Excitable Boy

Happy Halloween! Driftglass couldn't persuade me to post The Shaggs tonight, even though...his hair...is perfect. The top fifteen Halloween party songs puts Zevon at number four.

Whatcha listening to this Halloween evening?

The Number Of The Beast

One more day until the wickedest of them all. What would Halloween be without some Iron Maiden?

Donovan's Greatest Hits

It's Friday and our Halloween celebration continues!

Cow Fingers And Mosquito Pie

We continue our Halloween celebration with this 1956 gem by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Demon Boogie!

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

This is my favorite time of year, and Halloween is our family's biggest holiday. Needless to say, Tim Burton's classic movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, is in constant rotation in our house. Danny Elfman's score is great for all ages, and I frequently find myself walking around with his songs stuck in my head. So let's get the weekend started early with the opening sequence from the movie. Have a ghoulish night.

Happy Halloween from everyone at Crooks and Liars and our Late Night Music Club. Roky Erickson is touring now, not an everyday occurrence. Try to see him live if you can; he is something else! He used to be leader of Austin's 13th Floor Elevators (the Texas Grateful Dead) but I first met him when he recorded an album, The Evil One released by my label in San Francisco. "Don't Shake Me Lucifer" is one of my favorite songs he ever wrote and a real rocked out tune for any night:

You have a favorite Halloween song?

Late Night with Frank Zappa

When I was sixteen a friend turned me on to "Overnight Sensation," and the rest is history. Every Halloween from that point on was reserved for Frank Zappa, in concert at the Felt Forum in N.Y.

There was nothing like seeing Frank and his many different bands live. This recording is from 1978 and mostly Frank just jaming away...Enjoy.