Pink Stainless Tail is the staple psychedelic garage rock song from the Red Crayola’s debut album. The incessant and turned up sound of Steve Cunningham’s bassline speak of the “post-punk” movement as much as the album’s opener “Hurricane Fighter Plane” does. The lyrics here continue Mayo Thompson’s abstract and surrealist brand of poetry. Rick Barthelme’s drumming also stands out as more complex, aggressive and energetic than on any other song on the album, the speed he takes up mixed with the frantic bassline foreshadow the punk rock movement of the late 1970s. Pink Stainless Tail… read more
Pink Stainless Tail is the staple psychedelic garage rock song from the Red Crayola’s debut album. The incessant and turned up sound of Steve Cunning… read more
Pink Stainless Tail is the staple psychedelic garage rock song from the Red Crayola’s debut album. The incessant and turned up sound of Steve Cunningham’s bassline speak of the “post-pun… read more
The Red Krayola (or Crayola) are an experimental rock band who formed in Houston, Harris County, Texas in late 1966. The group was made up of musician and visual artist Mayo Thompson who has remained the group's leader and sole constant for over 50 years, novelist Rick Barthelme who was the son of Donald Barthelme, and bassist Steve Cunningham who joined them at the age of 17. One night's show at a club called "Love" attracted people to the stage, audience members began to walk on up and improvise with whatever they saw fit, this would be the event that would … read more
The Red Krayola (or Crayola) are an experimental rock band who formed in Houston, Harris County, Texas in late 1966. The group was made up of musician and visual artist Mayo Thompson who … read more
The Red Krayola (or Crayola) are an experimental rock band who formed in Houston, Harris County, Texas in late 1966. The group was made up of musician and visual artist Mayo Thompson who has remained the group's leader and sole … read more