Having already cluttered up my own journal with musical reminisces, I thought I would stick my head in here and bring you something from the flip side of Monday. This week, I'm mellow and well rested, but most of the time, I need hearty helpings of bitterness, anger, and Vietnamese iced coffee (whistles innocently) to get me going.
For that I give you Steroid Maximus and The Red Elvises.
Steroid Maximus started out as a side project for Foetus' J.G. Thirwell to do strictly instrumental tracks and was introduced to me as the "Kick-Ass 60's Spy Movie" music genre. At this point, though, you're probably much more familiar with J. G. Thirwell's work doing the soundtrack for Venture Bros, which has (as far as I can tell) totally replaced his need to actually make more albums under the moniker. A lot of the existing Steroid Maximus discography appears in the first season of the show. The included clip doesn't really showcase the music so much, but it does have Brock Samson's transsexual mentor and Nick Fury/Hunter Thompson knock off. And really, isn't that just what you need on Monday?
The Red Elvises are best known for their work on the soundtrack of Six String Samurai, and the film seems to be the pinnacle of achievement for both the band, and the director. After the soundtrack and I Wanna See You Bellydance, the Red Elvises slipped into a period of bad dance music which would make the baby Jesus cry. The never gave up, though, so by their most recent album, they may have emerged from this terrible stupor and started rocking again. Lance Mungia, on the other hand, somehow got attached to an ill conceived Crow 4 with Angel's David Boreanaz, Edward Furlong, and ever-present bad-assed character actor Danny Trejo. They have all seem to have found work after this monstrosity, but as near as I can tell Lance himself was beaten about the head and neck and then left to die, as his famous character was, just outside of Las Vegas.
--W.
--W.
