The Ziggens are an American band based out of
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...
, United States, whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of
cowpunk
Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s - early 1980s. It combines punk rock or New wave music, new wave with country music, country, folk music, folk, and b ...
,
surf,
rockabilly
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,
punk
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* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
,
ska
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, and
country
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. The Ziggens are led by Bert Susanka who sings and plays rhythm guitar. Other members include Dickie Little on lead guitar, Jon Poutney on bass, and Brad Conyers who plays the drums and provides background vocals. The Ziggens have been playing since the early 1990s and have developed a strong following in
Southern California
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.
The Ziggens were contemporaries with
Sublime
Sublime may refer to:
Entertainment
* SuBLime, a comic imprint of Viz Media for BL manga
* Sublime (band), an American ska punk band
** ''Sublime'' (album), 1996
* ''Sublime'' (film), a 2007 horror film
* SubLime FM, a Dutch radio station dedic ...
and were originally signed to their
Skunk Records
Skunk Records is a Long Beach, California based record label that was founded by Michael "Miguel" Happoldt and Bradley Nowell in 1990. The label also operates a subsidiary, Cornerstone R.A.S.
The record label originally produced records for Sub ...
label. Their song "Big Salty Tears" was covered and popularized by
Bradley Nowell
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Sublime.
Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in mu ...
on the
Sublime acoustic album. The Ziggens, and more specifically Bert Susanka were also mentioned in the Sublime song "
Greatest Hits
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". Also, their song "Outside" is sampled in the Sublime song "
Smoke Two Joints
"Smoke Two Joints" is a song originally written by The Toyes, who performed it in traditional Reggae style and released it in 1983. According to The Toyes, "one fine fall day on a small island" of Oahu in Hawaii, two of the band members, Mawg an ...
" for the line "Smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died!" The Ziggens contributed a cover of the song "
Paddle Out" to the Sublime tribute album ''
Look at All the Love We Found
''Look at All the Love We Found'' is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Sublime (band), Sublime, released on June 21, 2005. The title comes from a lyric in the song "S.T.P." on Sublime's ''Robbin' the Hood'' album.
Track listing
...
'', released in June 2005. The Ziggens' bassist Jon Poutney formed the supergroup
Volcano
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On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
with
Meat Puppets
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frontman
Curt Kirkwood
Curtis Matthew "Curt" Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and primary songwriter for alternative rock group Meat Puppets.
Biography
Curt Kirkwood formed the Meat Puppets along with hi ...
, Sublime drummer
Bud Gaugh
Floyd I. "Bud" Gaugh IV (born October 2, 1967) is an American drummer who played in the bands Sublime (1988–1996), Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997–2002), Eyes Adrift (2002–2003), Volcano (2004), and Sublime with Rome (2009–2011), as well ...
, and Sublime soundman
Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt after the breakup of
Eyes Adrift
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. They released one self-titled studio album in 2004. More recently, Bud Gaugh formed the band Jelly of the Month Club, a
children's music
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side project, with Bert Susanka. The Ziggens are currently signed to Cornerstone R.A.S., which is a subsidiary of Skunk Records. Their seventh studio album, ''Oregon'', was released on September 24, 2021.
Discography
*''C0002'' (1990)
*''Wake Up & Smell'' (1991)
*''Rusty Never Sleeps'' (1992)
*''Chicken Out!'' (1995)
*''Pit Stop'' (1995)
*''Ignore Amos'' (1996)
*''Pomona Lisa'' (1998)
*''Three Wise Men... and Dickie'' (1998)
*''Live: Tickets Still Available'' (2000)
*''Sleazy Rider'' (2000)
*''The Ziggens'' (2002)
*''Greatest Zits: 1990-2003'' (2003)
*''Oregon'' (2021)
''Wake Up & Smell'' track listing
#"I Got Me a Girlfriend" (3:34)
#"Really Bad Sunburn" (3:43)
#"Surf's Up" (3:19)
#"Furball" (2:37)
#"Tim the Dinosaur" (3:37)
#"Tidal Wave" (2:39)
#"All the Fun That We Missed" (4:59)
#"Fat Charlie" (3:30)
#"Paper or Plastic" (2:20)
#"I'm Not Afraid" (3:04)
#"Walk the Plank" (4:02)
#"Kickin' With Perry" (3:49)
#"Outside!" (2:39)
#"Bin Loop Baby (Pt. 1)" (:42)
#"Sober Up" (2:09)
#"Go Wild at the Beach" (2:43)
#"Big Salty Tears" (3:34)
#"Mrs. Brown" (2:49)
#"Tie One On" (3:59)
''Rusty Never Sleeps'' track listing
#"Ride The Wild Surf"
#"Call It Quits"
#"Barefoot On Hot Cement"
#"On The Way"
#"Gilligan"
#"Couldn't Get A Date"
#"Dandruff"
#"When I Die"
#"Bin Loop Baby Pt. II"
#"Dickie Built A Halfpipe"
#"Go Wild At the Beach"
#"Buttermilk"
#"Ed Gein"
#"I'm Tryin'"
#"Carry Your Cross"
#"Females"
#"High School Love"
#"I Hit My Head (On The Corner Of A Kitchen Cabinet)"
#"Outside"
#"Mississippi"
#"End Of The Summer"
#"The Lottery Song"
#"Sue Got The Flu"
#"Gravel Song"
#"
Memphis, Tennessee
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"
#"All The Fun That We Missed"
''Chicken Out!'' track listing
#"Something About a Waitress"
#"Goober Got a Girlfriend"
#"That Night in Georgia"
#"Mystery Lunch"
#"It's Great to Be Unemployed"
#"Huntington Beach"
#"I Hate Girls & Cars & Ice Cold Beer"
#"I Am Afraid"
#"Heart Attack"
#"Burpin' U.S.A."
#"Sober Up"
#"Mrs. Brown"
#"Pizza by the Slice"
#"Real Presents"
#"Dinah Shore"
#"Tent City"
#"Tie One On"
#"Instant Christmas"
#"Hyundai Monday"
#"I'm Eatin to Shove my Feelings Down"
#"The Cheese in Wisconsin"
;credits
*Engineered by: Rob Perez
*Graphic Design: Darrell Jones, Kevin Taylor
*Liner notes: Bert "Ziggen" Susanka
*Producer: Rob Perez
*Typography: Newport Printing Systems
*Written By: Bert Susanka (tracks: 1-17, 19–20), Brad Conyers (tracks: 2, 18), Rob Perez (track: 2), the Ziggens (track: 21)
''Pit Stop'' track listing
;Side A
#"Intro"
#"Hot Summer Ziggens"
#"Paper Or Plastic"
#"Sessions"
#"I'm Tryin'"
#"Mark & Brian"
#"Channel Surfin'"
#"Females"
#"Couldn't Get A Date"
#"King Jesus"
#"Big H"
#"Walk The Plank"
#"Radio Free number 1"
#"Waitress"
#"Rush Sucks"
#"Mrs. Brown"
#"Make Our Right"
#"Blossom"
#"Call It Quits"
#"Outside"
#"Girlfriend"
;Side B
#"Psychotronic"
#"2001"
#"Big H&Z"
#"Blossom in F.U."
#"When I Die"
#"Ed Gein"
#"Stardust"
#"Dickie Built A Halfpipe"
#"Big Big Big H"
#"Postage Stamps"
#"Mississippi"
#"Mississippi (Different)"
#"Furball"
#"Lottery"
#"Petz Pitch"
#"Radio Free number 2 (with
Sublime
Sublime may refer to:
Entertainment
* SuBLime, a comic imprint of Viz Media for BL manga
* Sublime (band), an American ska punk band
** ''Sublime'' (album), 1996
* ''Sublime'' (film), a 2007 horror film
* SubLime FM, a Dutch radio station dedic ...
)"
#"Fat Charlie"
#"Tim The Dinosaur"
#"Homeboyz"
#"Goober Got A Girlfriend"
#"TNG"
#"Rusty Never Sleeps Ad"
''Ignore Amos'' track listing
#"Domestic Violins"
#"Have a Bitchin' Summer"
#"Junipero Serra"
#"Channel Surfing"
#"My Paycheck Bounced"
#"Orange Co."
#"Really Bad Sunburn"
#"She Shrunk on Her B-Day"
#"Big Salty Tears"
#"Psychiatric Evaluation"
#"Sea Kelp"
#"San Clemente"
#"Surfungus"
#"I Love a Parade"
#"Wait One Minute"
#"Barefoot on Hot Cement"
;credits
*Producer: Rob Perez (tracks: 1-17)
*Written by: B. Susanka (tracks: 1–5, 7-15), B. Conyers (tracks: 6, 16), the Ziggens (track: 15)
;notes
Writing credits are indicated on back cover by a silver and red sticker covering a misprint. Track 15 is indicated as 4:04 on the back cover, but is 10:29 on the disc. Track 16 is indicated as 1:52 but is 5:23. CD spine contains two small beads: one red, one clear.
''Pomona Lisa'' track listing
#"Surfin'
Buena Park
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"
#"The Waitress Song"
#"
Joseph of Arimathea
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"
#"I Took My Mom To The Prom"
#"Surfin' You Say"
#"I'm Tryin'"
#"On The Way"
#"Can't We All Just Get A
Longboard?"
#"What To Do"
#"Goin Richter"
#"Fat Charlie"
#"Surf 3"
#"Strange Way To Live"
#"Stranded On Clicker Island"
#"Pony Up"
#"Hang On"
#"Asleep At The Wheel"
#"Ride The Wild Surf"
#"The Spy Who Dubbed Me"
''Live: Tickets Still Available'' track listing
#"Goin' Richter"
#"
Breakin' The Law"
#"Big Salty Tears"
#"Surfungus"
#"Fat Charlie"
#"Sea
Kelp
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Kelp grows in "underwat ...
"
#"Call It Quits"
#"Waitress/Outside"
#"Strange Way To Live"
#"
Junipero Serra"
#"Tim The Dinosaur"
#"
Dinah Shore
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"
#"Dickie Built A
Halfpipe
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Overview
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"
''The Ziggens'' track listing
#"Debutante" (3:17)
#"I'm Gonna Miss You" (4:40)
#"Just the Way You Aren't" (3:01)
#"Pistol Pete" (5:38)
#"Rincon" (6:00)
#"I Get Yelled at A Lot" (4:28)
#"Plastic Surgery" (1:01)
#"See You Now" (4:37)
#"Man With the Pushed in Face" (4:02)
#"That Kinda Man" (4:23)
#"I Fought the Lawn" (3:12)
#"Temptation" (2:55)
#"Not So Much" (5:41)
#"Beat to Pieces" (3:49)
''Greatest Zits'' track listing
;Disc One
#"I Took My Mom to the Prom" (1:37)
#"It's Great to Be Unemployed" (2:31)
#"Pistol Pete" (5:35)
#"On the Way" (4:04)
#"My Paycheck Bounced" (3:00)
#"Breakin' the Law" (2:29)
#"Tim The Dinosaur" (3:39)
#"Outside" (2:49)
#"Big Salty Tears" (3:44)
#"Fat Charlie" (3:31)
#"Strange Way to Live" (4:10)
#"I'm Tryin'" (2:09)
#"Call It Quits" (3:48)
#"Something About a Waitress" (2:13)
#"Gilligan" (3:41)
#"All I Want For Christmas Is You" (3:24)
#"(Untitled Hidden Track)" (2:02)
;Disc Two
#"Surfin, You Say?" (3:16)
#"I Fought the Lawn" (3:09)
#"I Don't Have One" (3:57)
#"Goin' Richter" (4:34)
#"Stranded on Clicker Island" (3:35)
#"61.9" (3:12)
#"Surf's Up" (3:19)
#"Surfin' Buena Park (Demo Version)" (3:50)
#"On & On" (3:03)
#"Rincon" (5:54)
#"Sea Kelp" (4:05)
#"Really Bad Sunburn" (3:50)
#"San Clemente" (5:13)
#"Burpin' USA" (2:02)
''Oregon'' track listing
#"Rev It Up"
#"The Goys Are Back In Town"
#"Macon"
#"Dickie Ziggens"
#"I Blow My Nose On My T-Shirt"
#"Ride the Storm (Drain)"
#"It's Rough Being Heavy Set"
#"You Were Gone"
#"Pulling Muscle from Michelle"
#"48"
#"Riot on the Beach"
#"Fun"
#"The People on My Street"
#"Theme to a Future Surf Movie"
#"500 Miles"
#"Oregon"
#"This Roger Fella"
#"Miguel Happoldt's Diablo Dentista"
References
External links
Official Ziggens WebpageOfficial Cornerstone R.A.S. Webpage
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Surf music groups
Punk rock groups from California
Rockabilly music groups
Musical groups from Orange County, California
Cowpunk musical groups
Musical groups established in 1990