Wed, August 28 – Over Under Sideways Down returns LIVE on LuxuriaMusic.com

This coming Wednesday, I’ll be returning to the LuxuriaMusicstudios, recovered from Tiki Oasis and Surf Guitar 101, for my first live Over Under Sideways Down in over a month, bringing you Part III of “Music from the Random Stacks of Records in my Living Room.”  The show feature a variety of new acquisitions plus gems pulled from my music library and for whatever reason, not yet filed away, including a mixture of music from loud to lite to ludicrous – from rock to raga to ridiculous. I will also be doing a segment of tracks from recent as well as upcoming, as-of-yet Dionysus Records releases with tracks by Creepxotica, The Satelliters, The Gears, Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers, The Skip Heller Combo, The Dukes of Hamburg, Replikas, Jason Lee and the R.I.P. Tides and more!

The Blackeyed Soul Club Fri. May 10th
Presented by Resident Hosts & DJs
HOWIE PYRO & JASON PANDORA

+ Special Guest DJs
KARI KAOS (LuxuriaMusic.com)
LEE JOSEPH (Dionysus Records, LuxuriaMusic.com)
performing live!
SUEDEHEAD 9:45-10:15
THE GREEN MACHINES 9:00-9:30
9pm – 2am
BANDS ARE ON FROM 9-10:30 SO COME EARLY
$5, but… FREE with Facebook RSVP

At The Satellite
1717 Silver Lake Blvd  Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 661-4380

The Blackeyed Soul Club is a fun underground Sixties Soul / Rock ‘n’ roll club based at The Satellite. Run by DJ’s Jason Pandora and Howie Pyro who are looking for a way to give Los Angeles the kind of club where Mods, Rockers and anyone with an ear for good music and sharp style can come and DANCE to the obscure, great and downright delicious vinyl monsters that have been lighting up dance floors, and leading the way for DJ’s all over the globe.

The records played range from the late 50s greasy RnB, to the Storming Soul of the 60s, to US Garage and British Beat. Tunes that slipped through the cracks the first time around, that are being resurrected by the most discerning. The club values itself on assembling a DJ roster with one thing in mind – the dance floor. Alongside the rare records that never made it, you’re likely to hear someone dropping those heavy Motown sides that you know and love. The difference is, in this mix all these tunes sound as relevant as the day they were first released.

The Blackeyed Soul Club is a place for vinyl purists, it’s a place for Mods, Rockabilly kids, Indie types but most of all it is for those who want to come, dance, and party without being patronized or intimidated by the usual ‘sixties’ scenes. It’s for anybody and everybody.

On July 4, exotica and TV/film music legend Robert Drasnin appeared on Over Under Sideways Down episode III on LuxuriaMusic.com  for an in-depth interview about his incredible musical history. Robert brought in numerous samples of music he played on, composed and arranged and told some great stories including one about The Grateful Dead’s involvement in the re-vamped Twilight Zone series.

Here is a link for the show podcast – listen online or download!

Robert Drasnin and Lee Joseph at LuxuriaMusic.com, July 2, 2012

Tune in to this week’s Over Under Sideways Down on LuxuriaMusic.com. Show host Lee Joseph will feature special guest, the legendary Robert Drasnin. Though known by many exotica fans from the mid-90s reissue of his previously obscure 1960 Voodoo release (also known as Percussion Exotique,) Robert has had a long career as a jazz musician, composer, arranger and director of music for television and film, and is currently a music teacher at UCLA. Robert has worked on shows such as The Twilight Zone, Mission: Impossible, Wild Wild West, Lost In Space, Time Tunnel, Mannix, The Man From Uncle, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and many others — in fact this is a very partial list – for the full story, check out his IMDb page.

Bob will talk about Voodoo and his exotica comeback, Voodoo II but will focus this interview on his days in television and film. He will be bringing in cues and underscores which have never been played publicly detached from the programs and films they were written and composed for.

So tune in to Over Under Sideways Down this Wednesday, July Fourth at 3pm – 5 pm. If you miss the show – you can go to the LuxuriaMusic site and download a podcast.

This week, LuxuriaMusic unveils their new LuxuriaMusic 2012 Summertime Tee! Choose a black or white tee with a really excellent surfin’ graphic by Disney artist Kevin Kidney, guaranteed to make you look boss and bitchin’ at your next beach party or barbecue!  You’ll be stoked and we’ll be stoked because the proceeds go to help pay our live studio bills.

It’s a 100% cotton shirt in black or white, sizes small through extra large are just $30, or even better- 2 for $50 and sizes 2X-5X are $35 or 2 for $60!   See the sizing chart here – www.luxuriamusic.com/2012-luxuriamusic-summer-t-shirt

The 2 t-shirt discount will appear during check-out.

Help LuxuriaMusic.com reach their goal of 150 shirts sold by August 12th. Remember, LuxuriaMusic.com is run and manned by volunteers and run strictly on donations. Thanks for your support of this great and necessary internet radio station!

Link to an LA Times article about websites supporting the blackout

Link to WMCTV article about lawmakers withdrawing support for SOPA and PIPA due to the blackouts and public outcry

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY,HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, PURCHASES AND GLANCES AT THE DIONYSUS WEBSITE!

Lots of great things in store for 2011 so STAY TUNED!

TIKIMENTARY  – IN SEARCH OF THE LOST PARADISE DVD
Now Available in the Dionysus Mailorder Store!

View the trailer here

“Tikimentary – In Search Of The Lost Paradise” is an intimate portrait of a charming, eccentric, and mostly cheerful group of friends. Starring: Otto von Strohein, Baby Doe, Shag, Lenore “Tikilicious” & Steve Koppleman, King Kukulele, Marina The Fire Eating Mermaid, Tiki Kiliki, Harold Golen, Sunshine Tiki, Kelly Patterson, Paul Spencer, Nicole & Joe Desmond and the music by The Intoxicators!, Martini Kings, The Bikini Beachcombers,The Tikiyaki Orchestra, and many more! “Tikimentary – In Search Of The Lost Paradise” had its world premiere at The Hukilau 2010 and its West Coast premiere at Tiki Oasis 2010 to large and enthusiastic audiences.

Award winning Brazilian filmmaker Duda Leite has always been fascinated by moving images and pop culture. In 1994 he directed his first short film in São Paulo, Brazil, called “Serial Cluber Killer“, inspired by the movies of John Waters and Russ Meyer. This short won the Best Short Film Award at Mix Brazil, got an immediate following and became a cult hit. “Serial Cluber Killer” was also shown at the Outfest, in Los Angeles.

In 1995, he directed his second film “Selma & Denise”, a lesbian-trashy punk version of the Hollywood hit Thelma & Louise. It was also shown at the Mix Brazil Film Festival. “After The Fox”, a sing-a-long homage to Surf and the music by Burt Bacharach came in 1999 and was shown at various Festivals around the world, including a special screening at the MOCA Miami.

“Resmungo” was his first short filmed in Miami, Florida, in 2005. It was shown at MTV Brazil, and was selected for the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, CA.

In 2009 he presented “Tikimentary – In Search Of The Lost Paradise” his first documentary and full-lenth feature. It premiered at The Hukilau, in Fort Lauderdale and was shown later that year at Tiki Oasis. “Tikimentary – In Search Of The Lost Paradise” has been show at various film festivals including the São Paulo International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival, Mix Brazil and at Otto’s Shrunken Head, in New York City. It won a Special Mention at Cine Mube, in São Paulo.

Photograph by Patti Rhodes

Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Skip Heller Trio
with Mark Borinstein on drums and Lee Joseph on bass
Chris Lockett opens
at Cafe Amsterdam
8:00pm – 9:30pm
10905 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Amsterdam Cafe North Hollywood
www.skipheller.com
The Real Skip Heller Page on Facebook

drawing by Jane Cantillon

the
DICK AND JANE
Family Orchestra

with bassist extraordinaire LEE JOSEPH
and multi-talented percussionist MIKE PEFFER

THURSDAY, JULY 1 @ 10:30 PM
appearing with:
FORT KING
LEAH LYNNE
and
HELENE RENAUT

doors open at 9:00
music starts at 9:30

NO COVER

THE HYPERION TAVERN
1941 Hyperion Avenue, Silver Lake
(across from Casita del Campo —
look for the barber pole)