Subcultural Girl's definitions

quiff

A hairstlye from the 50's revived by the rockabilly and psychobilly scene. It is not to be confused with wordqueef/word.

They turn around steal our riffs,
Next think you know you see a boy band with quiffs.

-The Quakes

by Subcultural Girl September 4, 2003

rockabilly

A type of music that combines elements of old-school rock and country, or belonging to the genre of early blues-enfused rock of the 50's. Today, its fans are by and large part of a subculture that idealizes the 50s. See wordpsychobilly/word

I went to the dance hall and saw a bunch of greasers listening to rockabilly band.

by Subcultural Girl September 4, 2003

psychobilly

An eclectic genre of music- a combination of rockabilly, horror punk, punk, goth rock, blues, and bluegrass- mixed with other elements as well. Psychos can be identified by their unnatural, perverse love of old b-rated horror films and their rocking sense of style.

"It's a psychobilly freakout!"- Reverend Horton Heat

by Subcultural Girl September 4, 2003

hootenanny

A great annually held music festival held in NorCal, featuring bands such as Social Distortion, Brian Seltzer, The Reverend Horton Heat and a host of psycho- and rockabilly bands.

You got to go to Hootenanny this year? Lucky bitch.

by Subcultural Girl September 5, 2003

wreckers

People who go to wordpsychobilly/word shows

I'll meet you at the Wrecker's Ball

by Subcultural Girl September 5, 2003

dead kennedys

A band that definitive of Bay Area punk. It doesn't get any better than this.

The Dead Kennedys are dead without Jello.

by Subcultural Girl September 5, 2003

Tiger Army

A band that has been variously embraced and discredited by the wordpsychobilly/word scene.Some people call them sell-outs, and other people love them.

Tiger Army is good- but it isn't psychobilly isn't just punk with a slap bass.

by Subcultural Girl September 5, 2003