Dangerbird Co-Founder Peter Walker Finds His Punk Spirit With Broadheds

Say 'hello' to Broadheds. An unexpected musical offering for sure, but shape-shifting from the delicate melodies of his band Eulogies to ska-infused punkish rock is a transition that Dangerbird Records co-founder Peter Walker has taken seriously; hence enlisting the likes of Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, NIN) on bass, Fitz & the Tantrums sax man James King and Denny Weston Jr (Earlimart, the Kooks) on drums. Broadheds’ 13-track, self titled debut checks in at under 30 minutes (which is totally punk rock), scratches with rawness and youthful agitation yet fine-tuned undertones that don’t undermine Walker’s energy. It's a dichotomy in the listening, no more so than when a breakneck pace is pitted against the out-of-sight and off-the-wall brassy wailing from King's saxophone in the track "Nothing That I Care About." Feel free to get to downloading it right here.

Accompanying the listening, the album comes with a 64-page booklet created by visual artist Mark Todd who sat in during the band's 3 1/2 day recording blitzkrieg and it's pretty dynamic, eye-involving stuff. The album hits the streets on Tuesday, April 9th and Broadheds will celebrate it with a CD release show that night at Bootleg Bar. Shows to date are:

April 3rd   @ Sainte Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA
April 9th   @ Bootleg Bar, Los Angeles, CA (CD release show)
April 10th @ Fingerprints Music, Long Beach, CA

Broadheds may be a momentary flex of Walker's creative muscles but it's a good one worth paying attention to.

Want Pornocopia? You Got It In The "Boots Electric Theme" Video

The dude with the fly pornstache, who fits girl jeans, and has inspired many a mancrush, Eagles of Death Metal desert son Jesse Hughes aka Boots Electric has dropped the video to his personal theme song, the "Boots Electric Theme" from his upcoming and first solo effort, Honky Kong, to be released on Dangerbird Records. Electronic drums, dance grooves, funky funk, naughty swagger, a hip thrust or two, and there you have it: the sound of Boots Electric coming out of the closet.

What amounts to a homage to 70's porn at it's finest with just enough irreverent sleaze and amazing puns to make your day isn't too much to ask for, is it? I think not.

Highly inappropriate? Yes. Safe for work? Not even. But isn't that what we all really want from Boots?

Yes, feel free crush on the snapdragon vocals of Brody Dalle. Go ahead. I'll wait.

Honky Kong (don't you just love that title?) gets released into your hot little hands on September 20th.