{"id":6675,"date":"2024-11-06T11:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T11:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6675"},"modified":"2024-11-10T08:09:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T08:09:24","slug":"shindig-issue-157-the-fuzztones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6675","title":{"rendered":"Shindig! Issue #157 \u2013 The Fuzztones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>An extract from CLIVE WEBB&#8217;s interview with RUDI PROTRUDI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6676\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SD157.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rudi Words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After four decades, THE FUZZTONES seem to be more popular than ever, a concert draw across Europe and the focus of a forthcoming documentary film. Founder and frontman RUDI PROTRUDI reflects on the long and turbulent history of garage-rock\u2019s great revivalists with CLIVE WEBB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released in 1984, The Fuzztones\u2019 debut album&nbsp;<em>Leave Your Mind At Home&nbsp;<\/em>was a live recording stronger in performance than sound quality. It was though their first full studio release, the following year\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Lysergic Emanations<\/em>, which really thrust them to the forefront of the garage-rock revival.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE FUZZTONES - Ward 81\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/htjrlGMnsJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fuzztones became musical pioneers, the first band to bring the garage sound to European audiences. \u201cWe only ever toured America once, for two weeks, back in \u201984\u201d, recalls Protrudi. While the alternative scenes in New York and Los Angeles afforded opportunities for the band, the heartlands of Middle America were less fertile ground. As Protrudi puts it, \u201cThe rest of the country only wanted to hear what was being played on MTV.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fuzztones en el Elixir Festival Brittany, Francia 1985.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dWXKfHxWD6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, from their earliest overseas tour in \u201985 as the opening act for The Damned, The Fuzztones attracted much larger audiences than at home.&nbsp;<em>Lysergic Emanations<\/em>&nbsp;sold over 30,000 on the strength of their concert performances, reaching the top spot on the Greek and Spanish charts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was not all good news. \u201cUnfortunately, that was the last accounting we were privy to,\u201d confides Protrudi, \u201cand we never received one single dime of royalties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Nearly broke and battered by some unpleasant experiences, The Fuzztones barely survived the tour. For the first but by no means last time, the band broke up soon after returning to the States. Protrudi pursued other musical interests for a time, but The Fuzztones had become an integral aspect of his identity and after a move to Los Angeles in the late \u201980s he revived the name with a new set of musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with Protrudi, the resurrected Fuzztones now consisted of bassist John Carlucci, drummer Mike Czekaj, organist Jason Savall and guitarist Jordan Tarlow. What at fist seemed to be fortune smiling on the band would, however, soon prove a cruel grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order issue #157 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/shindig-157\/\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6675&#038;t=Shindig%21%20Issue%20%23157%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Fuzztones&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6675&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F11%2FScreenshot-2024-11-06-at-10.51.50-1.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Shindig%21%20Issue%20%23157%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Fuzztones\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6675&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Shindig%21%20Issue%20%23157%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Fuzztones&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6675\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An extract from CLIVE WEBB&#8217;s interview with RUDI PROTRUDI Rudi Words After four decades, THE FUZZTONES seem to be more popular than ever, a concert draw across Europe and the focus of a forthcoming documentary film. Founder and frontman RUDI PROTRUDI reflects on the long and turbulent history of garage-rock\u2019s great revivalists with CLIVE WEBB [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1009,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine","category-music-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6675"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}