"Not a fan of the VE-20. It just sounds so digital and cold. You can use a DI box reversed to use pedals to correct the impedence. In the past I used a Roland space echo with a mic just plugged straight in with no issues. It's not necessary but…"
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Count Brockula replied to Count Brockula's discussion Reverb Pedal For Live Vocals and Good Lo Fi Mic in the group Bands & Musicians
Andy Trash Freak replied to Count Brockula's discussion Reverb Pedal For Live Vocals and Good Lo Fi Mic in the group Bands & Musicians"The Boss VE-20 vocal pedal has reverb, delay & distortion effects (aswell as loads of other fancy features that you'd probably never use). But i don't know whether it'd sound as good as proper analogue stuff. Am i…"
Count Brockula added a discussion to the group Bands & MusiciansReverb Pedal For Live Vocals and Good Lo Fi Mic
I really need to find a way to control the vocal reverb from the stage. In the past, I have used a reverb pedal but I can't remember what I was using. Any suggestions? I want a pedal; I don't want to go the asshole musician route and use a rack mount anything. The cheaper the better (like Electro Harmonix cheap).Also want some lo fi trashy vocals. I have always used an old Shure bullet mic but just can't get the volume I need without it feeding back like a beast. Really need that trashy sound…See More
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Count Brockula replied to kopper's discussion DIY Vinyl Pressing in the group Bands & Musicians"These things are just awful. They make the shittiest, worse sounding records. You're essentially making a digital record. Even from a high quality source, they sound like complete ass. There's a company here in Canada that are calling…"
Funhouse Skull commented on Count Brockula's blog post SHOUT BAMALAMA! #7 - THE RETURN OF THE SHOUTIN' COUNT!!"If you ain't shakin' yer moneymaker to this you better check for a pulse."
"Happy Birthday Count! Hope you have plenty of bourbon with that cake!"
KK Dirty Money & Las Drogas replied to Count Brockula's discussion Any Detroit Gigs Nov 25-27? in the group The Great Midwest"Yeah, I totally agree. Painted Lady is a cool dive bar, but the sound/stage is hardly optimal. I would have to say they win the prize for nastiest/grossest men's room in Detroit venues.
Donovan's Pub in Mexican Town is an unassuming little…"
The Blue Squares replied to Count Brockula's discussion Any Detroit Gigs Nov 25-27? in the group The Great Midwest"The painted lady is still operating as far as I know, and that's another place to consider, but a lot of bands don't like their awkward stage. It's a little cramped and oriented in strange way. It's a cool place though.…"
KK Dirty Money & Las Drogas replied to Count Brockula's discussion Any Detroit Gigs Nov 25-27? in the group The Great Midwest"Very cool. Detroit is a wondrous and strange place.
What is your band?
I wish I had some info to give you, but it looks like The Blue Squares have given you as much info as I could offer.
Is the Painted Lady still open? That place,…"
The Blue Squares replied to Count Brockula's discussion Any Detroit Gigs Nov 25-27? in the group The Great Midwest"I'm not sure of any openings on those nights, and we don't have a gig that weekend, but here are some venues that might be worth…"
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Any Detroit Gigs Nov 25-27?
My band is going to be in Detroit Nov 25-27th to record at Ghetto and we'll be wrapping up early enough to hit some shows. Any gigs on the Friday or Saturday night?
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Weirdonia replied to Count Brockula's discussion Recording Studio for Garage/Punk/Blues in the group Canada"Hey me and my band Weirdonia is looking for a studio that suits the same needs around Windsor Ontario. Any ideas as to who can work with Garage in the area?"
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SHOUT BAMALAMA! #7 - THE RETURN OF THE SHOUTIN' COUNT!!
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:30am 12 Comments 18 Likes
THAT'S RIGHT BABIES, YOU HOOTED AND HOLLERED FOR MORE OF…
SHOUT BAMALAMA! #6 - RHYTHM AND BLUES REVUE PART DEUX
Posted on August 22, 2010 at 11:00am 8 Comments 0 Likes
BY POPULAR DEMAND IT'S THE SHOUT BAMALAMA RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE PART DEUX! THAT'S RIGHT BABIES, YOU HOOTED AND HOLLERED FOR MORE OF THAT HONKIN' NOISE SO HERE 'TIS!! WE DUG DEEP INTO OUR STACKS OF WAX FOR THE HIT MAKERS, THE RECORD BREAKERS, AND THE MONEYMAKERS THAT ARE GONNA PUT MORE GLIDE IN YOUR STRIDE, MORE DIPS IN YOUR HIPS, AND MORE CUT IN YOUR STRUT. THEY'LL MAKE YOUR BACK CRACK, YOUR LIVER QUIVER AND YOUR KNEES FREEZE!!…
SHOUT BAMALAMA! #5 SHOUT BAMALAMA! MERRY FREAKIN' X-MESS SPECIAL!!
Posted on January 8, 2010 at 7:35pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
It’s Santa’s Little Helper and Rock n Roll Elf, Count Brockula, giving you the worst gift you’ll get this year – the SHOUT BAMALAMA Merry Freakin’ Christmas Special!! For the next hour I’ll be working my way through a bowl of my patented and time-tested bourbon-ated egg nog and filling yer stockings with pine-scented and gingerbread flavored rock n roll from The Sabres, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Carla Thomas, The Fleshtones and…
SHOUT BAMALAMA! #4 THE SHOUT BAMALAMA! RHYTHM AND BLUES REVUE!!
Posted on January 2, 2010 at 5:40pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
BY POPULAR DEMAND!! IT’S THE BAMALAMA RECORDS RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE!! THAT’S RIGHT, BABIES. YOU HOOTED & HOLLERED FOR THAT HONKIN’ NOISE, SO HERE ’TIS!! YOU FREAKED AND SQUEAKED ’TIL YOU CRACKED YOUR BEAKS, SO WE’VE GOT THE SOUL TO PUT IN YOUR EARHOLE!! THE MAD PLATTERS TO PUT THE GLIDE IN YOUR STRIDE AND THE DIP IN YO’ HIP!!
SO LET’S GET GRITTY, GREASY, LOW DOWN AND SLEAZY WITH RICHARD BERRY, CHRIS KENNER, JAMES BROWN,…
SHOUT BAMALAMA! #3 GEE-TAR RUMBLIN'
Posted on January 2, 2010 at 4:35pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
IN THIS BETTER-LATE-THAN-NEVER EPISODE (THANKS, BLIP), WE’RE GONNA DO A LITTLE GEE-TAR RUMBLIN’ WITH SOME REVERB-DRENCHED RAVE-UPS FROM A LOONY BIN FULL OF INSTRO-MANIACS LIKE THE FINKS, THE BLAZERS AND SATAN’S PILGRIMS! IF YER LOOKIN’ FOR RED HOT ROCK N ROLL – TAKE IT EASY, GREASY, WE GOT YA COVERED WITH SOME WILD SOUNDS BY THE A-BONES AND THE MILLION SELLERS. NEXT WE’RE RUNNIN’ FOR THE TEXAS BORDER FOR A SET OF LONE STAR LUNACY WITH…
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- Married
- Bio:
- Born and bred Southerner who took off to the Great White North (beauty way to go, eh?) almost 10 years ago to get married. Still haven't gotten used to the cold and the snow. I HATE winter and snow and ice (unless it's in an adult beverage) and it was suggested I try to find a winter activity so I would have something to look forward to. I thought I'd try skiing and snowboarding but I find them to do nothing but provoke gut-wrenching terror. I can't stand hockey, which makes me about as popular as a syphilitic whore in Sunday School. So you know what I look forward to? JULY!!! I think the best winter activity is hunkerin' down with plenty o' bourbon and pots of my five-alarm chili - that'll take the cold out of a corpse!! I think the things I miss most are sweet tea (you wouldn't believe what passes for iced tea around here), and good, cheap Mexican food (I am continually dumbfounded by the bland, overpriced mess that is Toronto Mexican food; Not in my worst nightmares did I ever imagine that a chimichanga w/ rice & beans would cost 18 bucks!! Of course, they don't really know what a chimichanga is and the beans are all canned garbage..)
I'm the clown responsible for the SHOUT BAMALAMA! Podcast.
I started my own record label, BAMALAMA RECORDS because I needed to find ANOTHER way to throw money down the toilet. I have $5 t-shirts and free stickers & buttons if you want to help me waste more money.
I have no patience for bullshit, backstabbing, whining, or lying. I'm straight up with everybody and expect the same in return. If you can't afford me that respect, stay the fuck away. I ain't got time for your horseshit.
- Favorite Music/Influences (list some bands, musicians, genres, etc.):
- As far as styles go, I dig 50s R&B/black rock n' roll & 60s/70s punk the most, though I pretty much like a little bit of everything (EXCEPT RAP - BARRRFFFF!!!!).
Specific groups/performers that have had the most profound and/or influential effect upon me are the Ramones, The Clash (Joe Strummer is a continual inspiration to me and even close to 30 years on, London Calling is still in regular rotation in my house, my car, work...), The Stones, The Sonics, Everly Brothers, The Beatles (pre-LSD hippy crap), Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Screamin' Lord Sutch, The Stooges, Otis Redding, Jerry Lee Lewis, Nick Lowe, The Kingsmen, Hound Dog Taylor, Them, Little Richard, Ska & Bluebeat (too hard to pick any one group or performer), Link Wray, Bobby Fuller 4, The Replacements, The Pogues, The Dubliners, Real Kids, Frank Sinatra, Dixieland jazz, bebop & hardbop (I can't live without a solid dose of early Miles, Coltrane, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Monk, & Mingus; this ain't an inclusive list by any means- I loves me some bop!), Soul Jazz ("Brother" Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Bill Doggett, Jimmy Smith, Cannonball Adderly, Lee Morgan, & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis are some faves), Rockabilly (mostly original stuff but there are some contemporary bands I quite like), Surf (Gary Usher, Eddie & The Showmen, The Belairs, The Galaxies {my pop's band circa '62}, The Trashmen, The Lively Ones, The Ventures, Fender IV, Avengers VI, The Astronauts, The Challengers, The Pyramids, The Tornadoes), Bo Diddley, Big Star, The Cramps, Booker T & The MGs, 13th Floor Elevators, X, Sam & Dave, Eddie Cochran, Social Distortion, farfisa and fuzz-driven garage punk (Back from the Grave, Nuggets, Pebbles, etc), The Misfits, The Velvet Underground, Jason & The Scorchers (taught me at a young age that country could be cool... I count myself fortunate that I grew up in a city with a band like this), Circle Jerks, Gun Club, The Kinks, Slim Harpo, Johnny Cash, The Animals, Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, Buck Owens, The Crystals and The Ronettes (and pretty much ALL Girl Group sounds), NY Dolls, Dead Boys, Black Flag, Howlin' Wolf, Sex Pistols, Bubblegum, Cheap Trick, Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, Pretty Things, Flamin' Groovies...Hell, this is really hard. There are many more I can't really think of now but I'm sure I'll add them later.
- Favorite Movies:
- Universal and Hammer horror flicks (but Karloff is the best Frankie), ANY Godzilla flick (or any of the Japanese giant monster movies... who am I kidding - ANY giant monster/insect/beast movie!!), Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (and pretty much ANY zombie flick), The Creeping Flesh, ALL of Kurosawa's films, The Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow, The Girl Can't Help It, AIP Biker Flicks, God Told Me To, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, The Ipcress File, Funeral In Berlin, The Invisible Invaders, Mad Monster Party, Phantasm, Animal House, Danger:Diabolik, The Blues Brothers, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (orignal and Pt. 2), Repo Man, Godfather 1 & 2 (Part 3 can kiss my ass), Dr. Strangelove, Lolita (Kubrick's version), Killer's Kiss, Death Rides A Horse, Goodfellas, The Killing, Corman's Poe flicks, The Conqueror Worm (AKA Witchfinder General), The Abominable Dr. Phibes, House Of Wax, Theatre of Blood, The Tingler (or any number of other Vincent Price movies), Blood Simple, Raising Arizona (and truthfully, almost ALL of The Coen Bros. films with a couple of recent exceptions), The Sorcerers, Panic In Year Zero, Maniac (1980), The Incredible Mr Limpet, The Ghost and Mr Chicken, The Red Baron (AKA Von Richthofen and Brown), Plan 9 From Outer Space, Blackboard Jungle, The Fly (1958), An American Werewolf In London, MOST of Russ Meyer's flicks, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (and almost every other Leone flick), film noir ( just can't name any one - I love almost all of them, though I have been digging the hell out of "Kiss Me Deadly" recently), 70s crime flicks (again, how can I name just one? I suppose "The French Connection" and "Charley Varrick" will always hold a special place in my heart since I saw them at the drive-in when I was a kid), Pulp Fiction, Lost Weekend, Days of Wine & Roses, BARFLY, Rock and Roll High School...That's enough for now.
Comment Wall (25 comments)
- At 9:51am on December 13, 2011,
kopper said… You're about due for a new episode of Shout Bamalama, aren't ya?
- At 8:55pm on November 9, 2011, kopper said…
How many birthdays can you COUNT, Cound? 43? 44? I still got ya beat...
- At 5:35am on November 9, 2011,
joey fuckup said…
Happy Birthday Count! Hope you have plenty of bourbon with that cake!
- At 12:48pm on October 28, 2011, kopper said…
- Haha, "Count Brockula - Network Administrator" goes great with that profile pic! AAAAAARRRGH!!
- At 2:30pm on October 27, 2011, kopper said…
- You're about due for a new episode of the podcast, aren't ya?
- At 11:08am on September 2, 2011,
Light Bulb Alley ( New LP out!) said… - I dig your taste in music!! Hello from Montreal!!
- At 4:20am on July 8, 2011,
The Surfites said… 
- At 5:57pm on February 1, 2011,
le carogne said… Hi Count Brockula!
Many Thanks for the add!!
Greetings from
Italy!!!
- At 6:17pm on January 2, 2011,
- Hey thanks for acceptin' me! Can't wait to start listenin' to your shows!
- At 3:36pm on October 7, 2010, kopper said…
- Since I couldn't really find a nice, good, bold logo to use for your show, I tinkered with this one a little:
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