Psychobilly
Psychobilly (also cowpunk, a somewhat earlier name) is a term used to describe bands who play a genre of music heavily based in punk rock, but with many elements of rockabilly, and with references to horror films, exploitation films, lurid sexuality and other topics. In addition, modern psychobilly often resembles horror punk. Musicians of this genre are often associated with a hairstyle called a quiff, which resembles a mohawk.
History
Though Psychobilly emerged at the end of the 1970s, there are musical precedents ranging back to the mid-1960s or even earlier, such as Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
At the center of Psychobilly was Klubfoot at the Clarendon in Hammersmith, West London. It has now been demolished to make way for Offices and expanded underground/bus station. Some say The Misfits' "American Nightmare" may have been the first psychobilly song but others consider first true psychobilly band The Meteors who played at Klubfoot, although a good case could be made for The Cramps inventing psychobilly in both music and look.
Soon psychobilly spread through Europe, Scandinavia and into Japan.
Psychobilly artists
- Amazing Royal Crowns
- Angry Johnny & the Killbillies
- The Cramps
- Coffin Nails
- Demented Are Go
- Elvis Hitler
- Frenzy
- The Gibson Brothers
- God Bullies
- The Golden Horde [1]
- Guana Batz
- Gun Club
- Hank III
- Highliners
- Horror Pops
- Killer
- King Kurt
- The Klingonz
- Legendary Stardust Cowboy
- Long Tall Texans
- Mad Sin
- The Meteors
- Mojo Nixon
- Nashville Pussy
- Nekromantix
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Restless
- Shockabilly
- Simon & the Bar Sinisters
- The Stingrays
- Tourment
- Southern Culture on the Skids
- Sin Alley
- Speed Crazy
- Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- Tiger Army
- Zombie Ghost Train [2]
External Links
See also: Pornobilly, hard-twang, punkabilly, alternative country, slacker swing and honky punk
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