This week’s Over Under Sideways Down features special guest, artist Vicki Berndt along with your show host Lee Joseph. We’ll be talking music and art and playing some of Vicki’s favorite records!

Vicki’s obsession with art, photography, and rock ‘n’ roll began early in life and continues to this day. As a child, she painted and photographed her favorite rock stars. In her teens, she was the singer of punk band called The Maggots (whose obscure AND legendary 1980 “Let’s Get Tammy Wynette” 45 now goes for hundreds of dollars) and became involved in the DIY fanzine scene, giving her and her pals reason to “sneak” backstage and interview bands. When her friends needed photos for their bands, she became a rock photographer which led her to work on album covers and music publications. Berndt has worked with Red Kross, The Muffs, Long Gone John’s Sympathy for the Record Industry, Dionysus Records, Sub Pop, Slash, IRS and many other bands, labels and music publications. Berndt currently creates merchandise for the estates of both Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone and continues to do commissions as well as merchandise in her Etsy store. Her art show, Idle Worship opens at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Friday, May 3 with an artist reception from 8-11 PM. The show stays up through June 2.

April 17, 2013, 3-5 PM Pacific: Mix slashing guitars with sweet melodies and harmony and what do you have? Power Pop! Tune in to Over Under Sideways Down with your host Lee Joseph on LuxuriaMusic.com for two hours of three minute gems from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s!

Tune in to LuxuriaMusic.com for the first Over Under Sideways Down of  April! This special Noir and Exotica episode features a 1/2 hour guest segment from Dionysus Records recording artist Jimmy Vargas of  Jimmy Vargas and the Black Dahlias from Australia – along with a stack of exotica vinyl from show host Lee Joseph. Find the show at LuxuriaMusic.com at 3-5 PM, Pacific Time!

Tune in to LuxuriaMusic.com on Wed, 3/20 at 3 – 5 PM Pacific for Over Under Sideways Down with your host Lee Joseph and special guest, DJ and record collector Katie Rinaldi.  A dedicated fan of music since childhood, Katie uses music to keep herself happy thus a majority of her records are uptempo stompers; she loves to bring the party! Join us for two hours of wild mod beat and soul 45s and a bit of talk about collecting and clubs!

3/13: Tune in to LuxuriaMusic between 3-5 PM Pacific an afternoon of soul and funk on Over Under Sideways Down. I’ll be playing a full two hours of aoul and funk 45s, as well as a wonderful live studio recording of T-Model Ford. Join me in the chatroom! If you miss the show you’ll find the podcast on the LuxuriaMusic site right after. Happy Daylight Savings Time – Cheers from your pal Lee!

The Creepy Creeps SXSW 2013 Shows – Austin Texas

Friday, March 15: Noon – 6 pm
SXSW Daytime show: Creepy Creeps with Gram Rabbit, El Vez, Kid Congo and more – free beer from 1-6 PM!
The Jackalope Night Club
www.jackalopebar.com
404 E 6th Austin, TX 78701

Saturday, March 16 – 7 pm – 1 am
SXSW show: Creepy Creeps with Gram Rabbit, El Vez, Kid Congo and more
Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room
www.maggiemaesaustin.com
323 E 6th St Austin, TX 78701

Out soon on Dionysus – Creepxotica Haunted Bossa Nova LP/Digital!

Join me Wednesday, March 6 from 3-5 PM on LuxiruaMusic.com for another LIVE episode of Over Under Sideways Down as I take you on a pseudo journey to the days of Freeform FM Radio cirica 1970 or thereabouts – I’ll be spinning album sides from ’68-’70ish… heavyyyy!

Join me in the chatroom –
your pal, Lee!

On Wed., Feb 27  at 3 – 5 PM Pacific, my in studio guests on Over Under Sideways Down – LuxuriaMusic.com during Lux’s Listener Sponsorship Drive will be D. J. Bonebrake and Paul Eckman both in Orchestra Superstring who have released two CDs and one LP on Dionysus Records. We’ll be asking you to support commercial free LuxuriaMusic.com while we talk about and play tracks from D.J. and Paul’s many bands. We will also be making available a copy of Orchestra Superstring’s Kalopia signed by both D.J. and Paul for a lucky Listener Sponsor or two! Tune in!

Pipe Smoking Goblet Drinking Retro Painter Magazine Album Poster Pin-Up Kitsch Shoe Illustrator Retro Fun Loving “Prince of Pop Art” Guy, artist Mitch O’Connell has a new career spanning book out via Last Gasp called Mitch O’Connell: The World’s Best Artist.  This marvelously massive (and heavy) book, wrapped in a thick embossed glittery squishy cover that’s every bit as fun to touch as it is to look at, will keep Mitch O’Connell fans as well as those curious, busy for hours. This “tome” collects everything from Mitch’s school book doodles to his sold-out art pieces, illustrations from Playboy, Mad Magazine, The New York Times, poster art, CD and album covers, and his illustrations in comics and fanzines.  The book contains enough text to give you the low-down on the images and there is a very cool section where Mitch names off and talks about his inspirations such as artists and illustrators Bernie Wrightson, Burne Hogarth, John Romita, J.C. Leyendecker, Ivan Albright, Frank Fruzyna and Mitch’s mom and dad!  – fewf… It’s seriously eye-popping and well worth the totally fair $35 suggested retail price.

Mitch is doing a short book tour including a stop here in Los Angeles at La Luz de Jesus Gallery which will also feature a slide-show of his art. Come by, say hi, and get a book signed!

Mitch O’Connell signs Mitch O’Connell: The Worlds Best Artist
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Sunday, February 24, 2013, 3-6 PM
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-666-7667

La Luz de Jesus’ 2013 Laluzapalooza / Kitschen Sync Juried Group Show Includes Art by The Creepy Creeps / Creepxotica’s Dave Warshaw!

After publicly extending their annual Laluzapalooza juried group show submission deadline an extra month, La Luz de Jesus Gallery‘s Billy Shire and Matt Kennedy sorted through over 15,000 images to select over 220 paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblages, and photographs to be included in their biggest show of the year.

Laluzapalooza patrons will see a noticeable difference in the tone of the show, reflecting a shift toward labor-intensive work of all mediums. Along with work from animators, tattooists, graphic designers, and commercial illustrators, La Luz de Jesus is incorporating photography and digital art into the show. Shire and Kennedy didn’t set out to change the show’s parameters, but several submitted pieces fit the format so perfectly, the duo decided to accept the works and expand the show. They are both confident that there is a “WOW!” factor in this year’s Laluzapalooza which you won’t see in any other group show.

2013′s Laluzapalooza showcases artists from six continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe

View the 2013 show preview

View Laluzapalooza 2012 gallery install photos

This year’s Laluzapalooza features the following artists:
Peter Adamyan
Jeannie Houston Antes
Susanne Apgar
Briana Bainbridge
Christopher Bales
Davidd Batalon
James Bentley
Michelle Bickford
Winifred Brewer
Michael Brown
Mark Bryan
Erin Burrell
Jeaneen Carlino
Victor Castillo
Adrian Cherry
CHOD
JAW Cooper
Torii Cooper
Edward Robin Coronel
Matthew Couper
Robert Craig
Jessica Dalva
John de Fazio
Dave Dexter
James Dowlen
Mark Edward
Bruce Eichelberger
Angela Ellefson
Jessica Fife
Harold Fox
Don Fritz
Richard Frost
Germs
Mark Gleason
Steve Diet Goedde
Kim Gordon
Max Grundy
Sunny Gu
Walt Hall
Howard Hallis
Hanzel Haro
AshFord Harrison
Derek Harrison
Clare Hebert
Brett Herman
Andy Hernandez
Sam Ho
Scott Holloway
Jason Houchen
Jack Howe
Stephanie Inagaki
Jinx
JoKa
Jessica Joslin
Jason Justice
Brent Kallenbach
Shannon Keller
Billy Kheel
Jaesun Kim
Michael Kortez
Norbert Kox
Lindsey Kuhn
Zoe Lacchei
Mavis Leahy
Dave Lebow
Alexis Lopez
Lizz Lopez
Didu Losso
Carl Lozada
Dion Macellari
Apricot Mantle
D.W. Marino
Ofelia Marquez
Horacio Martinez
Mary Ancilla Martinez
Aya Masuda
Genie Melisande
Miso
Graham Moore
Click Mort
Lyle Motley
Emi Motokawa
Dustin Myers
David Natale
Ron Norman
Daisuke Okamoto
José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros
Tammi Otis
Leah Parrent
Brian Poor
Matthew Price
Anthony Purcell
Eric Quezada
Cate Rangel
Bonni Reid
Billy Reynolds
Ave Rose
Ken Ruzic
SAGE
Van Saro
Justin Schaefer
Kim Scott
Dale Sizer
Aniela Sobieski
Mike Sosnowski
Spinestealer
Josh Stebbins
Sean Stepanoff
Anna Stump
Hui Tan
Treiops Treyfid
Pamela Tu
Christopher Umana
Eric Van Straaten
Vega
Dave Warshaw
Mirmy Winn
Jasmine Worth
Sandra Yagi
Mimi Yoon
Kim Zsebe

Laluzapalooza: Everything but the Kitschen Sync Vol. XVII
(Year XXVII of the Greatest Group Show on Earth)

March 1 – 31, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1st, 8-11 pm

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027