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“Spaghetti Western Dub Vol. 1” Review By Post Punk Monk

Chopper Franklin’s “Spaghetti Western Dub Vol. 1” Was The Album I’d Waited Over 40 Years To Hear – by post punk monk .com Mather Louth + Chopper Franklin © Justin Rosenberg Let me begin the tale in the following way. It was 1981 when listening to WPRK-FM the college radio station that I kept my ear […]

Heathen Apostles CDs With Discount International Shipping

The Heathen Apostles and Ratchet Blade Records are aware of the insane International shipping charges and and have worked with their on-demand supplier to bring a cost efficient CD to international fans. They are offering a jewel case edition of all Heathen Apostles CDs, complete with a full color 2 panel insert, back cover and […]

London Celtic Punks Reviews Gothic Country Outfit Heathen Apostles EP

The Los Angeles-based dark roots & gothic country outfit Heathen Apostles release their third volume collection of songs at once as timely as they are timeless. Imagine bands doing to Country / Bluegrass music what the bands we all love doing to Celtic music? Add on a bit of Goth and you’ve got the Heathen Apostles. An […]

Chopper Franklin’s New Spaghetti Western Music & Dub

The Heathen Apostles’ Chopper Franklin’s “The Scorpion Says DUB” is the first single from the album “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1” (out January 26, 2024 on Ratchet Blade Records). It’s a groundbreaking Spaghetti Western Dub single that fuses the vast, arid landscapes of new Spaghetti Western music and the heavy rhythms of Dub Reggae. You […]

Chopper Franklin to Release Spaghetti Western Dub Album

From the Ratchet Blade Records “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1” press release: Get ready to embark on a sonic journey like no other as rock & roll veteran Chopper Franklin is set to release a Spaghetti Western Dub album, a thoroughly groundbreaking record that fuses the vast, arid landscapes of Spaghetti Western music and the […]

Heathen Apostles in London – Giants of the Gothic Americana Scene

As if plucked from a surreal spaghetti western, Mather Louth and Chopper Franklin made quite the spectacle, striding down London’s Pentonville Road in full regalia. That enigmatic sight not only awakened that mysterious voice in one’s head, that in moments of aging self-doubt makes us slip back into our leather trousers and cut-off cowboy shirts, […]

Doom Country Lyric Videos “Rising Son” & “Buck Knife”

Ratchet Blade Records has released two doom country lyric videos from the new Phantom of the Black Hills album That Witch. Here are the videos for Rising Son and Buck Knife, along with some brief descriptions: The Massacre at Wounded Knee was initially referred to as the “Battle of Wounded Knee”. A metal plate was […]