The only constant in Memphis music is change. Every day another young musician picks up a guitar or plugs in a drum machine to challenge the old guard with a new mutant sound. Scandaliz Vandalistz (no, they cant pronounce their name, either) first grabbed attention in Memphis with their song Hey Mr. Beifuss, an infectious ode to Commercial Appeal film critic John Beifuss. The band, consisting of Alice Buchanan, Katherine Dohan, Alanna Stewart, Brock Terwilleger and Snoel, (and also including occasional guests such as Memphis director Morgan Jon Fox) formed while attending Memphis White Station High School. Their anti-folk sound combines deceptively naive strumming and singing with the fast punk sensibilities of acts such as Shonen Knife.
In this video, the band plays at a uniquely Memphis venue. Black Lodge Video is a landmark in the Cooper-Young neighborhood, and an invaluable resource for the Memphis film scene. The former home where the store is located was originally renovated as a recording studio, and the spacious attic is a soundproofed, acoustically ideal environment. The intimate space, dubbed the Black Lodge Microdrome, has hosted diverse bands from Miami noise legends Laundry Room Squelchers to Memphis thrashers Unstoppable Juggernaut.
Scandaliz Vandalistz
http://www.myspace.com/scandalizvandalistz
CREDITS
special thanks to
Katherine N. Dohan
Alice Buchanan
Alanna Stewart
Dustin McCormick
Brock Terwilleger
Black Lodge Video
music
"Hamsta' Lovin'," "Fireworks," "Panamanian Fghter," and "Blue Egg Blues"
performed by Scandaliz Vandalistz
Flipside Memphis
Produced by Live From Memphis (http://www.livefrommemphis.com) and
the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau (http://www.memphistravel.com)
produced and directed by Sarah Fleming (http://www.livefrommemphis.com/sarah) and Christopher Reyes (http://www.livefrommemphis.com/christopher)
additional videography and editing by Brad Phelan (http://www.livefrommemphis.com/brad) and Eric Swartz (http://www.livefrommemphis.com/eric)
additional location audio by Chad White
production assistance by Shelly Gillette
Animation titles and graphic design by Alex Harrison
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