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Of Gods & Monsters, Heeb Style

Veteran Jewish punk music scenester, Gary Lucas out promoting his new album, God & Monsters in Hollywood later this month, recently did an interview with Scram Magazine where the singer talked about, among other things, his Yale education of the '60s (early music influences such as Richard Meltzer), being a "renegade Ivy Leaguer," and collaborating with Jeff Buckley.

And for purposes of clarification, Lucas coined the "Gods & Monsters" title prior to the release of that other Bill Condon movie.

Yep I came up with it from the same source that film derived its title from (the original Bride of Frankenstein,where fruity Ernest Thesiger as Dr. Praetorious toasts maniacal Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein with the immortal line: "To a New World of Gods and Monsters!" Used to run it as a sample in our show, right after our little "Ride of the Valkyries" heavy metal fanfare…

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