I'm Not A Goth But...
I picked up Give 'em the Boot, Vol.3 for a few bucks the other day, and it had a couple of songs on it that I now know as being of the psychobilly genre. Think of a punk version of the Stray Cats singing about stuff that is straight out of horror movies. It's all a little cheesy, but the songs I've heard so far have been incredibly catchy and fun. It's all a little Goth-like as well, but not in a mopey sense, so it doesn't bug me quite as much.
If you are curious, I recommend going to Epitaph's website and downloading some of the sample mp3s for the Nekromantix and for Tiger Army.
While you are there, check out the other bands on the Epitaph label. If you like punk, the Dropkick Murphys, NOFX, and Rancid are all required listening. I'm sick of linking all these bands, but you may also like The Distillers, The Pietasters, The Slackers, Bad Religion, Joe Stummer and the Mescaleros, the Vandals, and a band with my favorite name, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes. You'll just have to find them on your own.
Enjoy! Oi!
Posted by Mr. Eff on 08/26/2003 || link
