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ROSEMARY'S BILLYGOAT
Metal / Punk / Gothic

"Mike Odd Touing w/ Green Jelly 60 days! Goat Break"

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
United States

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   ROSEMARY'S BILLYGOAT: General Info
Member Since11/23/2004
Band Websiterosemarysbillygoat.com
Band MembersNeal Gargantua, Pat Trick, Paul Bearer, Mike Odd
InfluencesRosemary's Billygoat
Sounds LikeBlack Sabbath, Melvins, Gwar, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, Ramstien, The Cramps, The Dead Kennedys, Kiss, Haunted Garage , Celebrity Skin , Misfits , Kiss , Rob Zombie , Residents , Veloptuous horror of Karen Black , Green Jello , Stooges , G.G. Allen , W.A.S.P. , Pigmy Love Circus , Slipknot , Radioactive Chickenheads , Imperial Butt Wizards, Pat Benatar
Record LabelPorterhouse Records
Type of LabelIndie







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Rosemary's Billygoat belt buckles at: ..Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket You can do a lot in seven years. The entire Second World War was fought in a shorter span; Alexander the great and Napoleon built--and lost--empires. In rock-and-roll? The Beatles played together for seven years and changed the entire history of music. So what have four rambunctious musicians from Los Angeles been doing with their last seven years, and how does it compare? Hmmm...one just released 2 full-length compact discs. Superficially this might seem like a somewhat paltry output; there are, however, intangibles. The stage show? How can one measure the crucifixion of the lead vocalist, a flaming pentagram, an operational electric chair, and the one-of-a-kind "five-brain time helmet?" That a Rosemary's Billygoat show can manage to be unique in a city that has seen everything to the point of suicidal nausea is an accomplishment of the highest order, but that's not it, not what makes them special. The music?...The songs? The ability to combine the raw power of Black Sabbath-esque riffs with the frenetic energy of the Dead Kennedys is respectable enough, and is complemented by a trademark sense of humor--"G.I. Joe Raped Barbie"..."Pizza of Darkness"..."6651/2"--that animates every Rosemary's Billygoat song. And underneath the faƧade of the court jester is a level of biting social satire that provides true content behind the laughs. What is it, then, that makes Rosemary's Billygoat so special? What have they been doing for seven years? Look at the compact disc...read the title..."Cheeses of Nazareth"...How do you rate the birth of a new savior? Like its Biblical namesake, you sometimes get the feeling that "Cheeses of Nazareth" is a concept that has always been; it is not a compact disc, it is a destiny, waiting for Rosemary's Billygoat to discover it. If this brief introduction to a musical group seems like a bunch of gibberish, an absurd exaggeration, then you just don't know their story. Consider: The singer, and one agent provocateur, one Mike Odd, was born in Romania, the youngest member of a family of gypsy street performers from the Carpathian mountains. Dad was instructing one brother in the art of sword swallowing while mom was teaching Mike to spit fire; the eldest sister meanwhile, juggled hatchets in what must have been one of the most dangerous households in the Soviet bloc. Apparently fire-breathing mike came out the furthest ahead, eventually landing a job lighting the boilers on a steam ship. Traveling around the world as a part of a merchant crew, Mike decided he had discovered his fortune in a cookie in Shanghai. The small slip of paper prophesized success in the family business at his next stop. There might be an ocean between Mike and that next port, but it was Los Angeles, entertainment capital of the world. Seizing opportunity by the horns, Mike jumped ship in California, and cabled his brother, asking him to fly out and form a new act that would make them both famous. However, the officials in Bucharest intervened, arresting Mike's brother when the airport metal detectors discovered the swords hidden in his luggage. With his scant funds nearly depleted, Mike looked up the only contact he had been given in Los Angeles, Neal Gargantua, the cousin of a geisha girl he had met in Japan. Neal didn't particularly want anything to do with the disheveled, impoverished Romanian fire-breather at his door, but eventually took pity on him, allowing Mike to spend the night in his tool shed. Noticing the guitar in the living room and slouching heroin addicts that doubled as Neal's former band the Nip Drivers, Mike asked if he could sit in on one of their rehearsals. Now, Neal's grandparents had been residents of Hiroshima, and emigrated from Japan soon after the atomic bomb had been dropped. But Mike realized that there was still some radiation in this six-string doomsday machine, and convinced the cord-crunching Neal to form a new group. they quickly recruited a rhythm section and christened themselves Rosemary's Billygoat, named after an unproduced screenplay that Neal had written, a sequel to "Rosemary's Baby" that he had unsuccessfully attempted to sell to Roman Polanski. All of their initial songs titles-and some that have made their way onto the debut C.D.--were drawn from scenes from the film. The "Leprechaun song", for instance, was drawn from the main plot, the story of a group of little people who adopt a goat as their diabolic child, and the song's chorus, "you can't go wrong/with a leprechaun", is a reprise of their demonic chant in the screenplay. "L. Ron's Army" comes from the climactic scene, wherein a group of Scientologists trap the Mia Farrow character in a medieval castle. Mike and Neal happened upon a part-time motorcycle racer and demolition derby driver by the name of Paul Bearer. The only audition this Evil Knievel of the trap set needed was revealing that once, while working for a moving company, he had stolen a pair of Rod Stewart's pants (they're the tight leopard- skin ones; every once in a while, when he's feeling generous towards the rest of humanity, Paul will wear them on stage). It turned out to be a fortuitous choice: pants aside, Paul proved to be one of the top drummers in Los Angeles, a serious student of percussion, something like Ginger Baker but with a personality. Three-quarters of the permanent line-up was now set, but the group wound up in a sudden bind when their then bass player quit rather suddenly, angrily walking off stage after Mike's "flaming pizza of death" had set his shirt sleeves on fire. A mutual friend recommended one Pat Trick, formerly a member of the punk rock band "The Detonators." Pat's previous credits include loosing a game of Risk to Jello-Biafra when The Detonators had toured with the Dead Kennedys. Pat had left music and entered seminary school with the serious intention of becoming a priest. This dream, however, was short lived: Pat was expelled when it was found that he had drawn a picture of a naked lady in his hymnal. He had his tattoo of Martin Luther removed, and this Fallen Angel fell in with Rosemary's Billygoat. Line up completed, Rosemary's Billygoat spent the next several yearswell, not really writing the songs on "Cheeses of Nazareth" and Evilution but perhaps we should say having them revealeda kind of spiritual epiphany, born from their own brand of devotions: on-stage chaos, absurd props, and speeded-up Black Sabbath-esqe riffs signed to mark the audience with the stigmata of the new faith. This, then, is how Rosemary's Billygoat accounts for it's last seven years. Admittedly, "Cheeses of Nazareth" and Evilution are not a gospel for everyone, and whether it will rank with the greater accomplishments of Alexander the Great and Napoleon is something that posterity will have to decide. However, if history has taught us one lesson, it's that it is always a bad idea to bet against a savior.

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DJ Lady Low, the Butcher





May 28 2008 11:10 AM

good shit, man.
Snakelady





May 25 2008 6:59 PM

C U at the Show

Smoochez Sssnakelady >;)~


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Vamps & Tramps Store





May 24 2008 1:57 PM

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orchidgreenext
Slasher Index DVDs





May 22 2008 9:15 AM

Wishing you a brutal week to come!
-SI

Check out my short film!
Bats Over Broadway





Apr 8 2008 11:08 AM

Thanks again for the great show at Bats Over Broadway Friday!
Tim





Apr 5 2008 4:05 PM

Great show last night at
Bats Over Broadway!
The (In)famous Ryan Scumbag





Mar 3 2008 1:20 PM

Awesome show on Friday.
brenna





Mar 3 2008 11:42 AM

You guys were great on Friday!
THE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN HEADS





Mar 1 2008 5:14 PM

Amazing performance, you put on the best live show in the world!
Teaser Pumpkin





Mar 1 2008 1:28 PM

Y'allz rokked the CIA last night!

Next you need to play with The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Centerfold...
Right Hand Band





Mar 1 2008 3:15 AM

Amazing show tonight!!
bb-gun dealrz





Feb 26 2008 8:31 AM

...come SEE the MYSTERIOUS HEXAGON on the PLANET SATURN!...built by WHO or WHAT?
Drill Sergeant Devilboy /Yellow Jacket





Feb 14 2008 9:09 AM

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THE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN HEADS





Jan 29 2008 11:29 AM

This is gonna be good!
Skatanic Rednecks





Jan 22 2008 8:59 PM

TONIGHT AT THE VIPER ROOM AT MIDNIGHT and SOON WITH YA'LL TOO!
THE BOURBON SAINTS (debut album out Fall 2008!)





Jan 12 2008 4:25 PM

TONIGHT!!! WE GO ON 2ND @ 9:30PM!


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BIGGER BETTER DEAL





Jan 12 2008 7:24 AM

Thanks for the add! Have a great weekend and an excellent 2008...
GREEN JELLY/JELLO PUPPET SHOW TOUR 2008





Jan 11 2008 8:27 PM

WENCHY & MIQUIZTLI





Dec 12 2007 11:58 AM

caught your show on sunday, dude you guys rock!!

loved your set,

smell ya later!!
*JoSiE* & *GLeN*





Dec 12 2007 2:33 AM

Great show last friday. I think Josie explained it best when she said " I ll be having nightmares tonight" good job you warped another young mind.
glen
Autumn





Dec 11 2007 5:59 PM

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Great Show!!!
DRUNKROCKERS





Dec 11 2007 3:33 PM

Jean





Dec 11 2007 12:31 AM

You fierced the goat Sunday! Many thanks for a wonderful time and great music!!
Bats Over Broadway





Dec 10 2007 10:07 PM

Hey Guys!

Thanks for the GREAT show on Friday at Bats Over Broadway! Everyone had a blast. Anytime you guys want to come down let me know! Next one is January 4th.

L. Ron Jeremy
Bats Over Broadway

BTW - Just added more photos on the www.myspace.com/BatsOverBroadway page!
jennyjen





Dec 10 2007 9:01 AM

thank you for an amazing show!! we had a blast and it was so nice to meet you mike!! look forward to seeing you all again :) xx
Alyce Harlequin





Dec 10 2007 1:30 AM

Mike you gave a sick show.
hadn't seen i in forever -
it was good to catch up with u ..
stop by the hive, dont be a stranger.

can't wait to see more of ur shows.

i love that 665 1/2 song!
killer nite - thanx
Lisa Marie





Dec 9 2007 12:39 PM

You guys were the highlight of Bats over Broadway Friday.
Can't wait to see more shows!
THE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN HEADS





Nov 28 2007 7:32 PM

Glad we're doing another show together and yes we do need goat video.
moe





Nov 26 2007 6:46 PM

thanx 4 the great show.we should try 2 hook up a show together
Bats Over Broadway





Nov 16 2007 11:39 PM


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Million Kids





Nov 8 2007 1:06 PM

Hey Guys!

Stoked to see you guys are playing a local show..we are for sure going to try and get out to Kilkenny's!!!
kill it!

xoxoxoxo
~the kids
REV. SCARECROW





Oct 9 2007 2:49 PM

OH HELL YEAH!!!
Drill Sergeant Devilboy /Yellow Jacket





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