The Screaming Tribesmen are a solid rock band. This re-issue of some already released material and first time release of some live songs, B-sides, and demos shows that they had some talent, but not a lot of hidden depth. Forced Exposure has compiled and re-released an assortment of work by the Screaming Tribesmen, an Australian rock group who tend towards the crunchier side of the '80s rock and roll spectrum. The first disc combines the Date With a Vampyre and Top of the Town EPs from the mid-'80s and adds a slew of covers that show the band has [...]

It's the most wonderful time of the year! And since you've all been such good ghouls and boys, I'm handing out my biggest bag of treats yet. I've added to last year's Halloween mix, and it is now a lurching monster of 66 tracks. You can download the entire mix as a zip file at the bottom of the list. I will be attending my fair share of Halloweeny events this year (I already went to a book launch dressed as Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, but that's a surreal story for another time), including a Neil [...]

The weather turns cooler....the leaves change color...and all the stores have their Christmas decorations up. This can only mean one thing: HALLOWEEN is coming!!! Time for a little Halloween mix: First up is a great little ditty from 1983 (OOOH!!) THE ELECTRIC GUITARS "Wolfman Tap" is one of those forgotten WLIR staples. Why would anyone combine Wolfmen and tap dancing?? I don't know, but the results are infectious. Next up is this dancey gothy romp from the Screaming Tribesmen. 1985's "Date With A Vampire" is a must [...]
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