In the mid-80's there was a badass garage scene in San Diego, with more than a few bands that, years later, have well stood the test of time. Like scenes everywhere, there were pecking orders, and different levels of genuineness; and there were different levels of savoriness (or the lack thereof). You know, how some bands seem to be the ladies men, and some just seem to be a little more scuzzy? Back then, I saw quite a few of the bands and my general impression was always that the Gravedigger V, and later the Morlocks, were the really scuzzy ones. They just seemed to have a snottier profile, due in no small part to the lead singer of both bands, Leighton Koizumi. While some singers do a bang-up job of replicating the nuances of a garage-type attitude driven vocal, few are those who seem to be born with that type of voice. It's hard to imagine Koizumi singing anything else. So, far as it may be for me to deem any singer in a band playing music of a bygone era as the real deal, Koizumi comes damn close. And, who's to say it's a bygone era, when the Morlocks have survived, in some incarnation, roughly twenty five years?
The Morlocks have a new LP out, it's all covers of Chess artists (Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, etc), and it's a kick. It seemed like reason enough to throw up a bunch of Morlocks and Gravedigger V related links. Dig in scuzzballs.
~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
The Morlocks - I'm a Man mp3 (right click to save) at Cover Me
(plus album givaway drawing, ends 8/31)
The Morlocks - Killing Floor mp3 (right click to save) at Buzz Bands
The Morlocks - Wake Me When I'm Dead (The Lost LP) (zip) at the Che Underground
The Gravedigger V - She Got mp3 (right click to save) at Mr. Suave
The Morlocks - Teenage Head video at YouTube
The Morlocks - Media dump of the mid-80's at the Che Underground
(3 videos, 4 live mp3s [scroll to bottom of post], and links to photo & flyer pages)
The Gravedigger V - Don't Tread On Me video at YouTube
The Morlocks - Promo clip (ca 2008) at You Tube
"The Morlocks Play the Blues" at the LA Weekly
The Morlocks at MySpace
The Morlocks at Garage Punk Hideout
(plus album givaway drawing, ends 8/31)
The Morlocks - Killing Floor mp3 (right click to save) at Buzz Bands
The Morlocks - Wake Me When I'm Dead (The Lost LP) (zip) at the Che Underground
The Gravedigger V - She Got mp3 (right click to save) at Mr. Suave
The Morlocks - Teenage Head video at YouTube
The Morlocks - Media dump of the mid-80's at the Che Underground
(3 videos, 4 live mp3s [scroll to bottom of post], and links to photo & flyer pages)
The Gravedigger V - Don't Tread On Me video at YouTube
The Morlocks - Promo clip (ca 2008) at You Tube
"The Morlocks Play the Blues" at the LA Weekly
The Morlocks at MySpace
The Morlocks at Garage Punk Hideout
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