Blast from the past – Mick Smiley talks about Ghostbusters track!

Years back, MTV added Mick Smiley’s music video, Magic, to their online archives – exciting, as it was a rarity. Then MTV geo-locked their archives, leaving the rest of the world out in the cold. Then someone added a copy to YouTube (all good things come to YouTube.)

But that’s not all – Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of a number of great books on pop culture history, managed to track down and briefly talk to Mick himself, giving us a small look behind the scenes of the Ghostbusters soundtrack (for example, Mick doesn’t think the video aired on MTV… and yet they seem to think they did!)

Nice work, Marc!

Ghostbusters songbook online

GBFans has added my copy of the Ghostbusters souvenir songbook to the materials archive, so now future generations of Ghosthead musicians have something other than the theme song they can play as their fun, ironic closer!

“How did you make such great scans?” you ask. Well, I bought a second copy so I could cut the spine off one copy. The lengths I’ll go to for you people…

Go have a look here!

Ray Parker Jr. Halloween (Oct. 29th) tix – Cali and OK ghostheads take note.

While there’s no tickets information yet on Ray Parker Jrs October 28th Halloween concert – along with The Bus Boys and Otis Day – tickets went on sale yesterday for the same concert line-up on Saturday, October 29th, in Coachella, California!

Head here for info on the show and tickets
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[UPDATE] The Busboys Facebook page does confirm that there is still a show in Tulsa, OK, on October, 28th, but no shows on October 30th, Halloween proper. Just no word on tickets. Those interested should contact The Creek Nation Casino.

Ray Parker Jr. Halloween concert in Tulsa!

[UPDATE] Actually, while the concert has been announced in the Tulsa event listings, tickets aren’t yet on sale.

It’s early, I know, but the tickets are on sale now, and who knows how long they’ll last. I don’t. I will remind people closer to Halloween.

For now, if you live close to Tulsa and want to boogie down to Ray Parker Jr. and The Bus Boys on October 28th, go here for tickets and more information.

Ray’s website lists two more Halloween shows the next two nights.

Oct 29 Berkely, CA – Claremont Resort and Spa

Oct 30 Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts Casino and Hotel

Thanks to featofstrength and the kids at GBFans.com for the heads up.

Because it’s Friday: Sci Fried rocks out We’re Ready To Believe You

PC readers (or at least Twitter followers) Slacker and The Man, pop culture podcasters extraordinaire, landed a score on their show Wednesday (episode 161), playing a track off of Sci Fried’s (nerd rockers extraordinaire) soon to be released new album, Future Tense!

You can pick up Future Tense (or any of their three albums) for $10 through their website, OR trek (narf) on down to their CD release party on Friday the 25th of March, provided you’re in the Winter Park, Florida area.

March 25, 2011 from 7pm – 12am at A Comic Shop located at 114 S Semoran Blvd # 6 Winter Park, FL 32792 – (407) 332-9636

Join Sci-Fried for the release of their new album “Future Tense”. Admission is FREE! and FREE Pizza and Beer (for those 21 and up, bring ID) will be served free, while supplies last. Special guest performances by Sci-Fried, Marc with a C, Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew, Krondor Krew, Benjamin Bear, MagiTek and Rappy Mcrapperson with MC Wreckshin. Special Podcasts on site from Nerdy Show, Slacker and the Man and Prime Time Geek. and don’t forget Geek World Order there to report and take pictures of this massive event!

You can never have too much nerdery in your CD collection.

Be sure to listen in to Slacker and The Man and their ceaseless podcasting, and just to get you in the mood for a little Heavy Nerd (Nerd Metal? New Metal Nerds?), sample their epic Ghostbusters track, “We’re Ready To Believe You” before picking up the album.

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