In a book I'm currently reading, it mentioned Head, the 1968 film that starred the Monkees. The book described the film as "A whoopee cushion that belched pot smoke." It's that and more. Besides the Monkees, the film also had Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Carol Doda, Sonny Liston, Victor Mature and uncredited cameos by Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. If that sounds like a surreal cast, you're starting to get the idea.
It's worth a viewing if for no other reason than to see a disjointed stoner flick written in a weekend long pot party by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. Case in point: While writing the script, one of them brings up the ridiculous idea of having the Monkees come flying out of Victor Mature's hair. Later, when they came back to earth, they realized that the idea would require Victor Mature's participation. (He signed on.) That's just one short weird scene. Expand that to a feature length full of short weird scenes and you have an idea of what it's like to spend a weekend getting stoned with Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. (Note: If you're a regular here you know, it's been posted before. But, shit, it's been three years. What did you post today?)
Saturday, May 25, 2024
GREAT MOMENTS IN STONER CINEMA
Friday, May 20, 2022
WAH-WAH, CONGAS, HEAVY BASS AND PAM GRIER
Maybe it's because I like Blaxploitation movies in general, maybe because they're musical time-capsules. Maybe I just like the stealth attitude of the songs. I don't know, I'm not going to over-analyze it, I just really dig Blaxploitation soundtracks.
I wanted to include Melvin Van Peebles' film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song because it was a big deal, something about being the first independently produced Blacksloitation film, or something like that. Look it up. Unfortunately the link I had for his movie was removed, but I did find one for a film called Bucktown that I've never heard of. Within the first few seconds, wah-wah. Credits roll. Fred Williamson...Pam Grier. Stop. Wah-wah and Pam Grier? In a movie I never heard of? I'm cutting out to watch it.
Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme mp3 at Oz Good
Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead mp3 at Internet Archive
Funkadelic - Freak of the Week mp3 at Internet Archive
Maceo & All The King's Men - Funky Women mp3 at Internet Archive
Johnny Pate - Shaft In Africa mp3 at Internet Archive
Bar-Kays - Son of Shaft mp3 at Internet Archive
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman mp3 at Internet Archive
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 40

Monday, December 7, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 38
Tonight's a double feature, because I'm know I've posted one of these movies before, possibly multiple times. That said, I can't believe I haven't yet milked it for a Lock Down Theater. So I am. And you can't go away pissed because you've seen it before, there's another flick.
First is the seminal 1956 rock 'n' roll flick The Girl Can't Help It. A relatively big budget film, it has what has got to be the best quality color footage of Gene Vincent, Little Richard and Eddie Cochran that exists. Oh, and Fats Domino too. I'd guess the reason for the big budget was because it starred Jayne Mansfield who was at her peak about then. She was the star power on this one, due to her hourglass figure. So, yeah, Jayne Mansfield's tits are the reason we have this quality footage of early rock icons.
The other movie is Rock All Night from 1957, that doesn't have quite the star power but Quentin Tarantino said that it was his favorite Roger Corman flick. Corman was pretty much the king of B movies. Whether you care what Tarantino's taste is or not, he likely knows more about B movies, grindhouse films and Roger Corman than you or I. Hell, I'll give it a shot.
Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - Cat Man mp3 at LYWL
Little Richard - Keep A Knockin' mp3 at The New LoFi
Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody mp3 at Rocky 52
The double feature:
The Girl Can't Help It at YouTube
Rock All Night at YouTube
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 29
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Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come |
Hibbert was the lead singer of the Maytals, one of the earliest reggae bands. In fact, their song "Do the Reggay" [sic] was the first song title using the word. Hibberts voice is somewhat gruff and when he does the call and response thing sounds almost like gospel backed by a reggae band. In doing searches about his health I also just read that he and the reformed Maytals (consisting of what other singers I'm not sure) just released a new LP in the last week.
The Maytals - Do the Reggay Drop mp3 at Dinosaur Gardens 1968
The Maytals - Pressure Drop mp3 at Dinosaur Gardens 1969
The Maytals - Monkey Man mp3 at Space Pack 1969
The Maytals - Gold and Silver mp3 at The Fader (?) 1971
Toots and the Maytals - Pomp and Pride mp3 at Renan (?) 1972
Toots and the Maytals - Time Tough mp3 at Tumblr 1974
Toots and the Maytals - Got to Be Tough (streaming) at YouTube 2020
Video:
Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy at YouTube From The Harder They Come
Toots and the Maytals - Documentary at YouTube
The Maytals - Treat Me Bad at YouTube From This Is Ska 1964
Thursday, March 26, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 6
La Vern Baker post with six songs
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio post with six songs
Chuck Berry post with at least five songs
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 5
Germs - Richie Dagger's Crime mp3 at The Adios Lounge
Germs - Communist Eyes mp3 at Modpoppunk Archive
Friday, March 20, 2020
LOCK DOWN THEATER
Quadrophenia - A film by Franc Roddam at Internet Archive
Monday, April 1, 2019
LOVE ON THE ROCKS
Love - Seven and Seven Is (streaming) at YouTube
Love - My Little Red Book mp3 at Internet Archive
Love - Can't Explain (mono mix) mp3 at Art Decade
Sunday, August 5, 2018
MORRICONE'S BIG ONE.
Ennio Moricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly mp3 at Ngamer.speedrunwiki (?)
Sunday, July 16, 2017
TO HELL WITH FOUR SEASONS
The Sandals - The Endless Summer mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
The Sandals - 6 Pack mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
The Sandals - Decoy mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
The Sandals - Nine more songs at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
The Endless Summer radio spot mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Video:
Endless Summer clips at YouTube
Saturday, November 12, 2016
DOUBLE FEATURE FROM THIS GUY
Teenage Tupelo - Film by Mike McCarthy at YouTube
The Sore Losers - Film by Mike McCarthy at YouTube
Listen:
Impala - Epilogue mp3 at Electraphonic Recording
Impala - Night Full of Sirens mp3 at Electraphonic Recording
Impala - Rope of Sand mp3 at Electraphonic Recording
Impala - Tomb of the Tupelo Twin mp3 at Electraphonic Recording
Elvis Meets the Beatles - Get Backward mp3 at Guerrilla Monster Films
68 Comeback - Smack Dab (in the Middle), from The Sore Losers mp4 at Guerrilla Monster Films
Video:
Guitar Wolf - Invader Ace at YouTube
Guitar Wolf - Butobase (All Through The Night) at YouTube
The Oblivians - Leather at YouTube
Jim Dickinson - Down In Mississippi at YouTube
The Makers - Lover Lover at YouTube
Cigarette Girl trailer at YouTube
Visit:
Guerilla Monster - The World of Mike McCarthy
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
MAKES "EPIC FAIL" IRRELEVANT
Also Sprach Zarathustra by [Unknown] at YouTube
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
BIG TIME CHARLIES, REPENT!
Thursday, June 18, 2015
MOVIE NIGHT
The Stooges - L.A. Blues mp3 at Razda (?)
Alternate link:
The Stooges - L.A. Blues mp3 at 8106
Sunday, November 16, 2014
MOVIE NIGHT
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It mp3 at Happy Parts
Video:
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Be Bop A Lula at YouTube
Little Richard - Reddy Teddy, She's Got It at YouTube
Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock at YouTube
Fats Domino - Blue Monday at Dailymotion
Publicity material:
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - High resolution movie still at All Things 50s
Little Richard - High resolution movie still at All Things 50s
More promotional material - Photos, posters, etc at All Things 50s
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
WELCOME TO THE TRASTOS AV CLUB

The World of Mike McCarthy, clips of music videos

Impala - Odalisque at Gravel Sauce
The Oblivians - Cristina mp3 at Crypt Records
The Oblivians - Bad Man mp3 at Sucka Pants
The Oblivians - She's A Hole mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The Oblivians - Jim Cole mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Guitar Wolf - Missle Me mp3 at Spin.com
Guitar Wolf - Love Rock mp3 at Zana Bayne
The Makers - Matter of Degrees mp3 at Kill Rock Stars
The Makers - Red Headed Beatle of 1000 B.C. mp3 at Arf Lovers
Note: McCarthy has no connection with the above music, he has just worked with the bands at one time or another. Yeah, a weak tie-in.
Soundtracks:
Elvis Meets the Beatles - Get Backward mp3 at Guerrilla Monster Films
68 Comeback - Smack Dab (in the Middle), from Sore Losers mp4 at Guerrilla Monster Films
NOTE: Most of the film pages under the "Movies" drop down menu at Guerilla Monster Films have parts of the soundtracks, some as mp3s, and some as mp4s.
Video:
Teenage Tupelo at Blip.tv Once there, scroll down for the different chapters
Guitar Wolf - Invader Ace at YouTube
Guitar Wolf - Butobase (All Through The Night) at Blip.tv
The Oblivians - Leather at Blip.tv
Jim Dickinson - Down In Mississippi at Blip.tv
The Makers - Lover Lover at Blip.tv
River City Tanlines - at Blip.tv
Impala - Live at the Cigarette Girl premiere party at Blip.tv
Cigarette Girl trailer at Blip.tv
All above clips, videos and films directed by Mike McCarthy, except the Impala clip.
Visit:
Guerrilla Monster Films - The World of Mike McCarthy