Bad Bad Brains

New poster for the upcoming Winnipeg show by Montreal psychobillies The Brains. This one was inspired by that creepy scene in Attack of the Giant Leeches where voluptuous harlot Yvette Vickers and some swamp hicks are exsanguinated by giant leeches in a slimy aquatic grotto. Stay tuned for MORE EVIL BRAIN ACTION!

Rockabilly Psychosis

I drew this psychobilly illustration back in the '90s for cool British zine Deathrow Database. Not sure if they ever printed it but it did turn up later in another well known psycho zine , Fiesta Germany. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

The Uninvited

I made this sleeve for trashy Italian surf/garagesters The Uninvited back around 1996 or so. The 7" came out on the always suave Misty Lane label. Update Bonus: Just scanned the poster version below for Muleskinner zine outta Holland so I thought I'd throw it in here as well. Greg from The Fiends put this together back in the late '90s for a wicked show that also featured the mighty psycho rockin' Deadcats! Wish I coulda been there! Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Youth Against Nature

This is one of my all time craziest efforts and probably the single work that I am best known for so far. It's the sleeve of Youth Against Nature by The Monsters. Starting out with a basic psychobilly sound back in the '80s, The Monsters have mutated like a B-movie creature over the years adding lots of wild garage, punk, blues and savage Link Wray instro action to their sound. This was their third long player and came out on Record Junkie Records back in 1995. Band leader Beat-Man came up with the basic idea for this sleeve and I really went to town with the hellish detail on this evil thing. The original pressing has a neat fold out sleeve and there was a limited edition color vinyl version that came with free candy and fireworks! It has since been reissued on Voodoo Rhythm Records with the artwork altered a bit (and some parts deleted) to fit on a gatefold sleeve, which is the version you see above. A CD version was also released at that time. There was a promo poster for the original release cobbled together from various parts of the two drawings which I will eventually scan and post here. Plans are afoot for me to do a kinda sequel/reimagining of this sleeve for a very cool sounding concept album by a current rockabilly star. More on that when and if it all comes together. Thanks to Beat-Man for sending me these scans. Stay tuned for MORE APOCALYPTIC ACTION!

Flying Saucer Attack!

I drew this logo for Vancouver's hip psycho/rockabilly label Flying Saucer Records a few years back, around the same time that I did the cover art for their psychobilly comp CD The Sick Ones. It has since graced many of the label's CD releases and was also available in T-shirt form. Check out the Sick Ones and Deadcats posts down below for a bit more info on FSR and... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Big Bad John

Made this poster a few years back for one of many, many Winnipeg shows by Vancouver-based psycho-surfabilly guit mangler Big John Bates and his Voodoo Dollz. Musically these cats are coming outta the Cramps/Reverend Horton Heat school of twangy, decadent sleazabilly with a stage show that includes belly dancing, fire eating and the retro-burlesque antics of a rotating cast of bump'n'grind babes known as the Voodoo Dollz. Sex, booze and rock'n'roll served up raw: all the things that make life worth living. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight

Quickie poster for the most recent Winnipeg show by Th' Legendary Shack Shakers. These guys get tagged as psychobilly most of the time which I guess is a fair description of the straight ahead wild rockin' you get in their live show but on record they are a real eclectic and eccentric mix of just about every kind of Southern roots music from gospel to Southern-fried soul. Warmin' up the crowd at this show were the mighty Angry Dragons in one of their very first onstage appearances. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

The Scariest Band In The World

Poster for the one and only Winnipeg show by Californy creepsters Deadbolt, way back in 2000 AD. Also on the bill were Winnipeg's rockabilly weirdos The Fever Breaks with their Buddy Holly on LSD style of rockin'. It was a fun evening out. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Psychobilly Freakout

Here be my poster for the first ever Winnipeg appearance by the Reverend Horton Heat, way back in 1999. Also on the bill were the hip Link Wray meets Ramones instrumental stylings of Calgary's Huevos Rancheros and a horribly inappropriate rap-metal band. Fun times. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

The Sick Ones

Artwork for an international psychobilly compilation CD that came out on Flying Saucer Records in 2007. Mostly newer bands on this one but it also features a few longtime psycho scene stalwarts like The Phantom Rockers, Asmodeus and Banane Metalik. Also some cool Canadian combos like The Gutter Demons, Alley Dukes and Deadcats on board. Should still be available from the label if you wanna add it to your hi-fi stash. More stuff soon. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Psychobilly Fiesta Over Hamburg

Here's a poster design I did for my old friend Jochen of Fiesta Germany fanzine fame. Shortly before drawing this I had spent a couple of days revisiting the Evil Dead trilogy on DVD and that influence seems to have invaded this one in much the same way that ancient Sumerian demons might invade your best friend while you are on a weekend camping trip at an isolated cabin far off in the dark, dark woods. The lineup of the festival has changed a bit since I finished the poster so there are some alternate versions of this around, but this original version is the best quality one I have on hand so that's what you get. I'm heading out to hear some rock'n'roll on a Friday night but rest assured more of this kind of junk will be coming your way real soon. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Deadcats

Gonna kick this thing off with the art for the new CD by Vancouver's psychobilly lifers the Deadcats. Should be out real soon on Flying Saucer Records. Sounds like it will be a bitchin' album. They're makin' T-shirts with this art as well. More stuff when I figure out what the heck I'm doin' here. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!