Zachariah

This one is going to be weird. I mean, more than usual.

You know I love zombies. Its a fact. Submit.

Well, I was in Abingdon a few weeks ago. Yeah. That's the ticket. So, there I am in Abingdon and my brother wants to go to K-mart. You remember K-mart, that species of superstore that roamed the earth in the millenia before Wal-Mart and Target. Regardless, I'm in K-mart, and there, before my eyes, is a zombie flick I've never heard of. Its called Dead and Breakfast and its supposed to be (emphasis on "supposed") the American answer to the brilliant, hilarious, dare I say it, uproarious (?) Shaun of the Dead. Hell, the credits listed Portia de Rossi from Arrested Development, arguably one of the five or six best comedies ever. So I bought it.

Dammit.

Okay, don't see the movie. Or do, if you want just good ol' goofy zombie blood-jonx. But if you're looking for a smart flick? Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahno.

All that said, there's this guy, Zachariah, who, along with his band the Lobos Riders (not to be confused with "Los" Lobos [non-riders]). Who cranks out the majority of the soundtrack. Which ain't half bad. How to characterize it. Hmm. California-interpertation, Western country (as opposed to country Western), white-rap-infused, rockabilly. Yeah. That.

It is insane. It is pop (not quite bubble-gum, harboring around, I dunno', Twizzlers - chewy). And frankly, it ain't Mozart. But it is entertaining (hell, it got me through that entire movie). So, check out their homepage - there's quite a bit of groove-juice there, though admitedly the quality is less than ideal. Also, they're on mySpace (doy, I suppose - oh, and the samples here are of a much higher quality, though there are fewer of them). Don't demand traditional country music and you'll be pleased. Maybe. I dunno'. Don't miss "We're Coming to Kill Ya'" (that's right) or "Tuscon Afternoon."

Also, he looks like Trivia-Guy. Inside joke.