Halloween

Fusion jazz Rock Zappa 

A Very Zappa Halloween 2025

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1978, Ahmet Zappa, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Halloween, Joe Travers, New York City, One Size Fits All, Palladium, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler

Two new box sets ring in Frank’s favorite holiday

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Films Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores Synth 

John Carpenter Escapes to New York

October 15, 2025 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2025, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, Halloween, John Carpenter, Knockdown Center, Lost Themes, New York, Queens, They Live

Septuagenarian horror master brings his film music to life in Queens

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Power Pop Rock 

The Armoires Go ‘Full-On Witch Mode’

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Big Stir Records, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, Chilling Thrilling Hooks and Haunted Harmonies: The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire, Chris Church, Crossword Smiles, Dolph Chaney, Full-On Witch Mode, Graham Parker, Halloween, Hungrytown, In Deed, Lady Darkevyl, Librarians With Hickeys, Richard Öhrn, Rick Hromdaka (of Maple Mars), Shplang, sparkle*jets u.k., Splitsville, Steve Stoeckel, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Armoires, The Corner Laughers, The Gold Needles, The Incurables, The Jack Rubies, The Speed of Sound, The Spongetones

Celebrated family band rings in Halloween early with new single; compilation LP 

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop New Wave Punk Rock Soul 

Devil’s Radio: 10 Great Halloween Songs

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bow Wow Wow, Halloween, Link Wray, Link Wray and His Ray Men, Lou Reed, Marilyn Manson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Starcrawler, The Creepshow, the Gaslight Anthem, The Who, Whodini

Looking beyond the standard holiday playlist

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Holiday 

Why Andrew Gold’s “Spooky, Scary Skeletons” Is Your New Favorite Halloween Song

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments 1996, 2021, Andrew Gold, Andrew Gold’s Halloween Howls, Craft Recordings, Craft Recordings 1996, Halloween, Linda Ronstadt, Spooky Scary Skeletons

In honor of its 25th anniversary, Craft Recordings reissues hit songwriter Andrew Gold’s classic 1996 holiday LP Halloween Howls thanks to its signature song going viral on TikTok

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jazz Rock Zappa 

Frank Zappa’s Halloween Happenstance

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Frank Zappa, Halloween, Halloween 81, New York City, Palladium, Ray White, Robert Martin, Scott Thunes, Steve Vai, Tommy Mars, Universal Music Enterprises, Zappa Family Trust

New six CD set from 1981 guarantees a ghoulish good time

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Hard Rock Psychedelics 

A Devilishly Good Time With Coven

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Black Sabbath, Blood on the Snow, Coven, Halloween, Real Gone Music, Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls

Why waste your time on candy corn and Ben Cooper costumes when you can celebrate Halloween with an actual Black mass?

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Blues Punk Rock Soul 

13th Annual NY Night Train Haunted Hop

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 13th Floor Elevators, Halloween, Halloween Hop, Jonathan Toubin, Roky Erickson

Vampires, Two-Headed Dogs, Zombies — And those are just the songs!

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Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Apri le orecchie

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Samantha Lauren 2 Comments Dario Argento, Ennio Morricone, Goblin, Halloween, Italian Horror

Ten Underrated Italian Horror Soundtracks

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