Garage Nation: The Knights of Fuzz





	more VIDEO and AUDIO clips: www.myspace.com/knightsoffuzz back to the main PCMP page _______________________________________ A FREE 30-minute Knights of Fuzz audio podcast is available below and also HERE. To download the 18 MB MP3 file directly, right click and save HERE KNIGHTS OF FUZZ VIDEO TRACK LISTING 1) A newly produced documentary film featuring clips from The Pandoras (CA), Lears (FL), Not Quite (CT), Mad Violets (NY), and many others — plus full-length music videos from: 2) Chesterfield Kings "99th Floor" 1983 Rochester, NY 3) Fuzztones "Ward 81" 1985 NY, NY & Los Angeles, CA 4) Miracle Workers "You'll Know Why" 1985 Portland, OR 5) surprise band :) 6) Gruesomes "Hey!" 1988 Montreal, Canada 7) 10 Commandments "Not True" 1989 Toronto, Canada 8) Fortune & Maltese and the Phabulous Pallbearers "Leave No Stone Unturned" 1997 Kalamazoo, MI 9) Cynics "Girl You're On My Mind" 1990 Pittsburgh, PA 10) Untamed Youth "Supercharged Steamroller" 1990 Columbia, MO 11) Girl Trouble "Cold Shoulder" 1990 Tacoma, WA 12) Jonny Chan & The New Dynasty 6 "Hey!" 1998 NY, NY 13) Plasticland "Color Appreciation" 2001 Milwaukee, WI 14) Freddy & The Four Gone Conclusions "Stand Up" 2003 Detroit, MI 15) The Woggles "Ragged But Right" 2004 Atlanta, GA 16) Les Breastfeeders "Mini Jupe Et Watusi" 2005 Montreal, Canada 17) Marshmallow Overcoat "Psilocybic Mind" 2006 Tucson, AZ Bonus Video Fuzz: 1) The Cheepskates "Big Bad World" 1983 NY, NY 2) The Vipers "Tellin' Those Lies" & "We're Outta Here" 1985 NY, NY 3) Marshmallow Overcoat "Suddenly Sunday" 1988 Tucson, AZ 4) Radio Show Audio Interviews ___________________________________	THE KNIGHTS OF FUZZ the garage and psychedelic music explosion 1980 to now ________________________________________________________________ NEW PAPER BOOK COMING FALL 2013 ! The Knights of Fuzz are back! Timothy Gassen's world-renowned book that defined the garage-psych music revival will return in Fall 2013 with the long-awaited reprinting of the original Knights of Fuzz book! The new large-format paper book will feature: ● a reprint of the entire 300+ page 1995 Knights of Fuzz book ● hundreds of updates, new reviews and additional information ● new band & scene overviews written by worldwide garage authorities ● fanzine reproductions & feature articles ● new photo sections and album covers (and new book cover!) ● and many more surprises, to be announced here soon! Bands and garage record labels are encouraged to contact us with your update information & materials ASAP! Send your photos and band bios to knights@purple-cactus.tv and send your CDs & vinyl and band materials to: The Knights of Fuzz PO Box 121 Tucson, AZ 85702, USA PLEASE NOTE: We will give priority to bands and labels that send actual vinyl or CDs to us for review. While we appreciate links to web sites and MP3 audio samples, bands and labels that send well-written bios & good resolution photos (by e-mail) and vinyl and CDs (by mail) will get our full attention! We are reviewing THOUSANDS of records and bands, and simply don't have the time for bands and labels that don't provide the materials we need. Thank you all for your continued help! Check back here to see more updates on the progress of the new Knights of Fuzz book! ____________________________________________________________ also available (in limited quantity): Video DVD with bonus DVD-ROM content video running time 80 minutes / NTSC video / STEREO LAST COPIES NOW AVAILABLE from us HERE only $15 (plus postage) to the U.S. & Canada. About The Knights of Fuzz The ongoing Knights of Fuzz history project began as a 1990 book titled "Echoes In Time." This first modern garage-psych history book, written by award-winning author Timothy Gassen, quickly sold out, and today is a much sought-after rarity. It was doubled in size, with color sections and a large coffe-table format, for its re-named 1995 Knights of Fuzz release. That book is regarded as the "encyclopedic bible" reference source for the garage and psychedelic music revival of the 1980s and 1990s, and has garnered universal praise from across the globe. (It is also long sold out and sells for more than $100 on the collector market!) In 2006 THE KNIGHTS OF FUZZ was then reeleased as a new video DVD, complete with the book as an electronic bonus! (We have a few copies remaining for sale remaning of this DVD edition.) The main portion of the Knights of Fuzz DVD is a newly produced documentary on the neo-garage scene, plus 20 newly -restored music videos from the best bands of the era. (See the band and video track listing at left.) Bonus video clips and radio show interviews complete the feature-packed video portion of the DVD. The entire contents of the previous book, along with new photo sections, a 26-song audio compilation, fanzine reproductions and hundreds of new feature articles have been added to the disc as bonus DVD-ROM content. Simply place the disc in your DVD-ROM computer drive and view the book in your Web browser! The book features thousands of international garage and psychedelic band histories, extensive CD and vinyl discographies, hundreds of interviews, and hundreds of rare photos and album cover reproductions. Chapters focus on international fanzines, garage music video, compilation albums, plus a detailed analysis of the worldwide modern garage and psychedelic scene. So don't be fooled by mainstream media that misuses the terms "garage and psych" to describe their generic corporate product. Their attempts to re-write history will not stand the test of time — “The Knights of Fuzz” exists to tell the actual story of the garage & psychedelic underground and the bands that make it an international phenomenon! ______________________________________________________________________________ The bonus DVD-ROM portion of the DVD includes • The entire contents of 300-page book, updated with more color photos, an extended all new color photo section, more discographies and updates! • More than 100 extra garage & psychedelic-related magazine feature articles by author Timothy Gassen, plus hundreds of reviews (originally published in national and international music magazines) – and scans of articles from vintage garage fanzines! More than 500 pages total! Audio Compilation tracks from the best garage & psychedelic bands: United States of Existence: "Return to the Psychedelic" (1978) Last: "She Don't Know Why I'm Here" (LP version) (1979) Unclaimed: "Run From Home" (1980) Cheepskates: "Run Better Run" (1983) Vipers: "Nothing From Today" (demo version) (1984) Fuzztones: "Green Slime" (1984) Pandoras: "That's Your Way Out" (1984) Tell Tale Hearts: "Come And Gone" (1984) Gravedigger V: "She Got" (1984) Crimson Shadows: "What I Want" (1985) Green Telescope: "Make Me Stay" (1985) Stomachmouths: "Don't Put Me Down" (1985) Plasticland: "In My Black & White" (1985) Miracle Workers: "One Step Closer To You" (1985) Otherside: "Puppy Dog" (1985) Leopards: "Psychedelic Boy" (1986) Sick Rose: "Nothing To Say" (1986) Cynics: "Dancin' On The Wall" (45 b-side) 1986 Gruesomes: "No More Lies" (1986) Mystic Eyes: "My Time to Leave" (1988) Lears: "Then You Want" (1994) Bomboras: "She'll Do Ya Wrong" (1997) Creatures of the Golden Dawn: "The Golden Dawn Is Near" (1997) Others: "Can't Help but Cry" 45 (1997) Resonars: "If He's So Great" (1999) Marshmallow Overcoat "(We're The) Knights of Fuzz" (2001) ______________________________________________________________________________ Did you know that Jon Weiss & Little Steven joined forces with author Timothy Gassen for the previous "Knights of Fuzz" CD-ROM release concert in NYC? In October 2001 an all-star lineup celebrated the release of the Knights of Fuzz CD in New York City: THE FUZZTONES, PLASTICLAND, GRUESOMES, and CHEEPSKATES were on the dream bill, along with SEAN BONNIWELL and RON EDGAR of the MUSIC MACHINE! ______________________________________________________________________________ Remember, corporate rock — especially major labels using the garage & psych name but getting the sounds and history wrong yet again — will always stink! Support the record labels and bands that remain loyal to the fuzz! ______________________________________________________________________________