Roxy Calder recounts the story of The Sinisters, a notorious Psychobilly-sleaze band from Wardglenn, CA, active from 1982 to 1986. Known for their raw energy and rebellious image, they thrived amidst the Satanic Panic, playing at local venues and developing a cult following. Despite their brief existence and a lost album, their legend endures at Drag City.
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Brazilian UNICORNS: The Uber Rare Roly Toys & Inbrima Matchbox Cars
From the files of our diecast collections, this Saturday Evening Post has some real “red meat” for my fellow Matchbox collectors! This is a topic I’ve been aware of for a while but had slipped through the cracks over the years in all the excitement about Thunderjets. Thanks to a recent comment by a readerContinue reading “Brazilian UNICORNS: The Uber Rare Roly Toys & Inbrima Matchbox Cars”
Golden Dawn — The Deep DEEP Dive!
My confession is out of the way; you know I’ve fessed up to being the GM guy who races a Ford at the track. Guilty! I can’t help it, not when I’ve got a T-Jet that looks like THIS… Sometimes I drive her on the street on street wheels – either a set of gray-crackleContinue reading “Golden Dawn — The Deep DEEP Dive!”
Mercury Cougar, Gen I: The Upscale Predator
Its time for Modelo En Bofus #3, a deeper dive into some details and back stories of some of the slot cars and die-casts we grew up loving! Ah, the Mercury imprint of FoMoCo! We lost it in 2010, but we remember! Mercury was born in 1938 as Edsel Ford’s idea of a “bridge brand”Continue reading “Mercury Cougar, Gen I: The Upscale Predator”
Drag City NOIR – Cure for Pain
“I propose a toast to my self control You see it crawling, helpless, on the floor” If you are one of the few readers who managed to get through the density of my first “Dark Lounge” post and its discussion of music to decompress with on hot summer nights, and were rewarded to find myContinue reading “Drag City NOIR – Cure for Pain”