The Warriors - OST
I absolutely love this film and this soundtrack.The film is about a gang called the Warriors (natch) who get framed for killing another gangleader called Cyrus from rival gang the Gramercy Riffs. You...
View ArticleRekkids of My Youth Part One
So I've been doing this thing of late which I'm not too proud of. I've been doing it a lot lately and I noticed that its something I'm not 100% comfortable with. Before you jump to conclusions it's...
View ArticleWe're Stars - When Metal Tried to Save the World
In 1984 the strangely named Midge Ure and future Michael Hutchence cuckold Bob Geldof wrote a song. A charity song to aid the starving peoples of Ethiopia. That song became "Do They Know Its...
View ArticleDrive in Delirium Volumes 1 & 2
Just a quick swerve left from records for the moment.I've been watching Drive in Delirium. A stupendous and staggering collection of movie trailers from the B-Grade, Exploitation Era and beyond. Lurid...
View ArticleRekkids of My Youth Part 2 (or AKA How the Yanks Appropriated the Term Grunge...
So here we are folks. Welcome back to Part 2 of my nostalgia trip to end all nostalgia trips. Last time I talked about two very important Australian albums. Foot and Mouth "Philosophy of Fossoss" and...
View ArticleSo Why Soundtracks?
So it's no secret by now, I fucking love soundtracks.I've been collecting them for over 20 years and as of last count I own 76. All on vinyl.A majority of them are horror soundtracks and that seems to...
View ArticleThe Greatest Deleted Scene Ever
I've never seen this. This has made my day. A deleted scene from High Fidelity. It is just fantastic. Brilliant. I love Beverly D'Angelo's parting line about the Sex Pistols record.Just Awesome.Enjoy.
View ArticleRekkids of my Youth Part 3
So here we are again, Part 3 of my ongoing rant of rants about records that I grew up with. This time The Shower Scene From Psycho.A three piece hailing from inner city Melbourne in the early 80s TSSFP...
View ArticleWho Is Peaver1? (My First Interview)
So when you're a collector you find yourself doing sad/exciting things. Things like trawling eBay to see what's selling. This can happen at anytime of the day or night and now in this day and age of...
View ArticleVintage Soundtrack Ads From Fangoria
So I found some fantastic old Fangoria mags the other day which had some glorious old advertisements for soundtracks in them. I'd thought I'd post them up so everyone can have a look.They are just...
View ArticleS.P.A.T. Sound Preservation Association of Tasmania
The other day I went to visit the Sound Preservation Society of Tasmania or as its colloquially known SPAT.Wow!! What a freaking amazing place!! What an amazing awesome place. Tucked away in the old...
View ArticleSpin the Blackest Circle (Interview with DJ Fishead)
As you guys may or may not know one of the coolest record labels in existence is Death Waltz Recording Company. They release Soundtracks. Like..... Incredibly good soundtracks. Well...like... Horror...
View ArticleOh He's Been in Something Before: The Top 6 Character Actors of All Time (One...
So Here's one from the Vault. This is a post I put up on my old blog. I was very proud of it and since the other blog has gone to seed I thought I would bring it over here to the Pencil Neck Record...
View ArticleWhen Cool is Still Just Cool Enough (An Interview wth Etsy seller Just Cool...
Collecting is cool and in the age of the internet it's even cooler. For one it puts you in touch with other collectors. People you otherwise would've never been able to meet years ago you can now say...
View ArticleOne Sided Records; an Ode to the Humble Radio Spot.
Before the internet, before youtube, before DVD and Blu Ray's hell even before VHS, movies had it tough. I know that sounds like a weird thing to say but hear me out. If you were a movie released in...
View ArticleRecent Aquisitions AKA Hobart I Love You
Dinosaur Jr-BUG SST Records 1988It's been a long weird month at Pencilneck Headquarters but the record collecting hasn't stopped. It still moves forward at a crackling pace finding rare things and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Robert Crumb! 70 Yesterday!
It was Robert Crumbs birthday yesterday. (August 30th) He turned 70. To celebrate I'm gonna post a clip about a colab he did with American Splendor's Harvey Pekar about collecting old Jazz records.
View ArticleWhat Record Have I Owned The Longest? (or..... You Own How Many Versions of...
So.... What record I have owned the longest? Well that would be an easy answer and also the most obvious. This one.....I had this bought for me by my parents when I was 7 years old and I've had it...
View ArticleThe Black Addiction (or....... One Man's Search for the Strange and Weird);...
I love weird records.Love them. Anything strange, bewildering or different. Novelty records. Strange music. Collector's Items. Randomness.One man's trash is another man's treasure and that is no more...
View ArticleAdventures in Vinyl. Let's Do Some Trade.
Have you ever found $50 in the street? Or even $20? Your heart skips a beat you do a bit of a double take and then with a gasp of recognition you realise cha-ching!! Free money!Finding a rare record...
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