Halloween Tunes!

Well the masses have spoken (well 14 of you anyway!), so I'll go ahead and post my annual Halloween compilation today. This edition of Candy Apples & Razor Blades has a little punkier flavor than most. I don't want to let the cat out of the bag but I've got some cool stuff in store for 2012. Parts of this compilation will serve as kind of a preview of what's in store here at B&S.

Happy Listening!

Candy Apples & Razor Blades: Even More Music for All Hallow's Eve, Vol. 4

01. Kristen Hersh, “Your Ghost” [1992].
02. Screaming Lord Sutch, “Jack the Ripper” [1963].
03. Dead Moon, “Graveyard” [1988].
04. Jay Reatard, “Blood Visions” [2006].
05. Destroy All Monsters, “Vampire” [1974].
06. The Effigies, “Haunted Town” [1981].
07. Guadalcanal Diary, “Ghost on the Road” [1985].
08. Jackie Morningstar, “Rockin’ the Graveyard” [1959].
09. New York Dolls, “Frankenstein” [1973].
10. The Dutchess & the Duke, “I Am Just a Ghost” [2008].
11. The Misfits, “Halloween” [1981].
12. Barrence Whitfield, “Bloody Mary” [1985].
13. Blood, Sweat & Tears, “Lucretia Mac Evil” [1970].
14. DoubleHappys, “Moss Monster” [1985].
15. Social Distortion, “The Creeps” [1982].
16. The Sleepy Jackson, “Vampire Race-Course” [2003].
17. Laughing Clowns, “Ghost Beat” [1981].
18. Stiv Bators, “Evil Boy” [1979].
19. Roky Erickson, “Creature With the Atom Brain” [1979].
20. Mary Timony, “Look a Ghost in the Eye” [2002].
21. The King Khan & BBQ Show, “Zombies” [2006].
22. The Dentists, “Back to the Grave” [1985].
23. Dean Carter, “Shadow of Evil” [ca. 1967].
24. Brats, “Zombie People” [1979].
25. The Jam, “Ghosts” [1982].

Total Time: 1:13:49

Download it here: Candy Apples & Razor Blades, Vol. 4

R.I.P. Poly Styrene.

Sad news: Punk icon Poly Styrene dies at 53.

Check Out the New Header!

I know, right? I've technically been on blogger for three years now-- though I didn't actually really start blogging here till Halloween '08-- and I'm just now getting around to fancy-ing up this place. Okay, not really but I really love my new header! Big thanks to Sherri from The Claw, who I just recently figured out went to high school with me, for doing such a nice job. She also did the header for my Hixson High School Tennis Blog, so you can mosey on over there to check out another sample of her handy work. If you need any graphic design work, I suggest you drop her an email (headersforhire@hotmail.com). I'm telling you, she is lightning fast!

While I'm here, have you all had a chance to check out the documentary You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk, 1977-1984 that is posted over at Bitchfork TV? Here's the trailer:



It really is fantastic, and you can watch the whole thing for free courtesy of P4KTV here: You Weren't There! It says it will only be available for one week, and I'm not sure how long it has been posted, so don't delay!