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Mars Rover’s "Drive-In Planet"

Foggin up the windows in his Chevrolet...

About Me

"Drive-In Planet" gets continental airplay, ... and breakfast!! German station, Radio Marabu, blasts "The Surfer with a Brain" through the ionosphere and beyond, via Don Campau's "No Pigeonholes" broadcast, April 08, program 1b.Mars Rover's International Sales Skyrocket!!: some drunken hoser accidentally downloaded "Monsters at the Drive-In" on iTunes Canada. ... Ka-ching!!!!
Is the world ready to once again roll down it's driver's window and hang a big old clunky car speaker on it, light another PiC, and get transported to Metaluna in gaseous vacuum tubes that illuminate our endo-skeletons, as we watch attacking meteors (controlled by Zaygon) get blasted out of the 1st quadrant ionization layer, while a mutant crab monster claws at our plexiglass tubes, until Exeter finally kamikaze nose-dive's the flaming spaceship right in to Tubesteak's grass shack at Malibu, just as Miki Dora grabs Gidget & heads for the surf of West Africa where they pluck diamonds right from the sands of the Skeleton Coast? ........... The End?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/29/2007
Band Members: The "Drive-In Planet" is located in mid-20th century, middle America, on the outskirts of town, where the mysteries of young love and mutant space travelers intertwine in the dark. Mars Rover's miss-spent youth was run over (then won over) by this uncontrollable attraction between Mars and America, practiced with Atomic-Age abandon in the back rows of drive-ins from Texas to Ohio, & rock and roll was the heartbeat.

SONGS:
Drive-In Planet:....Foggin up the windows in his Chevrolet
The Attack of the 50’ Surfer:.....Dudes, run for your lives!
Monsters at the Drive-In:.....Mutant Tarantulas, Ants, etc.
The Truth About Flying Saucers:.....Teen-age Alien Punks
Gatesville, Texas, 1966:…......…Aliens attack the Drive-in!
Surfer with a Brain:….....…..No, it’s not Frankie or Annette
Baby, Sayonara:........Godzilla meets Pokemon for Sushi!
Take a Trip to Another World:......We got Rovers on Mars
This Island Earth:......We’re all in for the Ride of our Life!

Influences: The Sunnysiders, The Krazy Rhythm Boys, Larry Fisher & the Accordiannaires, Bob Hogan's Levee Loungers, Tex Star, Tex Mars, Xraytex, Texbot, The Tejano Robots, Fat City, Sunnyland South, The Square Roots, This Island Earth, El Rayo-X, etc.
Sounds Like: ................. LEROY FAIL ................
CONTACT ME AT: [email protected]
ROCK & ROLL NEWS EVENT: 1 cd of "Drive-In Planet" sold on
consignment at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz!! ... Dudes!
CHECK OUT MYSPACE, "MarSurfRover"
FOR MORE SONGS FROM "Drive-In Planet"
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ROCK BULLETIN: "Surf City Sounds Plus" on-line ---------
Santa Cruz radio on "Live365.com" is spinning Mars Rover!
Rave Reviews:
"Mars writes the best damn sci-fi/surf music on the planet.
“Baby, Sayonara” (see slideshow video below) is a song we first wrote together in 1971 and fine-tuned over the years." Terry Hartman-The Deadbeat Poets

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFnWxq7FGY, to embed this vid!
"Drive-In Planet is the most completely fun album I've heard in quite some time. B-movie coolness, vintage California surf culture & a loose, playful vibe add up to 31 minutes of pure pleasure.
The songs are catchy in a natural, uncalculated way & every song packs a maximum lyrical punch with cool pop-culture references.
Sounds like The Rip Chords, Hondells, or Surfaris playing a beach party with Vincent Price as the master of ceremonies.
Highlights include the monster hooks of "Take A Trip To Another World", the So-Cal harmonies of "Monsters At The Drive-In", the driving fun-rock of "Surfer With A Brain" & the beyond-cool atmosphere of "Baby, Sayonara". Sean Hutton-Raquel’s Boys
"Everyone should give a listen to this lo-fi, high-concept CD. It's the perfect soundtrack for reading an old EC Weird Science comic, or getting ready to watch a late night 50's-60's sci-fi flick.
Top Pick: "Monsters at the Drive-In" with Mars' great vocals, classic doo-wop stylings, and witty lyrics. Forget about the Monster Mash .. this is the real deal!" Gary Feldman-RC Flyer
CD & Tracks now available at:
Apple iTunes
PayPlay @ payplay.fm/search/all/mars+rover
BuyMusic @ www.buy.com/buymusic/18250.html
Tradebit @ www.tradebit.com/filesharing.php/3-Music

****Terry & Leroy @ SXSW 2008****
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None