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Little Steven Van Zandt is celebrating Halloween and Christmas this year with new collections of the best garage rock music for each holiday from bands like The Kinks, The Ramones, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, and Tegan and Sara. 'Halloween A Go-Go' is out now on Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records, which will also release the rarities-packed 'Christmas A Go-Go' on October 14.
'Halloween A Go-Go' - out now
Wicked Cool's first salute to the holiday, 'Halloween A Go-Go' revels in the dark demons that make October 31st so devilishly fun. And with tracks from The Chesterfield Kings, Donovan, Minus 5 and Bruce Springsteen, it's easy to see why Steven calls Halloween "garage rock's favorite holiday." Over the course of the 15-track compilation, Steven warns, "you will find yourself dancing with the devil, laughing in the face of the apocalypse, transported to the mystic forests of your deepest darkest secrets and insatiable lusts, and shocked by the helplessness of your own confessions of the sacred and the profane. But afterward, if you live, one fact above all with remain clear - now you will learn why you fear the night!"
David Fricke of Rolling Stone knows there's nothing frightening about 'Halloween A Go-Go,' which he deems "So cool it's scary! Classic kicks and electric shocks from the top goblins in garage rock. It's a great collection," he adds, "getting Howlin' Wolf, Tegan and Sara, Carl Perkins, and the Pretty Things to fit like this, subject aside, is genius - just like the radio show! And ending with 'Season of the Witch' - brilliant."
'Halloween A Go-Go' track list:
1. THE ELECTRIC PRUNES - "I Had Too Much To Dream"
2. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - "Restless Nights"
3. THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS - "Running Through My Nightmares"
4. THE FUZZTONES - "I'm A Wolfman"
5. HOWLIN' WOLF - "Howlin' For My Darlin"
6. MINUS FIVE - "Lies Of The Living Dead"
7. ROKY ERICKSON AND THE ALIENS - "I Walked With A Zombie"
8. JARVIS HUMBY - "Man With The X-Ray Eyes"
9. SWEATMASTER - "I Am A Demon And I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
10. TEGAN AND SARA - "Walking With A Ghost"
11. THE STEMS - "She's A Monster"
12. CARL PERKINS - "Put Your Cat Clothes On"
13. "THE COOL GHOUL" JOHN ZACHERLE - "Dinner With Drac (Part 1)"
14. THE PRETTY THINGS - "Walking Through My Dreams"
15. DONOVAN - "Season Of The Witch"
'Christmas A Go-Go' - out October 14
Little Steven plays Santa this holiday season, giving good garage rock girls and boys 'Christmas A Go-Go,' a holiday soundtrack full of rare singles and hard-to-find recordings sprinkled with seasonal rock favorites. "We know things are a little rough out there this year so inspiration is on the way!" Steven assures weary listeners, "How about Keith Richards' classic 'Run Rudolph Run' available for the first time on CD! Bob Seger's extremely rare 'Sock It To Me' never available on a single compilation, Darlene Love and the E Street band's 'All Alone On Christmas' only available on a hard-to-find soundtrack. Plus favorite Christmas classics by The Kinks, The Ramones, Clarence Carter, Rufus Thomas, Roy Wood, and the impossible to find 'Santa Claus is Surfin' To Town' by the totally amazing Soupy Sales! We're proud of all our records but this one is not only the coolest Christmas party record ever it's full of collectible classics as well. Happy Holidays baby!"
'Christmas A Go-Go' track list:
1. KEITH RICHARDS - "Run Rudolph Run"
2. BOB SEGER AND THE LAST HEARD - "Sock It To Me Santa"
3. THE RAMONES - "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)"
4. DARLENE LOVE - "All Alone On Christmas"
5. CLARENCE CARTER - "Back Door Santa"
6. THE LEN PRICE 3 - "Its Christmas Time Ebenezer"
7. ROY WOOD'S WIZZARD - "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
8. THE FAB FOUR - "Silent Night"
9. TINA SUGANDH - "White Christmas"
10. THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS - "Hey, Santa Claus"
11. BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - "Santa Drives A Hot Rod"
12. SOUPY SALES - "Santa Claus Is Surfin' To Town"
13. COCKTAIL SLIPPERS - "Santa's Coming Home"
14. JOE PESCI - "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas"
15. BOSS MARTIANS - "3 Ghosts (A Modern X-mas Carol)"
16. RUFUS THOMAS - "I'll Be Your Santa"
17. THE CHEVELLES - "Come All Ye Faithful Surfer Girls"
18. ELECTRIC PRUNES - "Jingle Bells"
19. THE KINKS - "Father Christmas"
20. JEAN BEAUVOIR - "Merry Christmas (To All of the World)"
Host of Little Steven's Underground Garage, the most successful syndicated rock radio show in the country, Steven Van Zandt is also known for his role as Silvio Dante in the Sopranos and as a founding member of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. LSUG is now in over 200 markets and has surpassed 1 million weekly listeners. An extension of the weekly show, the Underground Garage Channel 25 on SIRIUS Satellite Radio plays the best of all 60 years of Rock and Roll 24 hours a day featuring the best new Rock and Roll worldwide. Steven is also the creator and executive producer of the Outlaw Country Channel 63 and The Wiseguy Show on SIRIUS.
