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East Bay Ray of Dead Kennedy and Johnny Gennocide of No Alternative at Lennon Studios photographed by John Gullak
"The late 70's provided a giant stage for American underground bands trying to create a new rock and roll. In San Francisco, The Mutants emerged as one of the great art school punk bands of the era with their unique seven member strong high octane, alcohol fueled melodic punk assault. Each performance was treated as a special event, which the band packed with truly memorable tunes from their enormous catalog."
-Mel Cheplowitz , Publisher of Shredding Paper Magazine and DJ at KALX
photo by Stephano Paolillo
"Seeing the Mutants live was like being invited to a secret John Waters movie about punk colorfully and melodically crashing into New Wave, with a dysfunctional locomotive designed by Johnnie Cash on angel dust. Why couldn't the Sex Pistols or the Doors be this much fun? Because the Mutants could be so flamboyant and conceptual, it's easy to forget the musical power of their songs. This is partially connected to how the vocals of sweet toughies Sally (Webster) and Sue (White) harmoniously combine with those of Fritz (Fox). Frank Zappa denied ever using LSD but the Mutants did. Something to Think, Think, Think about - Look out for the furniture."
-Dave (Dog) Swan, the host of cult cable program Doghouse
Dirksen Molloy The Mutants: Forensic Report DVD
With Dirk Dirksen, Brendan Earley, Dave Carrothers, John Gullak, Paul Fleming, Zippy Pinhead, Mark Weinstein, Ken Kearney, Jim Hrabetin, Charley Hagan, Sally Webster, Sue White and Fritz Fox
Dirk B. Dirksen:
Dirk had a directorial quality about him
and anytime you walked into the Mab you were in his movie. He was an alchemist
that could change anger into humor, boredom into enthusiasm, fools into
geniuses and dreams of being on stage & performing into reality.
Make no mistake, Dirk was the real star.
His passion made it possible for all of us to be proud of who we were
and in some ways, will always be. Dirk could do, and he did, all of that
and more. We will all think of him often with a smile in our hearts.
Good night, Dirk. Sleep peacefully. We'll all miss you.
The artsy and imaginative underground group The Mutants performs a flamboyant, fun collection of their songs in these recordings from the On Broadway club in San Francisco in 1984 and their 1989 concert at the DNA Lounge. Tunes include "Insect Lounge," "Lesson in Time," "Opposite World," "Twisted Thing," "Tribute to Russ Meyer," and more. Also includes a revealing interview segment. 112 min. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; music video; more.
Dirk B. Dirksen with Dave Carothers,
Brendan Earley and Fritz Fox at Studio Z, May 2005
photo by John Gullak