the prof.fuzz 63

lo-fi rock* from a north dallas garage [*think "white light/white heat"]

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“DEAD2U” (by Ryan J. Gill)

Released 20251001

“DEAD2U,” directed and animated by ryan j. gill and scored by the prof.fuzz 63, presents the mechanically-rhythmic adventures of skulldysseus as he walks the world alone, driven by his beatin’ < 3 in search of the red-lipped cardiologist who ghosted him, leaving him in a liminal state somewhere between lust, limerence, and love. beware of flying fish styx.

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“When Lawn Darts Are Outlawed Only Outlaws Will Have Lawn Darts” (by Ryan J. Gill)

Released 20231209

Directed by Ryan J. Gill, “When Lawn Darts Are Outlawed Only Outlaws Will Have Lawn Darts,” has moving pictures AND sound! As seen on the BIG SCREEN at ThinLine Festival 2024 (Denton TX)!

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“Van Stoner’s Stoner Van (Over the Limit)” (by Ryan J. Gill)

Directed by Ryan J. Gill
From the album “Peaches & Herbicide” (2022; A PF63 Release).
Warning: Flashing images.

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“Nudist Buddhist Judas Priest Fan” (by Ryan J. Gill)

Released 20220101

“Nudist Buddhist Judas Priest Fan” is the first video release from our 2019 album, “Kirvin Streetman’s Sugar Bride Blues” on Dreamy Life Records. This animated short finds PF63 and The Other Ass’s idiot savant Ryan J. Gill once again joining forces on a song that began life as a mic check ditty and gradually evolved into a full-on crowd pleasing dumb rock anthem. Mr. Gill deserves an Academy Award for sneaking in countless heavy metal easter eggs into this sub-three-minute video. And the song, yeah, it’s total fantasy. A woman like this couldn’t be real. Or could she? If you know her, let us know. Asking for a friend…

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“Owls” (by Ryan J. Gill)

Released 20200605

“Owls” is the second video/single from The Prof.Fuzz 63’s new album “Owls” on Sister Raygun Records. 

On 21 October 1997, The Onion: America’s Finest News Source boldly proclaimed “Owls are Assholes” (https://www.theonion.com/owls-are-assholes-1819586357). I’ve pondered that statement ever since, making mental notes of which owls were cool (Woodsy Owl, employee of the US Forest Service of “Give a Hoot—Don’t Pollute” fame) and those who were in fact assholes (the smug Owl from Winnie the Pooh, and Mr. Owl the Tootsie Pop thief). At the end of the day, I couldn’t justify passing blanket judgement on an entire species, so this song takes aim at “THAT Owl,” and not all owls. “Owls” is a clangy rockabilly-ish number that sounds like The Fall covering George Jones (think “White Lightning”). It’s stupid catchy and your kids will sing the chorus really loud and embarrass you in public. My biggest takeaway in writing this dumb ditty, was that while not all owls are assholes, a lot of people are “that owl.” So yeah, it’s more metaphorical than zoological. Feel free to call “that guy” an owl next time he makes some self-righteous know-it-all statement on social media. We’ll all know what you mean. 

— Professor Fuzz

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“Nadine Codeine” (by Nick Brown)

Released 20200515

“Nadine Codeine” is the first video/single from The Prof.Fuzz 63’s new album “Owls” on Sister Raygun Records. Perfectly capturing the loopy drug haze garage rock sound of the song, video director Nick Brown creates a lo-fi digital psychedelic style like a visual mash-up of Roger Corman’s 1967 counterculture drug movie The Trip and Disney’s 8-bit sci-fi classic Tron. While staying true to The Prof.Fuzz 63’s lo-fi garage rock roots, “Nadine Codeine’s” hypnotic melody line and quiet vocal refrains (“she speaks,” “she laughs”) result in the band’s catchiest, dare I say, college radio friendly song to date. Sounds like listening to the Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning” through a Radio Shack tape recorder after drinking a bottle of cherry Robitussin. 

— Jim Fiumara (Sister Raygun Records) 

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“King of Hong Kong” (By John Lyons)

Released 20160621
from the album “chinese folk songs”
dreamy life records (DLR014), 2016