 - BE THERE!

Tell them, "I'm Going To The Church!"

The Little Cave is located at:
5922 N. Figueroa Street in Highland Park
Click here to visit the Little Cave website.

The Bloody Brains play Friday night at Spikes Bar in Rosemead!

2009-04-04T21:50:00.001-07:00

Hey Hoodlums,
This here is a helpful reminder that The Bloody Brains (featuring yours truly on guitar and screaming) will be playing on Friday, April 10th at Spike's Bar in Rosemead! Also on the bill will be Lightin' Bill Woodcock, The Beatkillers and The Joneses! The Bloody Brains are opening the show, so get there before 9:45! Here's the info:

7813 Garvey Avenue, Rosemead, California 91770 - $8.00 - 21 & Over

Click here to visit the Bloody Brains MySpace page

The 1976 KSUL Program Guide!

2009-04-02T16:45:00.000-07:00

Through the courtesy of my good friend Richard Deem, I present to you the 1976 KSUL 90.1 Program Guide! KSUL was a ten watt FM radio station on the campus of California State University at Long Beach. When I found out that there was a real genuine radio station only a quick bicycle ride from my house, I was THERE! As a teenage radio geek, KSUL was the place where...well, click here to read a story about how KSUL and a Ron Cey record changed my life! This edition of the KSUL guide features all of my favorite programs: Rock with the Hit Man with Rocky Principe, Metal Machine Music with Lady Stardust, and D.J. Gyurina! I wonder if "The New Order" playing the KSUL benefit was Ron Asheton's old band?

Reverend Dan DJs this Wednesday Night at the Three Clubs bar!

2009-03-31T19:38:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlums!
Just in case you need a good and cheap reason to get out of the house this Wednesday night, me, Reverend Dan, will be spinning great Rock 'n' Roll all night long at the Three Clubs bar in Hollywood, and there's NO COVER CHARGE! Plus, in addition to me playing tunes, you'll also be able to hear four live bands for that same free-for-nothing admission! Playing this Wednesday night will be the Low Flying Owls, The Brobecks, Birds Beware, and The Answering Machines, as part of the Three Clubs' regular Wednesday night club, Marathon Live!

The Three of Clubs is located in Hollywood near the corner of Santa Monica & Vine at 1123 Vine Street. Be There This Wednesday!

Here is a link to the Three Clubs website.

Rock & Roll Radio With Reverend Dan This Friday Night From 11pm til 6am On KXLU Los Angeles 88.9FM & KXLU.COM!‏

2009-03-19T00:06:00.000-07:00

Hey Hoodlum!
Reverend Dan here, letting you know that this Friday night, March 20th, I'll be spinning the best Rock & Roll all night long on KXLU Los Angeles 88.9FM and KXLU.COM! It seems that Stella has to go to a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday morning, and, so she may get a few hours of sleep, she asked me to cover her fine radio program "Stray Pop". So I Will! That means from 11pm til 6am, you'll hear seven solid hours of Rock & Roll radio from yours truly! And should you have a request during those hours, gimme a call at the KXLU phone line at 310.338.5958!

And don't forget that KXLU has a great lineup of radio programs on Friday that you really should hear! Starting at 6pm, tune into the future of music with Demolisten with Fred & Octavius! At 8pm, Uncle Tim brings you the best in vintage Rock & Roll & Reggae on The Bomb Shelter! When 9pm rolls around, get ready for a double dose of disc jockey Ned Learner: At 9pm, Ned brings Recognition to your radio with the best soul music on the dial, and at 10pm, Ned hosts Instrumental, spinning an hour of quality instrumental music! And then at 11pm this week, I'll start the Rock & Roll and not quit until 6am! Be there and Be well!

Reverend Dan
http://www.musicfornimrods.net
http://www.kxlu.com

The Bloody Brains on MySpace?

2009-03-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

Yup! My new band, the Bloody Brains, has a Myspace page. Music, photos and even video. Whodathunkit?!? Check it out!

Club Geezer opens Saturday March 7th!

2009-02-28T21:42:00.000-08:00

On Saturday March 7, 2009, Los Angeles will witness the dawning of a new generation of Rock 'n" Roll! Here's the deal: Me, Reverend Dan, with the help of many fine hoodlums, will open up CLUB GEEZER! Finally, a nightclub for middle-aged delinquents! Admission is only FIVE BUCKS!
And dig the lineup! Performing Live:
THE RAW POWER RANGERS!
My New Band
THE BLOODY BRAINS!
THE BARBARELLATONES!
Plus, you can dance all night because between bands, I'll be spinning the best Rock & Roll in town!
Plus Extra Plus! Dig the gyrations of our gogo goddess Spencer!
CLUB GEEZER takes place Saturday, March 7 at

MR. T's BOWL
5621 1/2 Figueroa, Highland Park
doors open at 9pm!
BE THERE!

June 11, 2008

2008-06-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody! Carol & I Got Married! Here we are at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas:

Here we are after the ceremony at the Fireside Lounge inside the Peppermill restaurant:

Oh yes, it was a very good day!

Aircheck: The May 24, 2008 Edition of Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

2008-06-01T22:32:00.000-07:00

I said that I would, and damned if I did! This here is the aircheck of last Saturday's program, and I know you're going to dig it. No playlist as of yet, because I want you to be surprised when you listen to the radio. The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 166mb file! Click on my dinosaur friend and myself, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. Enjoy The Show!

Can't you just tape me and play it backwards?

2008-05-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what Stella and I look like while we're on the radio at KXLU? Wonder no more!

Listening to Jandek - #01: Ready for the House

2008-03-17T16:52:00.000-07:00

Jandek

Ready for the House

Corwood #0739

Released 1978

To bring you up to date, Jandek has released about 52 records, and I haven't heard one of them. So I'm going to listen to each one in chronological order. And tell you about it. We begin at the beginning, Jandek's first release, Ready for the House. It was released in 1978. These are my impressions.

It's a guy and his guitar. Can't get more rock and roll than that. This guy is so rock and roll that he doesn't even TOUCH the fretboard of his guitar. And it sounds like he doesn't even care if you hear his songs anyway.

1 - Naked In The Afternoon

Notes get plucked on an acoustic guitar, words get sung, and the beat is monstrous. The beat is not however on the record. The beat is hidden away in all the silence of the record, but it comes stomping out anyway. Mental picture of a janitor at an early rock and roll recording studio taking some time out during his graveyard shift to try his hand at what them blues cats was playing earlier.

2 - First You Think Your Fortune's Lovely

He's a sonombulist blues howler. Holding a melting watch in his left hand. Singing in an abandoned saloon. I don't know what he's singing about, but so far, the album doesn't stink.

3 - What Can I Say, What Can I Sing

Finger picking, like slow wind chimes. Still not touching the fretboard. Floating around David Lynch's grandmother's room. Jandek appears singing this song on the black and white television set. A long sad message is being recorded on a mute answering machine. The fog rolls in.

4 - Show Me The Way, Oh Lord

It would be so perfect if nobody but Jandek ever heard this stuff, but it's still cool that the rest of us to listen in.

I see the microphone taped to a broom taped to a chair.

5 - Know Thy Self

The carcass of Jandek walks the streets at night, strumming his guitar and singing. No one sees him, no one hears him, but he is there.

6 - They Told Me About You

Uh-oh, Jandek is pissed. Performed at 4am in the basement in front of a photo of a girl. He doesn't want to wake the neighbors, but he is pissed. The melody is an angry western horror movie slow finger pick. Folk Throbbing Gristle.

7 - Cave In On You

The silent heavy rhythm returns. A dead guy singing the blues.

8 - They Told Me I Was A Fool

The hardest rocking tune on the album so far, if that means anything. Once again, Jandek gets angry and this time almost starts to tap his foot.

9 - European Jewel (incomplete take)

Jandek with an electric guitar! Still alone, still quiet, but it is an electric guitar and he is touching the fretboard! Sounds like Jandek in is in heaven, real actual heaven. The song is very natural and very Velvety Undergroundy is a very good way. Holy Crap! Jandek plays a solo! And it's a good one! Whoa, quick ending.

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Overall a good experience. 43 minutes not wasted!

Where the HELL have I been?

2008-03-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

I've had to figure out how I relate to this blogging jazz. I'm not real comfortable with the idea of using it as a diary for the world to see. And life is such a hard thing to nail down anyway. What I'll do for a while is write about only two subjects, one about stuff in the past, another about something I'm experiencing for the first time. And I will begin to post programs again.

Topic A will be The Magazines of My Life

Off the top of my head: Jack & Jill, Highlights, Boys Life, Mad, Creem, Circus, Spy, Sunset, Life, Popular Science, CarToons, Back Door Man, No, Splash, Flipside, Popular Mechanix, Psychotronic, Punk, NY Rocker, Rolling Stone, Scientific American. Hopefully I will remember more.

The other topic will be Listening to Jandek

52 albums, and I ain't heard one of them. So I'm going to listen. In chronological order.

Let's see where this goes.

Santa & The Ice Cream Bunny

2007-12-22T10:21:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays, and boy is this one gonna hurt. The clip is long, and I think that's important. The year: 1972. Kiddie Matinees were still pretty common at the movies. It's a Saturday afternoon. It's Christmas time. You are in a theater full of children (of which you are one) and you are completely wired on candy and soda. You have seen three cartoons and a Three Stooges short. Now it is time for the Feature Presentation: "Santa & The Ice Cream Bunny"!

Keep in mind, that this is only a ten-minute excerpt from the film; the actual movie runs a mind-boggling 96 minutes! Can you even believe that parents dropped their kids off to see THIS??? I can understand how Mom & Dad were fooled into thinking that this was a real movie. I mean, the poster looks sorta like a real flick, maybe even an animated one:

Based on this clip, I would have thought this was one of Matthew Barney's films. Maybe something he did while goofing around with a wind-up 16mm camera. Fortunately, I did not have to see this entire film. By 1972, I was too old to see a film called "Santa & The Ice Cream Bunny". Instead, my mind was warped by K. Gordon Murray's amazing "Santa Claus". It was on Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I saw it first for real when I was 6. It was pretty freaky.

Cambodian Rocks!

2007-12-22T00:58:00.001-08:00

Thanks to those fine folks at WFMU, you can now download the entire CAMBODIAN ROCKS compilation! For free! Free for nothing! Do it now!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE WFMU CAMBODIAN ROCKS PAGE!

Aircheck - The Oidar Wavelength Christmas Special

2007-12-15T17:53:00.000-08:00

Direct from 1974 and the kindness of Brent Turner, we present the Christmas episode of the Top 40/Sci-Fi radio show The OIDAR Wavelength! The premise? The OIDAR Wavelength is a musical program from the future, playing oldies from the 20th Century, and somehow, we back in the seventies were/are able to hear the program due to some space/time continuum. In between the (sometimes good, sometimes horribly wretched) musical fodder, a mysterious announcer known only as "Programmer #9" relates twisted news and human interest stories from the future, the programs' present. And this is the Christmas episode! It seems that Mr. Turner was at a local swap meet and came across a whole box of OIDAR Wavelength reel to reel tapes! And he sent some programs to me and now I share them with you! Remember, this was originally broadcast in 1974. In Los Angeles, the OIDAR Wavelength aired on KKDJ, a typical Top 40 station, usually starting just after the midnight hour. Included with the broadcast are several commercials, including one for an outfit called Tapeworks. When you hear the ad, you will feel much, much better about your job! The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 65mb file! Click on Robot Maria from Metropolis' face, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. Enjoy The Show! Merry Christmas from the future!

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Update: I just posted another episode of the Oidar Wavelength!

40 Years Ago: George W. Bush and Torture

2007-12-13T22:53:00.000-08:00

From: New York Times
Date: November 8, 1967

Branding Rite Laid to Yale Fraternity

Special to the New York Times

New Haven, Nov. 7 - A Yale fraternity accused by the student newspaper of burning its initiates with a brand will have its fate decided Friday by student fraternity leaders.

The fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, could face the temporary closure of its house and a $1,000 fine resulting from alleged violations of rules previously passed by the Interfraternity Council, which consists of Yale's five fraternity presidents.

The charges against Delta Kappa Epsilon were made last Friday in a Yale Daily News article that accused campus fraternities of carrying on "sadistic and obscene" initiation procedures.

The charge that has caused the most controversy on the Yale campus is that Delta Kappa Epsilon applied on "hot branding iron" to the small of the back of its 40 new members in the shape of the Greek letter Delta, approximately a half inch wide, appeared with the article.

A former president of Delta that [sic] the branding is done with a hot coathanger. But the former president, George Bush, a Yale senior, said that the resulting wound is "only a cigarette burn."

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From: The Yale News
Date: December 1, 2005

Cartoon on Bush recalls Yale frat hazing

BY KIMBERLY CHOWS AND JACK MIRKINSONS
Contributing Reporters

Cartoonist Garry Trudeau '70 said he thinks a little-known fact about President George W. Bush '68's past -- that his first mention in The New York Times occurred in 1967 when, as former president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter at Yale, Bush defended the fraternity's practice of branding its pledges with a red-hot coat hanger -- deserves more national attention.

On Sunday, Trudeau's cartoon "Doonesbury" featured fictional character Mark Slackmeyer explaining the President's position against current anti-torture legislation by revisiting a series of 1967 Yale Daily News articles that exposed DKE's rush activities, which at the time included brandings and alleged beatings. Soon after these stories were published, the University's Inter-Fraternity Council fined the fraternity for performing "physically and mentally degrading acts," and the Times published an article in which Bush defended the brandings, comparing them to cigarette burns.

"At the time, it caused quite a stir on campus, even generating some national attention," Trudeau said.

The News article, published Nov. 3, 1967, featured a photograph of a half-inch high "D" burned into a pledge's naked backside. Trudeau drew his first cartoon for the News for the story -- a picture of smiling pledges, naked and bent over at the waist, with a figure holding a DKE branding iron standing over them.

In a News story the next day, Bush is quoted calling the branding "insignificant." He said he did not understand how the News "can assume Yale has to be so haughty not to allow this type of pledging to go on."

Trudeau's recent cartoon comes on the heels of the controversy over Sen. John McCain's Anti-Torture Amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill. The amendment, which would outlaw torture and "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees in U.S. custody," passed in the Senate 90-9 on Oct. 5, but Bush has threatened to use his first-ever veto on the bill if McCain's provision is included in the final passage.

Trudeau said he drew parallels between Bush's connection to fraternity hazing and his national policy today because he feels that it reveals a lot about the President's philosophy.

"While you can't draw a direct line between a 19-year-old's fraternity activities and national policy … this is part of a larger picture of this administration's belief that the ends justify the means," Trudeau said. "I don't think [Bush] gives much thought to what it means to torture people or how it makes us look in the eyes of the world."

The 1967 Yale Daily News article provided a look into the covert hazing practices of fraternities in general, but focused on the DKE branding. Some pledges at the time told the News their branding was preceded by a physical beating.

"By that time, my body was so numb [from the beatings] that the iron felt good, like a match was being held close to my body," an anonymous DKE pledge told the News in 1967.

While the article provoked outrage in the Greek community, most of those who complained expressed anger that fraternities' reputations were being called into question, though few charged that the story was fabricated.

"Once the article came out, nobody denied its truth," Trudeau said. "It became simply a question of characterization."

But in a 1967 letter to the News, Collister Johnson '68 -- who recently served as Bush's Ohio campaign manager and national field director during the 2004 presidential election -- wrote that the article contained "embellished facts" and "smacks of sensationalism." Johnson could not be reached for comment yesterday at his home office in Virginia.

Albert Evans '68, a college acquaintance of Bush's and the president of the Inter-Fraternity Council in 1967, said the majority of DKE's rush activities at the time were performed in the spirit of good fun and camaraderie.

"What DKE was doing was clearly outside the rules, and they were sanctioned for that," Evans said. "At the same time, it wasn't of the order that somebody was killed."

Although he was quoted by the News at the time as saying that the branding was "not as bad as it sounds," Evans said he disapproved of the practice when it was revealed.
"My personal reaction was, 'I can't believe they'd do that,' but not, 'Why aren't these people being expelled?'" Evans said. "We all did something in our four years we're just as glad wasn't reported in the Yale Daily News."

The White House did not respond to requests for comment before press time.

Madonna Before Iggy?

2007-12-13T22:12:00.000-08:00

So, Madonna is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before Iggy and/or The Stooges. Lemme tell you, I do like Madonna, but the only bit of Rock & Roll she ever did was "Ray of Light". And that's pushing it. So, I must say this: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame don't mean shit. People of Cleveland, I do not hold you responsible, and one day I do hope to visit your fair city. But I will not visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The only really good thing about the R&RHOF is that Dee Dee Ramone is in there. I'm Reverend Dan and I say so.

Karlheinz Stockhausen R.I.P.

2007-12-08T00:04:00.000-08:00

Now whenever I hear radio static, I'm going to wonder if it isn't Karl composing something new.

The Great Metrano!

2007-12-07T13:36:00.000-08:00

Art Metrano: The World's Greatest Magician!

I told you so!

Aircheck - Reverend Dan on KXLU, December 6, 2007

2007-12-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder what Music For Nimrods would sound like if it was on during the daytime? Well wonder no more! Here is a Four-Hour block of Rockaroll from December 6th, 2007 when I did a 10:00am - 2:00pm shift at KXLU! The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 194mb file! Click on my heavily backlit face, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. Enjoy The Show!

Here is the lineup for this show:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Runaways - "Rock And Roll"
Les Terribles - "Chante"
The Morlocks - "Dirty Red"
The Detroit Cobras - "Just Can't Please You"
The Shakes - "Mugged"
Sparks - "Talent Is An Asset"
Magazine - "Because You're Frightened"
Meat Puppets - "Lost"
X - "The Unheard Music"
The Guilty Hearts - "Turn It Off"
Santa Claus - "The Story Of Santa Claus"
Redd Kross - "Super Sunny Christmas"
The Mo-Dettes - "Paint It Black"
T. Rex - "Mambo Sun"
Sonny Vincent with Clem Burke and Arthur Kane - "Carol"

11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Gefilte Joe & The Fish - "Hanukkah Rocks"
The Hangmen - "I Wanna Be Loved"
David Bowie - "V2 Schneider"
The Lords Of Altamont - "Come On Up"
Davie Allan & The Arrows - "Blues Theme"
Wreckless Eric - "Take The K.A.S.H."
Ministry - "Death And Destruction"
Bob Dylan - "Masters Of War"
Schoolhouse Rock - "The Preamble"
Patti Smith - "Declaration"
The Bellrays - "Revolution Get Down"
Messerschmitt - "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Mohammed Rafi - "Jann Pechehan Ho"
Boink! - "Walk Of Fame"
The Dictators - "Stay With Me"

12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Dead Boys - "Sonic Reducer"
Jack Nietzsche - "The Last Race"
Holly & The Italians - "I Wanna Go Home"
Nick Lowe - "They Called It Rock"
The Hexxers - "Strangled"
Piero Umilani - "Mah Na Mah Na"
Ace Frehley - "Speeding Back To My Baby"
Allan Sherman - "12 Days Of Christmas"
El Vez - "Feliz Navi-Nada"
The Headcoats - "Round Every Corner"
The Clash - "Police On My Back"
Huell Howser - "Interviewing The Clash"
The Clash - "Janie Jones"
The Love Me Nots - "Mine"
The Launderettes - "My Replica"
The English Beat - "Two Swords"
The Peanuts - "Mothra Song"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sweet - "Action"
Sly & The Family Stone - "Dance To The Music"
The Undertones - "More Songs About Chocolate And Girls"
Reverend Beat-Man - "Jesus Christ Twist"
Brian Eno - "Needles In The Camel's Eye"
Spanky Wilson - "Sunshine Of Your Love"
Blondie - "Sunday Girl" (French Version)
Chris Spedding - "Motorbikin'"
The Zombies - "It's Alright With Me"
Nina Hagen - "Smack Jack"
Los Creepers - "Drive Me Wild"
Youth Gone Mad - "Oki Dog"
The Normal - "Warm Leatherette"
The Teddybears with Iggy Pop - "Punkrocker"
Ramones - "Durango 95/Wart Hog"
The Sonics - "Don't Believe In Christmas"
Rhino 39 - "Xerox/No Compromise"
Wau y Los Arrrghs! - "Momia Twist"

Again!!! Reverend Dan on KXLU this Thursday!

2007-12-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum!
Reverend Dan here with an important KXLU Program Note: I'll be making another daytime appearance on KXLU, playing the finest rockaroll in the city this Thursday, December 6, from 10am til 2pm! Yup, four solid hours of the kind of music that makes the day go by a whole lot faster. You can tune in to KXLU at 88.9fm in the City of the Angeles, or you can tune in on your computer at KXLU.COM! BE THERE!

Also, why not visit the official Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods website at:
http://www.musicfornimrods.net

Aircheck - The December 1, 2007 Edition of Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

2007-12-03T23:11:00.001-08:00

December is here, and this time on KXLU, I pay tribute to a great American Wacko: Evel Knievel! Crazy idiots jumping motorcycles over things is common today, but it used to be that there was only ONE crackpot flying over stuff, and that's why I honor Evel, one of the patron saints of the Nimrods. Also in this show, you'll hear John Waters talking about the making of the movie Pink Flamingos! The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 140mb file! Click on Nosfera..er..make that Evel this week, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. That's how it's supposed to work!

Here is the lineup for this show:

3:00 AM - 3:40 AM
Rank And File - "Rank And File"
Grand Canyon - "Evil Boll Weevil"
45 Grave - "Evil"
Motochrist - "Evel"
Chris Spedding - "Motorbikin'"
Evil Canevil - "Snake River Canyon"
Davie Allan - "Blues Theme"
Jim McKay - "Theme To ABC Wide World Of Sports"
Resident Clinton - "Nine Minute Audio Version of 'Viva Knievel'"

3:40 AM - 4:00 AM
Nick Lowe - "Heart Of The City"
Wreckless Eric - "Whole Wide World"
The Love Me Nots - "Mine"
Ramones - "I Don't Want You"
Hound Dog Taylor - "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia"
The Lords Of Altamont - "Born To Lose"

4:00 AM - 4:30 AM
John Waters - "The Filthiest People Alive"
Edith Massey - "Punks Get Off The Grass"
Link Wray - "The Swag"
Iggy & The Stooges - "Search And Destroy"
The Queers - "Girl About Town"

4:30 AM - 5:00 AM
The Headcoats - "Round Every Corner"
Dead Boys - "Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth"
Fleetwood Mac - "Oh Well"
Iggy & The Stooges - "I Got A Right"
Pylon - "Driving School"
Kasenatz-Katz Super Circus - "Quick Joey Small"
Ray Charles - "What'd I Say"

5:00 AM - 5: 40 AM
NIMROD NEWS with Reverend Dan
Flamin' Groovies - "In The USA"
James Brown - "America Is My Home"
N.R.B.Q. - "Here Comes Terry"
Buzzcocks - "Somethings Gone Wrong Again"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Ramble Tamble"

5:40 AM - 6:00 AM
The Cramps "I Was A Teenage Werewolf/Sunglasses After Dark"
Black Sabbath - "Never Say Die"
Modern Lovers - "She Cracked"
Southern Culture On The Skids - "Love-A-Rama"
The Jaguars - "Jaguar"
John Hartford - "Turn Your Radio On"

December Edition of Reverend Dan's Videos For Nimrods

2007-12-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

CURRENT PROGRAMMING
Learn a New Dance
Fun at Jiffy Lube
The Love Me Nots: Move In Tight
Crusader Rabbit: Episode 5
Fox News Porn
Naomi Wolf on Democracy Now!
Cartoon: Miss Glory
George McKelvey: My Teenage Fallout Queen
Lou Reed: Sweet Jane
Ian Hunter: Once Bitten Twice Shy
Cartoon: Peace On Earth

The Campbell Brothers Will Possess Your Soul

2007-11-29T14:14:00.000-08:00

EVERYTHING in this this clip of the Campbell Brothers performing in a House of God Church completely and utterly kicks so ass*: The Preacher testifying at the beginning. The Campbell Brothers themselves wailing on truly rocking bit of Praise Music. The people in the congregation who SERIOUSLY know how to clap, dance and celebrate. The guy yelling "HEY!" This stuff is so good that you can't even believe that stuff this good exists.

I told you so.

* "Kicks So Ass" is a new catch phrase that Don Bolles, Dave Arnson and I are trying to popularize. Spread the word!

Arcade Games I Used To Play: Auto Test

2007-11-28T00:39:00.000-08:00

Just so you know, I'm 47 years old, born in 1960. This makes me a "junior geezer" in my book, which gives me an excuse to rattle on and on about how things used to be. Growing up on the East side of Long Beach in the 1960s and 70s, I had limited contact with arcade games, save for the occasional trip to the (then) incredible arcades at Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. Their arcades were truly museums of amusements with dozens of current and vintage games, with a few dating back to the turn of the century. I could drop every bit of change I had in less than an hour. Back in Long Beach, the arcades at the Nu-Pike possessed even older pinball and arcade games, along with an incredibly scary and thrilling atmosphere, thanks to the Pike's ambiance at the time, which could be described as David Lynch Fever Dream. Closer to home, there were four locations within walking distance: Apple Annie's Pizza Parlor (which had the first Pong machine I ever saw), Shakey's Pizza (where all young aspiring magicians hoped to be good enough to play), Zody's Discount Store (pinball and the stench of rancid popcorn grease...not sure why) and Thrifty's Drug and Discount Store (which seemed like an odd location, but they did always get cool and unusual games). My favorite Long Beach arcade was at the old Lakewood Miniature Golf Course, which might have been in Lakewood but what the hell it was on Carson, close to the 605 and across the street from the Naval Hospital. It was a nice little golf course, and they had a great arcade, filled with games from the 50s and 60s. Including this coin-operated driving simulator called Auto Test. Sitting in the vintage 1959 upholstery in 1971 Long Beach, I would aim the plastic car on the dashboard between the lanes of projected traffic, avoiding collisions with the celluloid vehicles and staying under the speed limit. The goal was to drive across America from Los Angeles, to New York, but the Driver's Education footage only showed a generic highway. Still, I was behind the wheel of an automobile and driving, so I got my ten cents worth. I found the image of the Auto Test at the website for Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, which looks like a place I'm going to have to visit if I ever get around to Farmington Hills, Michigan. Marvin seems to have a passion for non-pinball arcade games, and if his page on the Auto Test in any indication, all of you vintage game fans out there will have a lot of reading to do.

He's Back! Another KXLU Program Note!

2007-11-27T16:16:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum!
Reverend Dan here with an important KXLU program note: Tune into KXLU Los Angeles tomorrow, Wednesday November 28, from 2pm til 6pm and join me for 4 solid hours of the finest Rock & Roll Radio in the city! Tune in at 88.9fm on your dial in the City of the Angeles, or tune into the KXLU internet feed at KXLU.COM! Here are all the important links:

Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods Website:
http://www.musicfornimrods.net

KXLU Website:
http://www.kxlu.com

The number of the KXLU request line is (310) 338-5958, that's (310) 338-KXLU!

I hope you can tune in! Be well!
Reverend Dan

The Man With The Golden Bass

2007-11-21T23:43:00.000-08:00

Sonic Cool. After a quick clip of teenagers dancing to the Hawaiian War Chant (???), dig Jet Harris (original bass player for The Shadows) playing his version of the theme to "The Man With The Golden Arm".

How could you not want to play bass guitar after seeing this! Thanks to Insect Surfer guitarist Dave Arnson for passing this along.

Last Minute Program Note!

2007-11-20T22:33:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum! Just a quick note to let you know I'll be making the morning before Thanksgiving a whole lot wilder! Starting at 6AM on Wednesday morning on KXLU, I'll be playing the finest in Rock & Roll all morning long! Or at least until 10AM! You can listen in at 88.9fm in the City of the Angeles, and at kxlu.com everywhere else! If you want to make a request call (310) 338-5958, and if I have any cool tickets to give away, you can use that same number! Be there!

Be well!
Reverend Dan
musicfornimrods.net
kxlu.com

The Jukebox

2007-11-19T22:37:00.000-08:00

I love jukeboxes. Always have. The reason is simple. It is one of the few opportunities in life to inflict ones personal musical taste over the general public. Recording mix tapes is one thing, but jukeboxes = a young disc jockey hopeful's first public performances. At least the jukebox was to me. And I would take my selections seriously. After all, you only got three songs for that quarter, and I was going to pick the three BEST songs! Now that I am a geezer, I have become one of those bastards that likes to fill a jukebox with $20 worth of tunes so that it plays only my songs for the next few hours. I love looking over the glowing selections, trying to get a read on a bar based on what's inside the jukebox. Back in high school, I would hang out at the Ram Shack, an after-school hangout at the El Dorado Park Recreation Center. In addition to girls, bumper pool and ping-pong, the Ram Shack had a jukebox that played for free! So I would always try to program the afternoon's tunes. Usually, the memory was so packed that I seldom heard anything I wanted. Here, let me slog through the top singles of 1977, and see what I played for the gang on those rare occasions when the memory on the box would be reset and I was there when it happened. Remember, while punk rock did exist, it did not exist inside the jukebox at the Ram Shack. This sadly, would be a best-case situation:

Heart - "Barracuda"
Ram Jam - "Black Betty"
Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever"
Electric Light Orchestra - "Do Ya"
David Bowie - "Heroes"
Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me"
The Kinks - Juke Box Music
Boston - "More Than a Feeling"
Bob Seger - "Rock & Roll Never Forgets"
Queen - "Tie Your Mother Down"

Not gawdawful, but remember, a best-case situation.

Thankfully, here in the future, there are still jukeboxes, and at least here in Hollywood, there are plenty of good ones with some extremely cool selections available. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Back in 1977, if you had told me that when I was 47 I would walk into a bar and hear Suicide on the jukebox, I would only be able to laugh about the idea. Now I laugh when it happens.

That Happy Feeling

2007-11-19T13:38:00.000-08:00

T'was a time when we only had seven television channels in the Los Angeles area. SEVEN! I also had to walk a mile to school barefoot in the snow during a blizzard and a solar eclipse, but that's a tale for another time. This time, I'm talking about UHF television, and a song that has been burned into my brain. After-School television in the seventies was a pretty healthy scene, even with only seven channels. Starting at 3:00pm every weekday afternoon, channels 5, 9, 11 and 13 would each attempt to woo the young viewer by showing a bounty of cartoons and 60's reruns. And for a while, it was enough. But then dad came home after a trip to Japan, with a portable television with a 7" screen. Unheard of at the time! We could carry it from room to room! And in addition to picking up the seven channels of Very High Frequency, it also picked up something called ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY! UHF! Back then, there wasn't a whole lot on UHF. There were endless stock market reports on channel 22, and channel 28 was where we could see the PBS programs. After that, you had to dial all the way up to channel 52 to get something else to see. And it was a goldmine.

Channel 52 was KBSC, and they only operated for half the day, starting around 3:00pm in the afternoon. They played all the stuff the other channels had passed on. Three Stooges, The Little Rascals, Felix The Cat, Speed Racer, Kimba The White Lion...stuff like that. So not only did they play all these cool shows, they did it on this weird UHF channel that only a few people knew about. The station went through a ritual every broadcast day. At around 2:00pm the station would put up the station logo which looked sorta like the illustration. Just a big number 52 with with call letters and cities of operation. For an entire hour, the station would show that logo card and play one song over and over and over again. We didn't know the name of the song, we just knew it as the "Waiting for channel 52 to start" music. And often is the time we would sit there and listen to the song over and over, waiting. I mean, who needs to see Magilla Gorilla and Squidly Diddly again when soon there would be Speed Racer with all those wonderful crashes and explosions and gasping! And the song was really kind of...happy. Later on, during one of our teenage "KRUD" radio sessions when we were looking for music for commercials, Dana found an album in his parents collection. The Best Of Bert Kaempfert. Playing it, we recognized a few of the tunes. "Hey, that's the song to the old Match Game!" "Yeah!" Then we listened to a song called "That Happy Feeling" and the world stopped. "CHANNEL 52!!!" we screamed! The mystery had been solved, and we weren't even trying to solve one! The composer and performer of the "Waiting for channel 52 to start" was Bert Kaempfert and the song was really called "That Happy Feeling", and from that day on, I've been a fan. And because of the channel 52 connection, I've found quite a few people who feel the same way. I've also met those who despise the music of Bert Kaempfert, for example Stella's boyfriend, the King of Hair. Instead of associating the music of Bert with an afternoon of great television entertainment, the Buffalo, N.Y. born King of Hair associates his music with getting up for school with an icy wind blowing across a freezing Lake Erie and hearing Bert's beautiful music behind the local weather reports.

Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra kick out the jams on a live version of "That Happy Feeling".

Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp

2007-11-18T22:56:00.000-08:00

Lancelot Link Secret Chimp was an all-Monkey spy spoof that aired the ABC network from 1970 until 1972. I love how the Hollywood Cinerama Dome is used as the headquarters of the A.P.E., the all-monkey spy agency. I was first taken to the Cinerama Dome back in 1965, for a showing of The Hallelujah Trail. It was my first trip ever to Hollywood, and the Dome made one hell of an impression on my five year old noggin. As for this particular episode of Lance, you got monkeys, and you got surfing. How can you lose?

Aircheck - The November 17, 2007 Edition of Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

2007-11-17T07:50:00.000-08:00

I'm on the ball today, you betcha! My KXLU show posted on the same day it was broadcast. I am a "Human Dynamo"! During this show I take a ride in what Stella calls "The Punk Rocking Chair". The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 161mb file! Click on Nosferatu, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. That's what they say!

During the 4 o'clock hour of today's program, I play the Sex Pistols "Some Product Carri On" album in its entirety. 2007 does mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols", and it got me to thinking about my own punk timeline. Here's a quick look back:

April 1976 - First Ramones record released.

August 1976 - Received first Ramones record as present for 16th birthday. Gift was from older brother Steve. Rodney Bingenheimer begins broadcasting "Rodney On The Roq" every Sunday night on KROQ AM & FM, playing the best rock & roll. I listen religiously.

September 1976 - I start junior year at Millikan high school in Long Beach

November 1976 - Sex Pistols release first single "Anarchy In The UK"

February 1977 - Sid Vicious Joins Sex Pistols

May 1977 - Sex Pistols release second single "God Save The Queen"

Summer 1977 - Young Reverend Dan's "Summer Of Punk" fueled by an entire year listening to Rodney's incredible radio show and finally getting a driver's license. Senior year of high school begins.

October 1977 - Sex Pistols release Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols

November 1977 - I attend my first Punk Rock show, seeing the Dead Boys and the Mumps at the Starwood in Hollywood. Tickets won from 10 watt radio station KSUL, located on the campus of California State University at Long Beach.

January 1978 - Sex Pistols tour America. Johnny Rotten quits band.

July 1978 - I graduate high school.

February 1979 - Sid dies.

July 1979 - Sex Pistols Some Product Carri On album released.

There you have Three Years and Three Months. From the time of the first Ramones album to the release of Some Product Carri On was only three years and three months. The time that Sid joined the Sex Pistols til the day he died was only two years. Time flies.

Here is the lineup for this show:

3:00 AM - 3:40 AM
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - "Smokin' Billy"
The Morlocks - "Dirty Red"
Wau y Los Arrrghs - "Mumia Twist"
Reverend Beat-Man - "Jesus Christ Twist"
The Joneses - "Pillbox"
Iggy & The Stooges - "I Got a Right"
The Gears - "I Smoke Dope"
Fear - "I Love Living In The City"
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - "C.C. Rider/Jenny Take a Ride"
The Celibate Rifles - "Johnny"
Agent Orange - "Bloodstains"

3:40 AM - 4:00 AM
The Hard Ons - "Just Being With You"
The Yardbirds - "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
Cosmic Psychos - "Lost Cause"
Ministry - "Let's Go"
Sex Pistols - "Johnny B. Goode/Roadrunner"

4:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Sex Pistols
Some Product Carri On
"The Very Name Sex Pistols"
"From Beyond The Grave"
"Big Tits Across America"
"The Complex World Of Johnny Rotten"
"Sex Pistols Will Play"
"Is The Queen a Moron?"
"The Fucking Rotter"

Sex Pistols - "Substitute"
Sex Pistols - "Problems"
Sex Pistols - "Steppin' Stone"

5:00 AM - 5: 40 AM
NIMROD NEWS with Reverend Dan
Neil Young - "Let's Impeach The President"
The Gun Club - "Sex Beat"
Mink Deville - "Lipstick Traces"
The Lords Of Altamont - "The Split"
L7 - "Shitlist"
The Mothers of Invention - "Plastic People"

5:40 AM - 6:00 AM
The Lunachicks - "The Passenger"
The Superbees - "Girl From K.C."
Nick Lowe - "Shake That Rat"
Ian Whitcomb - "My Girl's Pussy"
Muddy Waters - "Mannish Boy" (Soul Version)
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - "Candy House"

The Day I Met a Real Live Mad Scientist

2007-11-16T17:36:00.000-08:00

A few years back, Carol got this job assignment to photograph Dr. Gunther Von Hagens. He's the creator of the process of plastination, by which bodies and/or body parts can be preserved perfectly by replacing the natural juices of the body with plastic resin, or something like that. He's also the creator of Body Worlds, a traveling roadshow of genuine anatomical artistry, where cadavers, stripped of their outer layers of epidermis, stand frozen in whatever pose Dr. Gunther may choose. Carol and I had caught his act earlier. Body Worlds was in town at the California Science Center and we had managed to visit the exhibit on a day when Dr. Gunter would be giving a demonstration of the plastination process later in the afternoon. We were fascinated and horrified at the amazing exhibit around us. Two figures in particular really caught our eye. One was of a skinless gentleman, holding his removed skin over his arm like an article of clothing. The skin even swung gently in the breeze of the central air conditioning. The other figure was of a flayed gentleman with his arms spread wide revealing the different layers of muscle and bone in a pirouette of gross anatomy, topped with the hat that Dr. Gunther was always seen wearing. "What kind of person does this for a living?" we wondered. We quickly found out when we caught the good doctor explaining to a group of schoolchildren and few scattered adults, the process of plastinating a placenta. I really only managed to catch about a third of what he was saying, but it didn't matter. I was met with the realization that I was in the presence of A REAL LIVE MAD SCIENTIST! There I was, surrounded by sliced and diced body parts while this very unusual guy in a dark black hat explains to a group of nine-year-olds how to preserve a placenta so that you can cut it up later and then show it to the world. He wrapped up his talk and was taken away quickly. We were stunned. All that was left to do was to stagger through the gift gauntlet on our way to the exit. It could have ended there, but it didn't. As I said at the beginning, Carol got this gig taking a cover photo of Dr. Gunther Von Hagens for a now-defunct weekly newspaper. I became Carol's assistant for the day.

When we got there, we discovered that a few of the exhibits had been covered behind lucite. The Skin-Man's skin no longer swayed in the breeze. It made sense to protect the exhibits, but the Skin-Man was just so perfect. Dr. Gunther soon arrived and did not disappoint. He was happy to pose anywhere with any of his friends. That's what he calls 'em, and I believe him. We explained our disappointment of the lucite covering of the Skin-Man, and Von Hagens quickly suggested that we have the enormous cover removed right then and there! It would have taken a while and whole lot of effort, so Carol politely declined the offer. He did pose with the flayed Hat-Man, wearing a truly Lugosi-type grin. We then moved to the solarium area of the Science Center, where he had given the talk on preserving the placenta. We were standing next to his vertically sliced man, a guy sliced vertically into two-inch slices. I noticed that the sliced guy had a tattoo. Between photos, I had a moment to ask Gunther a question. "So, doctor, what kind of music do you like?", "Classical, I love to listen to Brahms" he may have answered. I'm really not sure. His English is very very German. I had a follow-up. "Do you play an instrument?" "Piano. I play to relax." Again, maybe he said that. "Well, I'll let you get back to the shoot, but thank you very much for your time!" We shook hands and I realized that I was shaking hands with A REAL LIVE MAD SCIENTIST!

I asked his him if I could take a photo with one of his figures, particularly, the front slice of the guy that he is holding in the above photo. The slice of the Slice-Man that had his face. He said it would be okay, so here I am, looking through the Slice-Man's eyelids. Yes, it is an unusual experience. Carol took a few more photos, and then Dr. Gunther told us of his plan to plastinate an elephant and then cut it into three-inch cubes. Or something like that. I think that's what he said.

In the movie Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie, Mike Nelson makes a comment about a point in time when science didn't have to have any specific purpose. That wonderful, golden era of the Mad Scientist. And that era still lives, for I have shaken hands with a man who wants to plastinate and cube an elephant. For science. For art.

Video: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Live!

2007-11-15T22:51:00.000-08:00

One of the things I really enjoy about becoming geezer is that it's still possible to find out about some great band I had never heard about. For example, I finally got around to listening to Howlin' Wolf at the age of 45, which means all his stuff is NEW TO ME!!! Another cool band I've recently (within the past five years) heard about is Thee Michelle Gun Elephant. Named after a wonderful mispronouncement of The Damned's "Machine Gun Etiquette", I wish I had heard about these guys when I had a chance to see them. I might never had heard about them at all were it not for my friends Shirley and the Late David Arnoff (he ain't dead, he's just late). Here they are in Japan back in 1998 playing "Smokin' Billy".

Four guys making one hell of a racket!

Aircheck - The November 3, 2007 Edition of Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods

2007-11-15T19:31:00.001-08:00

Time to bring the Music For Nimrods Archives to the Music For Nimrods Blog! Lotsa old vinyl in this November 3, 2007 edition of the KXLU broadcast, plus a tribute to the late Girlschool lead guitarist Kelly Johnson. The file is hosted at Megaupload, so lemme know if all goes well when you try to download this 164mb file! Click on Nosferatu, then on the new page type in the 3-digit code and hit enter! On the next page that appears, find the column headed "free". At the bottom of that column, you should see a countdown, usually starting around 45 or so. When that gets to zero, a new download button should appear. Hit that button and it should start the download. No, Really! Here's the lineup:

3:00 AM - 3:40 AM
ROLLING STONES - "Jumping Jack Flash" (Apple Acetate)
DAVE EDMUNDS - "Readers Wives"
THE TUBES - "White Punks On Dope"
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - "The Red & The Black" (Live)
HARRY NILSSON - "You're Breaking My Heart"
MONTY PYTHON - "Selections From Monty Python's Previous Record"
JOE "KING" CARRASCO - "One More Time"

3:40 AM - 4:00 AM
RAMONES - "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio" (Demo)
JAN & DEAN - "Sidewalk Surfing"
THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - "Midnight Moses"
ROBERT PALMER - "Sneaking Sally Through The Alley"
WRECKLESS ERIC - "Veronica"
JOHNNY WRIGHT - "Hello Vietnam"

4:00 AM - 4:40 AM
LINK WRAY - "Rumble"
DWIGHT TWILLEY - "Runaway"
HEATHEN DAN - "I Like"
THE PALEY BROTHERS - "Down The Line"
BOB DYLAN - "Highway 61 Revisited"
LITTLE BOY BLUES - "I Can Only Give You Everything"
L7 - "The Bomb"
PYLON - "Feast On My Heart"
DEAD KENNEDYS - "Holiday In Cambodia"
THE HARMONICATS - "Sabre Danse"
HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS - "Don't You Just Know It"
"Mighty Mouse Theme Song"

4:40 AM - 5:00 AM
GIRLSCHOOL - "Kick It Out"
GIRLSCHOOL - "Yeah Right"
GIRLSCHOOL - "C'mon Let's Go"
GIRLSCHOOL - "Watch Your Step"
GIRLSCHOOL - "Hit And Run"
GIRLSCHOOL & MOTORHEAD - "Please Don't Touch"
GIRLSCHOOL - "Tush"

5:00 AM - 5:40 AM
NIMROD NEWS with REVEREND DAN
GIL SCOTT-HERON - "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
THE BELLRAYS - "Revolution Get Down"
NEIL YOUNG - "Let's Impeach The President"
NICHELLE NICHOLS - "Star Trek"
ALFRED E. NEUMAN - "It's A Gas"
HUDSON & LANDRY - "Obscene Phone Bust"

5:40 AM - 6:00 AM
THE YARDBIRDS - "I Ain't Done Wrong"
THE RAMONAS - "Here Comes My Baby"
TEX RITTER - "Blood On The Saddle"
TEMPLE CITY KAZOO ORCHESTRA - "2001 Sprach Kazoostra"
ENO & THE WINKIES - "Fever"
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT - "Born To Lose"

So Now I'm Blogging

2007-11-15T16:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Hoodlum,
Thank you for visiting the latest in the saga of Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods...the Blog! Hoo-Ha! So let's see what I can come up with.

To bring you up to date, Carol & I are now OFFICIALLY engaged! Here's a photo of the happy couple.

This was one hell of a busy weekend for me! In addition to doing the radio show, I had two other events which took me out of hiding and into to public eye. Saturday night, I was DJing Ralph Carrera's big Tigermask Club show at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, with The Joneses, The Lords Of Altamont, Throw Rag and The Love Me Nots. As usual with these Tigermask shows, everybody did a hell of a job. The Lords of Altamont claimed that this would be their last show for a while (don't they always say that?) but seeing the MC5's Mike Davis on bass was uber-cool. It was great to see Jeff Drake of The Joneses. We used to work together at the Tower Records in Anaheim back in 1981, and we hadn't seen each other since we were in The Phantoms with bassist Steve Olson and drummer Brian Wassman (Jeff played lead guitar, I sang and played rhythm guitar).

Sunday night brought Stella and me to Beyond Baroque in Venice, where we took part in one of Gerry Fialka's Media Ecology Soul Sessions (M.E.S.S. for short), where we discussed the History of Alternative Radio in Los Angeles. Here is a photo of moderator Gerry Fialka, me, your humble narrator & Stella of Stray Pop (representing KXLU), and former KMET dj and current KCSN program director Martin Perlich. Folks actually showed up, and a very cool discussion of all things radio took place. We were invited to bring a old sample of our radio work. I brought a clip from my old KPFK show, where transsexual go-go dancer Vida DeVille explained how to look your best while incarcerated. Stella brought an amazing clip from 1985, when the studio was filled with Lux & Ivy from the Cramps AND Screamin' Jay Hawkins! His description of the recording session for "I Put a Spell On You" was hysterical!

Well, there be the first post. Now let's see if I delete it all in the next few minutes.