This here website documents
The Subterraneans
- without doubt the meanest, baddest, evillest rockin'
psycho-delic garage combo ever to come out of Sandwick, Isle of Lewis,
Outer Hebrides between 1981 and 1985, probably.
Every incarnation of the band is covered, including 1981/82 precursors A Horse Latitudes and The Dark Visit, and 1985 successors Memphis Louie an' The Rockin' Firebirds of Death.
Meantime there's still a good few holes still to fill in - See
Wanted - Information! for stuff you might be able to tell us...
We got a
Early 80s SY Rock Scene
page to try and put the Subterraneans into context. So if you've got
any recollections of what was happening around the islands musically
around 79-85 then send them in an' we'll paste them up...
We
also
got stuff on latterday
Subterraneans
Spin-off
outfit
Memphis
Louie
an
the
Rockin
Firebird
of
Death
(
not
to
be
confused
with
1985
Subterraneans
spin-off
outfit
Memphis
Louie
an
the
Rockin
Firebirds
of
Death)
Check out their facebook page for more news, tunes, videos etc. There's a
myspace page as well but ain't much left on it these days since g*dd*m myspace "Tom" lost all his content.
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Latest
Subterraneans News:
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Feb
9
2009
-
"The Subterraneans
Show"
on
YouTube
"The
Subterraneans
Show"
-
the
band's
long
lost
1984
promo-video-cum-ultra-low-budget-50s-rock-n-roll-exploitation-flick
-
is
now
available
on
YouTube. For
Full
Details
see
our
new
Subterraneans
on
Film
Page.
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Feb
9
2009
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Lux
Interior
RIP
The
Subterraneans
is
gonna
miss
Cramps
frontman
Lux
Interior.
The
Cramps
were
one
of
our
top
influences
in
the
early
80s.
As
well
as
being
a
great
outfit
in
their
own
right
they
steered
us
towards
the
real
junk
-
from
Link
Wray
to
the
Sonics
to
the
Trashmen
-
which
blew
away
pretty
much
all
the
sounds
of
that
period.
We
were
further
indebted
to
Lux
& co
cos
the
only
magazine
that
ever
gave
us
a
review
(in
1983)
was
Legion
of
the
Cramped
Fanzine
"Rockin
Bones"!
Hopefully
Lux's
demise
will
present
no
obstacle
to
his
busy
touring
schedule,
and
we
trust
he
will
be
returning
from
the
grave
in
zombie
form
to
rock
a
boneyard
near
us
soon.
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Feb
9
2009
-
Subterraneans
Website
Jazzed
up
an
Moved
Following
Microsoft's
decision
to
shut
down
msn
groups,
this
here
Subterraneans
site
has
been
moved
to a
new
location
at
www.guireans.com/subterraneans
Alternatively,
Subterraneans
fans
can
access
it
from
the
link
on
the
main
www.guireans.com
page.
We've
taken
the
opportunity
to
update
the
website
content
and
add
in
mp3
and
all
sorts
of
other
stuff.
(We're
hanging
off
the
Guireans'
site
because
it
saves
us
having
to
buy
our
own
domain
name)
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Oct
23rd
2008
-
First
Ever
Airplay
for
the
Subterraneans
25
years
after
the
Subterraneans
recorded
their
stuff,
they've
finally,
for
the
first
time,
been
played
on
air.
Isles
FM's
number
1
alternative
DJ
Innes
Morrison
played
"I
was
Murdered
by
the
CIA"
and
"Hi
Heel
Sneekers"
on
his
excellent "Into
The
Music"
show.
"Hi
Heel
Sneekers"
was
meant
to
be "Wherewolf"
but
Leroi
Z
Coondawg
messed
up
the
track
ordering while
making
up the
CD
sleeves.
The
mistake
means that
the
new
CD
is
an
instant
collector's
item
and
therefore
an
excellent
investment
in
these
here
troubled
times.
It
also
means
Innes
might
give
the
real
"Wherewolf"
a
spin
next
week.
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