Stag-O-Lee Festival

The Fuzztones - Preaching All Over Europe!

posted September 4th, 2010

Lotsa hot news from the Fuzztones camp! Stag-O-Lee's newest signing is busy finishing their Preaching To The Perverted album (cover to the left) and packing their gear for a long european tour. You can find the first dates here! I am sure the gaps will be filled shortly, so watch this space!

Due to unexpected delays we will not be able to get the new album into the shops before January 2011! But Rudi Potrudi and me are working on a few things that will make your jaw drop (apart from the new album)! So keep your eyes on the merch table! In Fuzz we trust!

New stuff in the Stag Mailorder!

posted September 2nd, 2010

Well, we have just added a ton of stuff to the mailorder section of the Stag-O-Lee empire, the Jukebox as we call it. A truckload of new repro-7"-es, the debut of the exciting The Excitements (the new Rhythm & Soul-sensation from Spain), two limited edition Hip-O-Select Singles-Compilations by James Brown (top notch stuff), some Trojan comps and two fresh Jon Spencer Blues Explosion reissues.

The highlights being a double CD compilation called Big Bad Blues Boppers! with a whopping 50 shithot cuts - big, bad, bluesy & boppin' they sure are! And two new volumes of the fabulous Buttshakers vinyl only comps (and 1-3 repressed!). You can't live without them! Check everything out here!

New songs in the player! Listen up!

posted August 14th, 2010

The player to your lower right is sporting some new tracks from upcoming Stag-O-Lee releases, like both songs from the Diplomats Of Solid Sound 45, a handfull of tracks culled from The Neighbourhood, the awesome new album by Tokyo Sex Destruction, whose energetic Garage Soul kicks ass (judge for yourself). I have also uploaded a few tracks from the new album by Cut In The Hill Gang. Their Mean Black Cat LP/CD is on heaviest rotation at the Stag-O-Lee HQ. Unfortunately I am not able to give you a taste of their longer workouts, like my absolute favourite Serves Me Right To Suffer (yes, the John Lee Hooker tune), because I can only upload 2 MB per song, which means a 6-minute tune has to be reduced to next to nothing. Something that needs to be changed... other than that - enjoy the new Stag-O-Lee releases, all scheduled for October.

Brandnew Stag-O-Lee signing: The Fuzztones

posted August 7th, 2010

I guess this could be called "full circle". I began my musical "career" issuing the Glitterhouse fanzine and The Fuzztones were among the first bands I loved and featured. This was more than 25 year ago, actually almost 30 years, because 2010 actually is the 30th anniversary of The Fuzztones.

Critics called it a trend, labeled them "retro," and smugly dismissed 'em, hoping they'd go away. But The Fuzztones fuzzed on, year after year, after year, stubbornly spreading their Garage Gospel to the True Believers. And in the interim, most Critic's Choices fell by the wayside. It's been 30 years since The Fuzztones first hit the stage. Their avid following has continued to grow and their influence can be seen and heard in literally every new band that calls themselves "Garage" (a trend that now, ironically, critics embrace). Fact is, The Fuzztones have always been the relevant alternative to manufactured pop pablum and assembly-line rap rebellion. The men may not know, but the little girls understand.

Few bands can claim a lifespan even half as long as the 'Tones, and most that do tend to bask in past glories. Not The Fuzztones, who have been touring and recording consistently since their first European tour in 1985. From October on the band responsible for bringing Garage Rock to Europe will return once again,this time to not only celebrate their amazing longevity with a 30 year Anniversary Tour, but to promote their eagerly anticipated upcoming album, Preaching To The Perverted.

The album (the first with all original material since 1986) is being mixed right now Stag-O-Lee is going to rush-release it before Rudi Potrudi and his gang hit the stages around Europe. Stay tuned!