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Chopper Franklin Bio
One of the last men standing from the notorious Los Angeles punk rock scene of the late 1970’s, Chopper Franklin plays guitar and mandolin for the Gothic Americana band Heathen Apostles and has played guitar and bass for The Cramps, the Mau Maus, Charley Horse, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes among others. He has produced […]
CHOPPER FRANKLIN VIDEOS
CHOPPER FRANKLIN VIDEOS “Blood, Tears and Thunder DUB” is the second single from the Chopper Franklin (Heathen Apostles, The Cramps) album “Spaghetti Western Dub No.1”, out 1/27/24 on Ratchet Blade Records. You can listen and download HERE. The lyric video uses clips from the Spaghetti Westerns “If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death” (1968) […]
Chopper Franklin’s Spaghetti Western Dub Single
The Heathen Apostles’ Chopper Franklin’s “The Scorpion Says DUB” is the first single from the album “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1” (out January 26, 2024 on Ratchet Blade Records). It’s a groundbreaking Spaghetti Western Dub single that fuses the vast, arid landscapes of Spaghetti Western music and the heavy rhythms of Dub Reggae. You can […]
Chopper to Release Blend of Spaghetti Western Music and Dub Album
From the Ratchet Blade Records “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1” press release: Get ready to embark on a sonic journey like no other as rock & roll veteran Chopper Franklin is set to release “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1”, a groundbreaking album that fuses the vast, arid landscapes of Spaghetti Western music and the heavy […]
Album Review of Gothic Western Band Heathen Apostles
The Los Angeles-based dark roots and gothic Western band Heathen Apostles continue their (very dark) interpretation of Bluegrass, Country and Blues. They have just compiled Volumes 3 and 4 of their collection of songs together under the title Bloodgrass. Occasionally I’ll start a review along the lines of “not technically not a Celtic-Punk band” which usually […]
