25th January 2011

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Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion, “Cateye Glasses”
Undead in the Fallout Shelter

Hey, so what if it’s a pain in the ass to type out that name? That’s part of the point of being a surf-rock band. You pick names that are a pain in the ass for me to type (see: Man or Astro-Man?, and practically every song and record they ever did). You know what’s also part of the point of being a surf-rock band? Rockin’ like it’s no-one’s goddamn business.

Now, at this point, I shouldn’t have to explain what this stuff is to you. It’s surf! Plus, they like horror comics, so their songs are all named after zombie shit and blood or whatever; they’re all instrumental anyway, so why not just give ‘em silly names like “Zombie Dance Party?” Oh, by the way, in case any surf bands are paying attention, your next item of business is to name a song, band, or record “Seeing-Eye Man For a Blind Retired Werewolf.”

If you’ve not noticed, I’ve gone this whole piece without typing the band’s name (for reasons now obvious to you), but here’s the one and only time I’ll do it, so you know what’s what:

Check out Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion’s music here, and if you’re going to be in Brooklyn Saturday, you might check ‘em out at The Tea Factory. Otherwise, they’ll surely be hangin’ around their own stomping grounds of Eastern Massachusetts, so you can hit ‘em up there.

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