Check out the “Shit Happens” Animated Promo Video (above) starring the voice talents of actor/musician Bill Mumy as album mascot “Joe Solid!” The animated spot, Produced and Directed by longtime Misfits & Ramones collaborator John Cafiero (of Osaka Popstar), brings to life the front, back and interior album artwork by underground comix artist Stephen Blickenstaff, best known for creating the cover art to the Cramps classic 1984 album “Bad Music for Bad People.”
SHIT HAPPENS – NOW!
11 / 02 / 2023
Get ready to… Spin some ‘Real Good’ SH!T
All-New material from Art Barnes of World Famous Comedy Music duo Barnes & Barnes, creators of “Fish Heads” the #1 Most Requested song in history on the Dr. Demento Show!
& Barnes “Shit Happens” featuring: “Hip as a Bip,” “Guppy Stomp,” “Butter” and LOTS MORE GOOD SHIT!
Available on Vinyl, CD and Digitally in stores and online now!
ORDER NOW @ DEMENTED PUNK ON CD OR AUTOGRAPHED ONLINE EXCLUSIVE VARIANT VINYL!
The Demented Punk Online Exclusive Edition is pressed on Brown Vinyl with Yellow Splatter, Limited to 150 pcs worldwide, and personally autographed by Bill Mumy aka Art Barnes!
Also available everywhere on Ltd Ed Brown Vinyl or CD in Gatefold packaging.
All vinyl editions include MP3 Download card and all formats feature front, back & interior artwork by Stephen Blickenstaff with art direction by Demented Punk’s John Cafiero.
Look for more cool shit like T-Shirts, Pins and get the Exclusive Vinyl or CD bundled with ‘em to save a few bucks!
1.) Hip as a Bip
2.) Take Me To My Mommy
3.) Toomp
4.) Guppy Stomp
5.) I Miss You Like a Kidney Stone
6.) Ehh Whatever
7.) Orphanage Porridge
8.) Voody Pooty Booty Pie
9.) Let’s Grease Up and Wrestle
10.) Butter
11.) Did She Get It
12.) Shit Happens
13.) A Piece of Pie
Dedicated with love to the memory of Robert “Artie Barnes” Haimer (1954 – 2023).
NEW OSAKA POPSTAR ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO STARRING FRED ARMISEN FOR “LOST & FOUND” THE NEW SINGLE FROM “EAR CANDY”—OUT NOW!
05 / 10 / 2022
Written, Produced & Directed by John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar), the new animated music video for the single “Lost & Found” from the band’s latest release “Ear Candy” (out now on Misfits Records in association with Demented Punk), stars actor/comedian/musician Fred Armisen (of Portlandia, Documentary Now, SNL), along with Osaka Popstar (all in animated form), and features cameos by the Osaka Popstar Devil Dogs, the Kawaii Black Metal trio, Sweetie Candy Vigilante, and includes nods to Saturday morning breakfast cereals, the Partridge Family, The Archies, the Monkees and more! Click above or below to watch now.
ALL-NEW RELEASE “EAR CANDY” IN STORES & ONLINE NOW!
05 / 06 / 2022
Ear Candy debuts all-new material and ‘sweet’ new recordings by Osaka Popstar wrapped in a candy-coated punk-rock package sure to induce a sugar rush!!
Limited Edition Candy Swirl “bite” Vinyl (as seen in the cover art), includes download card with MP3s and exclusive variant “Sweetie Candy Vigilante” 32-page digital comic book.
CD in deluxe gatefold packaging with free 2-sided poster and download card with exclusive variant Sweetie Candy Vigilante 32-page digital comic book.
Fronted (and produced) by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero on vocals, with Dean Rispler (formerly of NY performance art-rock band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) switching off on guitar and bass duties, with Jon Wurster (of Superchunk, Bob Mould & The Mountain Goats) on Drums. Includes guest appearance by indie rocker Colleen Green on backing vocals for two tracks, gorgeous front cover art by Josh Howard (Dead @ 17 comics), wicked back cover art by Jeff Zornow (Godzilla comics), kawaii black metal interior art by Nemons (Gary Hall), download card w/ MP3s + an exclusive variant full-color 32 page “Sweetie Candy Vigilante” digital comic book unavailable anywhere else!
In addition to being one of the coolest and most unique looking vinyl records you’re ever to find, Ear Candy is cut at 45RPM for maximum sound quality.
ORDER NOW on Vinyl or CD plus look for the new Ear Candy & Kawaii Black Metal Tees and pins too!
Also available wherever digital music is offered.
Get EXCLUSIVE variants and FREE Osaka Popstar Saturday Morning cereal Candy when you order the RED Swirl “Bite” Variant Vinyl or Deluxe CD bundles in the Demented Punk Online Store NOW!
OSAKA POPSTAR & THE AMERICAN LEGENDS OF PUNK ALL-NEW EXPANDED EDITION — OUT NOW!
02 / 04 / 2022
All-new Expanded Edition of the anime-punk-rock mash-up debut album by Osaka Popstar!
Available for the first time on vinyl, “Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk” has been fully remastered and pressed on limited edition 180-gram vinyl with enhanced front and back cover artwork, newly added bonus tracks, 20-page book with expanded art, essays, liner notes, and more. LP comes housed in Deluxe gatefold spot UV packaging with MP3 download card. Also available on CD in Deluxe spot UV Digipak w/ 20-PG Book.
Check out the new animated spot starring Osaka Popstar’s ‘Crunchy Crossbones’ mascot voiced by Roger L. Jackson (best known as the voice of Mojo Jojo in “The Powerpuff Girls” & Ghostface from the “Scream” horror film franchise). Click Here to watch and confirm for yourself that Osaka Popstar Sounds Crunchy Even in Milk!
LTD ED ‘ANIME SPEED-LINE SPLATTER’ 180 GRAM COLORED VINYL EDITION
LTD ED BLUE 180 GRAM COLORED VINYL EDITION
CLASSIC BLACK 180 GRAM VINYL EDITION
Fronted and produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero, “Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk” features a backing band of super luminary original punk rock super heroes, including Jerry Only (The Misfits), Marky Ramone (The Ramones), Dez Cadena (Black Flag), and Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids), plus a special guest appearance by indie music icon Daniel Johnston. They rip through a roller coaster of high-speed hooks and catchy choruses, recalling the very best of New York City punk rock.
If classic NY punk, anime, cult movies, comic books and toys formed a band on a sugar rush it would sound like Osaka Popstar.
“The Best ‘Punk’ Album in 25 Years. Osaka Popstar is a high concept project that bashes through generational barriers. They combine roots-punk style music a la the Buzzcocks, the Undertones, the Ramones, and the Misfits, and then incorporate this into Japanese Saturday morning cartoon imagery. It’s sort of like the Archies on steroids, or the Fountains Of Wayne on amphetamines. Osaka Popstar have perfected a near-miraculous combination of fun and catharsis that leaves you breathless, exhausted, and completely satisfied.” – American Hit Network
“You should be warned… The verses are catchier than many a groups’ choruses, and the choruses are like three-chord crack. And similarly irresistible.” – Classic Rock Magazine
“The existence of the Osaka Popstar’s debut is further proof that God loves the Ramones. The album is a phenomenal ode to power pop and deeply infectious pop punk. Inspired heavily by Japanese Animation (check out the album art work and the two music videos)… it should be standard issue for every punk popper wannabe even dreaming about starting a band.” – AMP (American Music Press-Monthly)
TRACK LISTING
1.) Wicked World
2.) Astro Boy
3.) Sailor Moon
4.) Man of Constant Sorrow
5.) Insects
6.) I Live Off You
7.) Xmas Intro (That Almost Wasn’t)
8.) The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t
9.) Love Comes in Spurts
10.) Blank Generation
11.) Monsters
12.) Where’s the Cap’n? (Extra Crunchy Mix)
13.) Shaolin Monkeys
Bonus Tracks:
14.) Super Hero
15.) Beat on the Brat (Studio Version)
Get the new Vinyl or CD in one of our online Exclusive Expanded Edition Bundles to score some ‘crunchy’ new Osaka Popstar Merch along with it, save money, and score a FREE MYSTERY TEE too!
For a limited time, all Osaka Popstar Expanded Edition Bundle orders will include a Free Bonus Mystery T-shirt featuring a classic Osaka Popstar design!
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC X OSAKA POPSTAR LTD ED. 12-INCH VINYL!
02 / 04 / 2022
This special 12-inch split maxi-single features GRAMMY award winner “Weird Al” Yankovic teamed with NYC’s Osaka Popstar paying homage to the founding fathers of punk rock, The Ramones!
Pressed on black vinyl in an edition of 3,000 for indie shops through RSD Black Friday, it’s now available in an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE RED VINYL VARIANT limited to 400 pcs wordlwide while supplies last! The 12-inch features cover art by Topps Garbage Pail Kids artist Neil Camera and includes a 2-sided full color inner sleeve with live photos, artwork and liner notes, plus MP3 download card.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a blistering, accordion-tinged cover,” “Beat on the Brat” features “Weird Al” on lead vocals and accordion, backed by Osaka Popstar, (John Cafiero on backing vocals, Dean Rispler on guitar, Sal Maida (Sparks) on bass, and Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) on drums). Originally appearing on the #1 charting punk-comedy crossover album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk,” the aforementioned studio version, (Produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero), is accompanied by two exclusive, previously unavailable LIVE bonus tracks (“Beat on the Brat” and “I Wanna Be Sedated”) performed by “Weird Al” and his band on the “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour!”
“Weird Al”, a pop culture icon, who also happens to be the most requested artist in the history of the Dr. Demento Show, stated of the recording, “How could I not contribute to this project. I love punk music, and Dr. Demento changed my entire life in an extraordinary way. I selected “Beat on the Brat” by the Ramones, because I truly believe it’s the most upbeat, danceable song about child abuse ever written.”
The flip side features an all-new studio version of the title track by Osaka Popstar (from the new Expanded Edition of the critically acclaimed “Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk” album), plus 3 additional Ramones covers by Osaka Popstar recorded LIVE in concert—with special guest appearances by members of the Misfits, Ramones & Black Flag—never before released on vinyl!
The black vinyl pressing debuted at participating indie stores on Friday November 26, exclusively from Demented Punk Records for RSD Black Friday 2021.
T-Shirts and pins featuring the “Weird Al” GPK-inspired ‘Brat Beater’ artwork are available from Demented Punk.
Side 1: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”)
2.) “Beat on the Brat” – LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)
3.) “I Wanna Be Sedated” – LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)
Side 2: OSAKA POPSTAR
1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the forthcoming expanded edition of “Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk”)
2.) “Beat on the Brat” – LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)
3.) “Blitzkrieg Bop” – LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)
4.) “The KKK Took My Baby Away” – LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)
BARNES & BARNES ARE BACK! PANCAKE DREAM IN STORES & ONLINE NOW
10 / 21 / 2021
All-new material by comedy-music icons Barnes & Barnes! The demented duo behind the classic novelty hit ”Fish Heads” (the #1 most requested song of all-time on the ‘Dr. Demento Show’), present a new listening experience in ‘Outsider Music for Insiders’.
ORDER NOW ON CD OR AUTOGRAPHED ONLINE EXCLUSIVE VARIANT VINYL!
2-disc Ltd Ed colored vinyl LP w/ ‘groovy’ art etching in gorgeous gatefold packaging (featuring surrealist paintings by artist Mike Bell, based on concepts and art direction by Demented Punk’s John Cafiero), lyric sheet insert, and MP3 download card. Running Time: 50 minutes.
“This definitely ain’t “Fish Heads”! Pancake Dream finds the brothers Barnes at their most hypnotic and avant-garde, creating lyrics and soundscapes that will forever plague my dreams and haunt my every waking moment. Yeah!” — “Weird Al” Yankovic
“In 1978 Barnes & Barnes released “Fish Heads,” the most requested song in the 51-year history of the Dr. Demento Show. In 2021, Barnes & Barnes bring us “Pancake Dream,” born of a darker, more mature comic vision, and thrilling in its musical brilliance.” — Dr. Demento
Look for the Maple Syrup Splatter Vinyl Edition in stores and online worldwide everywhere else.
The exclusive “Pancake Dream” Bonus DVD (limited to 300 copies) features over 50 minutes of content, hidden easter egg clips and a total of 13 music videos—each made by Art & Artie Barnes personally! Collectively is it a bizarre video concept album, or a mini art film…? You decide.
You won’t find the “Pancake Dream” Bonus DVD available for sale, (or available at all), anywhere else! It’s exclusive to our appetizing and highly limited “Pancake Dream” bundles which include the new full-length album on your choice of CD or exclusive autographed variant vinyl, the option of a set of 3 enamel pins or an embroidered Pancake Dream ball cap, plus 3/4 sleeve Raglan T-shirt featuring the incredible album cover artwork.
WEIRD AL “BEAT ON THE BRAT” 3-INCH VINYL COMING RSD 2021!
04 / 14 / 2021
Produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar), and originally appearing on the #1 billboard charting album “Dr. Demento Covered In Punk,” Weird Al Yankovic’s “Beat On The Brat” was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a blistering, accordion-tinged cover.”
“Weird Al”, a pop culture icon, who also happens to be the most requested artist in the history of the Dr. Demento Show, stated of the recording, “How could I not contribute to this project. I love punk music, and Dr. Demento changed my entire life in an extraordinary way. I selected “Beat on the Brat” by the Ramones, because I truly believe it’s the most upbeat, danceable song about child abuse ever written.”
Performed by: “Weird Al” Yankovic on vocals and accordion, with Osaka Popstar (John Cafiero on backing vocals, Dean Rispler on guitar, Sal Maida on bass, and Dennis Diken on drums), this 3” black vinyl record, pressed in an edition limited to 1,500 units worldwide, is made to play on the RSD3 mini-turntable (as well as the RSD 2020 clear variant). Comes with a collector’s poster and sleeve featuring Weird Al ‘Brat Beater’ artwork by Garbage Pail Kids artist Neil Camera.
Available at participating indie stores on Sat July 17, exclusively from Demented Punk Records for RSD 2021! Contact your local record store to let them know it’s on your wish list and ask them to order! For a list of participating stores near you, visit RecordStoreDay.com
Also look for “Weird Al” T-Shirts and pins featuring the GPK-inspired ‘Brat Beater’ artwork at the Demented Punk Online Store.
BARNES & BARNES “HOLIDAZE IN LUMANIA” ON CD & VINYL NOV 15
11 / 08 / 2019
ORDER NOW: FIRST 100 CD & LP ORDERS RECEIVE A FREE LTD ED “HOLIDAZE” 5” x 7” GREETING CARD SIGNED BY BARNES & BARNES!
Cult icons Barnes & Barnes return with their first album of all-new original material in over a decade! The demented duo who brought you the Dr. Demento Show’s #1 most-requested song of all-time—the classic novelty hit ”Fish Heads”, take on the holidays with this brand new release featuring 15 all-new bizarre comedy songs centered on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and beyond… it’s “Holidaze in Lumania”!
CD & vinyl editions include an exclusive bonus track NOT available digitally or anywhere else, plus amazing front and back cover paintings by artist Matt Dangler created exclusively for the physical album release!
First Pressing: transparent GREEN with opaque RED ‘holidaze’ swirl vinyl limited to 1,000 pcs worldwide.
Order now at the Demented Punk Online Store and receive your copy by or before the Nov 15th street date.
The first 100 orders for the vinyl LP and CD will receive a free bonus limited edition 5” x 7” ‘Holidaze’ greeting card personally signed by Barnes & Barnes—while supplies last!
Get the Fish Head ‘Holidaze’ card with the purchase of the vinyl LP.
Get the Krampus ‘Holidaze’ card with the purchase of the CD.
Collect them all! Only available while supplies last.
All orders for the vinyl LP placed before 12/15/19 will be entered into a random drawing where one lucky winner will receive a rare black vinyl test pressing of Holidaze in Lumania! Visit the Demented Punk Online Store for more details or to order now.
Track List:
1.) Christmas in Lumania
2.) Down by Candy Cane Lane
3.) Horny at the Holidays
4.) Hanukkah at our House
5.) Kwanzaa’s Here Again
6.) Why Mommy, Why Do You Cry?
7.) Santa’s Gone on Strike
8.) It’s Christmas Time and I Am Not with You
9.) Jesus is Groovy
10.) I’ve Got Some Presents for Santa
11.) The Angel of Death is Near
12.) I am a Flying Reindeer
13.) Christmas is Coming Better Start Running
14.) Santa Claus is a Martian – EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK
15.) Silent Night, Holy Newt
SHATNER X CRAMPS SPLIT SINGLE COMING FOR RSD BLACK FRIDAY!
10 / 28 / 2019
LTD ED NEON YELLOW 12-INCH SPLIT SINGLE—IN STORES FRI. NOV 29
SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED—ASK YOUR LOCAL STORE TO ORDER NOW…
This special limited edition split maxi-single pairs pop-culture icon William Shatner’s mind-blowing interpretation of The Cramps’ punk classic “Garbageman” (a cover that Rolling Stone hailed as a “growling and expertly melodramatic version”), teamed with the original 1980 recording that inspired it—performed by the legendary Cramps themselves and produced by Alex Chilton. Shatner’s “Garbageman” (produced by Osaka Popstar’s John Cafiero) is the second single from the #1 Billboard charting album Dr. Demento Covered in Punk
This Shatner x Cramps Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive release is pressed on 12” neon yellow vinyl, with bonus tracks by both artists, and exclusive unreleased content unavailable anywhere else!
Taking it a step further, Demented Punk commemorates the culture-clash with amazing new front cover art by Cramps illustrator Stephen Blickenstaff. Created in homage to his original Bad Music for Bad People cover illustration (shown on the back of this release), the new piece beams in the likeness of the legendary Shatner in place of the late great Cramps front man Lux Interior. Must be seen AND heard to be believed… exclusively from Demented Punk!
Side 1: William Shatner
1.) “Garbageman” 3:35 (from the album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”)
2.) “Garbageman” 2:33 (A cappella Version) (Previously unreleased)
3.) “Garbageman” 3:38 (Instrumental Version) (Previously unreleased)
Side 2: The Cramps
1.) “Garbageman” 3:34 (From the 1984 LP “Bad Music for Bad People”)
2.) “Human Fly” 2:14 (From the 1984 LP “Bad Music for Bad People”)
Contact your participating record store to let them know it’s on your wish list and ask them to order! For a list of participating stores near you, visit RecordStoreDay.com
BID NOW TO WIN & SUPPORT SOME GREAT CHARITIES!
Each year William and Elizabeth Shatner bring together world-class reining horses and riders in breathtaking slides and spins as they compete for top honors in their respective classes in The Priceline Hollywood Charity Horse Show, Sponsored by Wells Fargo. As the sun sets, a much anticipated auction and music show kick off right after an amazing array of food and fun. For those unable to attend the event Mr. Shatner has cultivated a unique set of offerings for an online silent auction—all benefiting a number of worthy causes. Through the help of Mr. Shatner’s generous friends in the Entertainment Industry unique and signed items are provided all with the goal of raising as much money as possible for the charities benefited by this 501c3 organization.
NEW INTERVIEW W/ BARNES & BARNES & DEMENTED PUNK AT THE HYPE
10 / 06 / 2019
Click here or the logo above to read an in-depth interview with Art & Artie Barnes of Barnes & Barnes and Demented Punk’s John Cafiero on the new 40th Anniversary Edition of their debut album VOOBAHA and much more!
