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IGUANADONHO is the brainchild of Marky Ray " The Zenmaster" (Ex-Jim Rose Circus Sideshow, The Lyres, Death of Samantha, the terrible parade, The New Salem Witch Hunters, Death On A Stick and many others.) His full resume reads like a Rock and Roll Wet Dream, more later, read on... IGUANADONHO was formed in 2006 as a outlet for some of his more bizarre and eccentric recordings IGUANADONHO has now become the live act. Imagine if you took the influences of the minutemen, Mission of Burma and Frank Zappa and threw them in a blender with Sun Ra, the Fugs, Gil Scott Heron, Can and Love, and you are starting to get an idea of what IGUANADONHO would sound like live. Often described as a "Crazy Ass Freak" IGUANADONHO is at all times, Intense, Driving, Manic, wide ranging, unique, eccentric, funny, even edifiying!! IGUANADONHO is a "one man band" or more accurately a "one band man" for all the ages. A solo show of blistering guitar and rubbery bass played over-top of improvised loops. IGUANADONHO's set reads like a history lesson with classic original songs that mesh different styles of Rock, Jazz, Hardcore, Punk, Industrial and improvisation. Throw in some spoken word and a bit of rock history, mixed with obscure classic covers, such as "I couldn't get high" by the Fugs or "Whitey on the Moon" by Gil Scott Heron, and you see that this is not your ordinary "band" or "solo" project. For almost 30 years of non stop work Marky Ray has graced the stages the world over as a musician, perfomer and entertainer. Known as the "Original Rock and Roll Mercenary", along with the aformentioned bands he was a member of... Marky Ray has toured/played guitar, bass, vocals, etc. /performed on stage with nine inch nails, the Butthole Surfers, Ministry, toadies, Die Warzau (along with many other national and local acts). He also performed on the first two Lollapalooza tours 91+92', singing back up vocals with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, performing with the Butthole Surfers and the Rollins band,and Marky Ray personally emceed and introduced Lush and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Having toured and played the world over Marky Ray's goal as IGUANADONHO is NOTHING SHORT OF WORLD DOMINATION So, he'd like to reach out to fans around the globe and find other like-minded bands, festivals, music circles and individuals who are looking to play together. Please contact IGUANADONHO through this or one of Marky Ray's myspace pages: myspace.com/zennymray or myspace.com/1deathonastick. I am, as always and forever paying my dues , reinventing myself every six months, and getting in on the ground floor, "come tour with us forever and ever and ever!!!" I'm from Cle-Town, we bring the beat down, 'cause it's a bringdown! I Bereave in Cleveland! Were number one........... Poorest city in the country!! Go Team!
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Member Since: 7/25/2006
Band Website: www. sonicbids.com/iguanadonho
Band Members: "Zenmaster" Marky Ray all songs, instruments, ideas, sounds, noodling, madness, insanity. production and engineering. Most of this material is off the cuff, first take and improvised!!! There are currently three IGUANADONHO albums for sale on itunes IGUANADONHO- "Suffer Fools Gladly" and"Dos" I am also very Pleased to announce that "Accidental Music Volume One is for sale on itunes! NOW! *** Also BOLO as in "Be On the Look Out" for a new Maxi-Single by Charles Intestine called "25 Stages of Charles Intestine". It's a full length LP for sale as a 70 cent single. It should be posted on itunes shortly****Buy these songs and ALL MY OTHER PROJECTS on itunes!!! All Marky Ray's various projects from "over the years" are for sale there on the Misteray label. "Zenmaster Marky Ray"- (3 records), Senor Gordo, Church O'De Holy Oil Can (in soundtrack and instrumentals), Death On A Stick- a Live album from 1987-88 called " Live and Dangerous (well sort of)". There are two Charles Intestine albums- "For All Time" and "An Evening with Charles Intestine and the Fabulous Bastards of Narthex, with the Cedric D. Bison Orchestra and The Catholic Cocksucking Glee Club", Thickness (from 1993 "Ancient Chinese"), "Satan's Pizza Delivers: songs from Cleveland's Crust" a 1987 compilation featuring Death On A Stick, The Razors, The Bastard Mammals, The Bludgeon Preachers, Avowd Zowie, terrible parade, The Suburban White Boys and others. Doll Steak Test Meat (featuring Marky Ray, Dave Atkins (New Salem Witch Hunters), Don Depew (Breaker) and Scott Pickering (a million bands and the Rainy Day Saints)- The album is called "Hey Man! Thanks for Fucking Me" it is an all covers album featuring songs by Hole, Nirvana, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Love, Steppenwolf and others. The entire Death On A Stick back catalog is for sale on itunes- The first EP:"Steam" from 1985," Industrial Strength Jazz" from 1986, Ballast Resistors:Dream of Contentment" from 1987 as well as the second "Live and Dangerous 1987-88,(well sort of, and too, also and dos) a collection of live shows from those two years. The live DOAS discs feature great cuts from our live set, MR PC (Coltrane), San Francisco Holiday (Monk), Kashmir (Zeppelin) and our own swinging originals such as "Funky Andrew Goes To Baghdad" and "Gonna, Shave on Stage".So Please I beg of you buy my stuff and help feed "OUR" starving egos (Sorry,UGH so many personalities and bands get big Lizard boy confused and woozy!) and keep us in Ramen Noodles (Hey it's better than poop noodles- **try Wikipedia). I ask of you! If a band plays a gig and there is no one there to hear it, Does it make a sound?
VISIT Charles Intestine at Musictrax
Influences: The Pagans, Dylan, Zeppelin,Hendrix, X-Ray Spex, The Heartbreakers (Thunders, Nolan, Lure, etc.), Cramps, Big Star, Television, The minutemen, The New York Dolls, Can, The Big Boys, Pil, Captain Beefheart, The Mothers, Gene Vincent, Hair, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Byrds, Love, The Seeds, Thin Lizzy, The Residents, The Butthole Surfers, Kevin Gilbert, The Clash, The Dead Boys, Gwar, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, The Undertones, Pere Ubu, The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, Robert Johnson, Satchmo, Miles, Black Flag, DOA, DMZ, The Lyres, The Stones, The FuckemosBUY MY BOOK "ROCK AND ROLL MERCENARY" OUT NOW AND SOLD HERE!!!!!!!
Sounds Like: The 'HO is a bunch of influences rolled into one. If Can, The Byrds and the Pop O Pies got into a street fight with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, The Mothers of Invention, Sun Ra's Arkestra and Mission of Burma with PIL, David Allen's Gong and Gwar all cheering from the sidelines. How's that for ya! Seriously, a lot of sound for one guy, blistering, stinging guitar and bass layered over complex improvised loops, with industrial segues, monologues, rants and stories between bittersweet songs of many genres and styles. A blend of Rock, Punk, Jazz, Spoken Word, along with improv and soundscapes. Blend the raw humor of Lenny Bruce and Gwar, the social/political commentary of the Fugs and Gil Scot Heron, the punk bite of the Pop O Pies, mixed with the abstract Jazz of (Cleveland's Own) Albert Ayler and the experimentation of Can and Faust and you should get where THE 'HO is coming from!
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My Blog

Rock and Roll Mercenary my new eBook is out!

Hey Kids, my self-published eBook "Rock and Roll Mercenary" is out and available in download form. It is " A layman's guide on how-to crawl your way into the music and entertainment industries" (Miste...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 17:21:00 GMT

Mon May 4th Activemuse.Org Show! Come see The HO'

Hey Kids, I haven't check in here for a while so I am trying to catch up here....Anyway, I am playing THIS COMING MONDAY MAY 4TH at the Kent Stage 175 E Main Street, Kent Ohio 44240.The Great Carlos J...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Pearl Jam 'Singles' Premiere - Rocking In The Free World [RARE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReeQsD4fEVw
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:48:00 GMT

The Major Glitch

Hey Kids, In the last blog I posted, I mentioned the Major Glitch (Chris Butler's longest song ever), I posted a couple of my super lo-fi submissions for the Major Glitch- project on my profile. Chr...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Wiggo Happenings and such!

Yes Kids, things are "Real Wiggo*" around here. The HO' having taken some time off, is finding himself more in demand than ever. The HO' himself has been tapped as an expert witness at a criminal tr...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:22:00 GMT

Sit on my Facebook and bitching about stuff.

Ok kids, the old Zenmaster hasn't checked in a while. I have been on Facebook quite a bit connecting with old geezer punks (like myself), scenesters from ye' old days of lore and old school mates from...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:43:00 GMT

Madness, shows and such!

Hey Kids, I'm getting ready to head north to Toronto for Indie Week 08' (please check my show info) and I have been crazily getting my act together. Rehearsing, making swag to sell, doing promo and ma...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:26:00 GMT

The HO @ Indie Week Toronto Ontario Canada! Oct 10th!

Hey Kids, I'm Getting caught up here finally, my work is "so behind" to quote the Residents...Woooo Hooooo Exciting news, as previously mentioned in some earlier blogs. I am going back to Toronto this...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:46:00 GMT

Gibby Haynes on Fox News!

I got an email from South by Southwest yesterday. It read Gibby Haynes on Fox News! Now, I love the Butthole Surfers and Gibby, besides being my former employer, is a good friend. So I curiously tuned...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:25:00 GMT

Just Stuff! How I spent my Summer!

Sorry, I been gone a while. Ol Zenny had a busy summer. Funny Winge(s) Alert! I worked at Blossom Music Center this Summer (as I do most). This summer I worked for Tim Mc Graw, Toby Keith, Poison (who...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT