"It's an only-in-America
journey" -- Ciudad Magazine
"Excellent"
-- Blue Suede News
"A brilliant inside report from an environment the mainstreams don't
know much about." -- Dag Bogeberg, Backstage Magazine (Norway)
"This is the DVD you need if you're into today's 'authentic' rockabilly."
-- Jumping From 6 to 6 Webzine, France
"I enjoyed this DVD, especially the contributions from Big Sandy, Glen
Glenn, Ray Campi and Ron Wiser who's as crazy as ever...producer Elizabeth
Blozan should be commended for pulling the whole thing together." Harry
Dodds, Now Dig This.
OTHER REBEL BEAT SIGHTINGS IN THE NEWZ:
Rebel Beat was an editor's pick on Bust Magazine's Girl Wide Web Culture Vulture
Music listings in May!
Rebel Beat came in at number 8 on the Berkeley Amoeba Music store's top selling
movie list in April!
Charlie Martin of KOOP in Austin promoted Rebel Beat by playing Austin Native
Ray Campi's "Caterpillar" on the air the day of our underground
screening at Headhunters and giving away a copy to anyone who could name the
famous film star who accompanied Campi on that cut. Congrats
to Ish!
"I would like to thank you for your work, because except of it I never had such a pleasure which I had yesterday when I saw your documentary, which was in my order from Racous Records. After first minutes I was amazed about all the things - design, sound and picture. I realized that I see Glen Glenn for the first time, but we are penpals about 10 years!!! The same situation with Ronny Weiser. I'm so happy to saw all what you're put in the movie. Brilliant work!!! Cheers, Viktor Kopytin Moscow Russia
"Finally got around to looking at 'Rebel Beat' this weekend, and found it a very sweet and loving look at the LA rockabilly scene. I liked the way you worked in the kustom kar angle (though that's not my area of expertise), and (rightfully) focused on the East Side scene." -- Chris Morris, Watusi Rodeo, Indie 103.1 FM, Los Angeles
"Amazing how long-lived it's all been! (I first saw the Blasters in '79; my first wife taught school with Ray Campi! Also knew Levi when he was married to Pleasant Gehman!) I especially got a kick out of the Ray Campi '80 video, which features my dear friend Tony Gilkyson on lead guitar. I'm sure he's ashamed of the way he looks there (OG rockabillys had a bit of trouble with the hairstyles)." Charlie Martin, KOOP, Austin
"Hi, Greetin's from Belfast. Just finished watching Rebel Beat - what a great movie. It's been 5 years since I was last in LA but after watching Rebel beat I have to get back there soon. Oh, and what a lovely surprise to see my old buddy Ernie Vargas and The Lonely Blue Boys on there - brought back happy memories of a party at Ernie's where all the guys were there playing in his garage and the food and hospitality were first class. Thanks again." Liam, The Sabrejets
"I watched the film yesterday. Absolutely great work! It looks really good, the editing is terrific, and I think it tells the story from an interesting perspective. At first, during the car culture section, I thought I was watching another documentary, but you melded that segment, along with the Latino history, into a point of view that no one's ever really shown before." Harry Orlov
"I just received my copy of "Rebel Beat - The Story of L.A Rockabilly" and I love it! Thank you so much for putting this movie together, great job. The music, the interviews, editing...everything's amazing. I feel really inspired doing something to document the huge rockabilly scene Sweden's got :) I can't thank you enough!!! best wishes." CherryCake, Sweden
(Email to Ron Weiser)
"Ronny, I got that DVD from a friend of mine...wow, great stuff!!!! I watched it with Heike last weekend, and even if she knew all the stories about Rollin Rock from me, she now finally got the point how important ROLLIN ROCK was for all of us Roots Music lovers... That DVD is great...because 25 years ago, we - the rockin folks in Munich (and anywhere else) - were raised on that good dose of Rollin Rock Music.... Ronny, you rock the most and if I might never told you, Iīm very proud to know you personally, to be your friend and have a partner in music and HUMOR!!! there in Las Vegas!!!! And talking about influence - next weekend Jan Svensson comes back to Munich for 2 shows at the Rattlesnake and also for a private show at my best friends 40-B-Day party....anytime Jan shows up, we talk about Rollin rock + Ronny Weiser FOR HOURS... no shit...(Heike sometimes went "nuts" īcause itīs all about RONNY...now she understand WAY BETTER !!!!hahahahaha) We love your dedication for Rockin music (and Ray Campi, Johnny Caroll etc.) and your Latino Jewish German (?) whatever (you are colored mixture as myself, by the way! ha!)...Ronny, you have a great weekend, say Hello to your family and PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE stay as you are, just CRAZY as your old Record Covers and Nice as you ever been to us!! LOVE YA! P.S.: This is no ass licking and honey - itīs a FACT! :) Your rockin partners EL + Heike
This summer the LA Rockabilly scene and Rebel Beat hit went national one more time
with an ELEVEN PAGES of pictures and story in Urban Ink Magazine!
It was a great night hotsed by Tiger Mask at Safari Sam's featuring one of the bands spotlighted in Rebel Beat, the Moonlight Cruisers!
Check more about Tiger Mask here and more about the Moonlight Cruisers here. Our thanks to Chris King for his photography, Urban Ink's editor Paul (and old school rockabilly) for his support and Sam of Safari Sam's and Ralph and Brando of Tiger Mask for making it an easy shoot.
And thanks to all of you who showed up to pose!
Rebel Beat's Joseph Garcia to be featured in Urban Ink Magazine
to celebrate Drag-N-Shop's 3rd Annual BBQ! Here's a preview of the shots:
BUZZZZZ.....
This month's
trivia question was inspired by a late night conversation I had Saturday
night (er, well I guess by then it was Sunday morning) on the sidewalk
outside the Redwood Bar in downtown LA. The Bop
N Stomp records and Fast Eddie had just wrapped their "Lurkville"
DJ spin night at this wacky pirate-inspired hipster bar. After
his set, I got
Bop N Stomp's founder Julian in a debate with his brother and Bop N
Stomp co-founder David over who deserves the crown as the original king
of Rockabilly...Elvis or Bill Haley? Those Bop N Stomp boys are so cute! (young
David on the left, San Diego's DJ Julian on the right).
Also
spinning at the Redwood Bar's Lurkville was Bop N Stomp's Alyasha, who
also hails from San Diego. Alyasha is a design maven, entrepeneur,
style genius, blah, blah, blah. Alyasha might be on the entrepreneur
watch list for 2008, but after watching him work the beautiful babies
in the room room in his t-shirt and jeans, I nominate him for the "Hottie
Watch List 2008". Left is a photo of Aly with Fast
Eddie's Eddie Hahm, Bop N Stomp supporter and design maven in his
own right.
Here's a lil slide show
of the Bop N Stomp CD release party at the Redwood Bar
in downtown Hell-A featuring the Sidewinders, Pachuko Jose and
those cute Boogie Boys
Here's
a shout out to the boys at Bop N Stomp and Pachuko Jose!
Here's some pix I took at a Big Sandy show at the Bordello nightclub
in downtown LA the weekend following Viva Las Vegas 2008. This
was my first visit to Bordello. Finding the Bordello and figuring
out where to park wasn't easy, but once I made it there the club and
the show was stellar! Lots of excited fans from Europe taking
snaps of everything.
That night was the first time I saw gas prices top $4
a gallon. I thought it was a downtown thing! Dang!
Ready for Prime Time?
Rebel Beat and SoCal Rockabilly to be featured on
American Latino TV, thanks to our fan Robert Rose from NYC
Robert Rose of AIM TV, NYC, produces both American Latino and Latination syndicated half hour TV shows featuring Latin culture across the US.
Robert Rose of Latination/American Latino TV
Luckily, AIM loves rockabilly and have already featured Orlando Rios and Rockabilly Magazine, Viva Las Vegas, Omar and the String Poppers, Rich and Blackcat Entertainment, My Baby Jo and pinup photographer Marco Patino (who kindly shared some of his hot pix with Rebel Beat)
JGS of Scandinavia Releases Rebel Beat...
with subtitles in Finnish, Swedish and Icelandic!
Johan of JGS, long time fan of rockabilly, including Ray Campi and Ron Weiser's work, released Rebel Beat in Scandinavia in May. Check out the amazing cover Johan created for his DVD cover! For a close up view of this amazing cover, click here.
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