Mondo Bizarre Magazine Middle of the Week Song

David J, Nick Zimmer, Zumi Rosow – Prince Stash

Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song the fabulous Prince Stash by David J, Nick Zimmer, Zumi Rosow.

There are songs, and there are songs. What  David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets), Nick Zimmer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Zumi Rosow (Black Lips) created in Prince Stash belongs to the second. A psychedelic incantation about 1960s counter-culture Prince Stash. In the 60s he toured with Vince Taylor Band, worked with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and more. He is an artist, alchemist, esoteric writer.

Prince Stash – Prince Stanislas Klossowski de Rola is the son of painter an artist Balthus (Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola) and Baroness Antoinette de Watteville.

And, as the song’s lyrics say, he does indeed lives in an Italian castle. If you’re as curious about him you as I am you can take a look at his site https://princestash.com/ It’s as fascinating as he is.

There’s also a very interesting interview in The Guardian.

If there’s a song I would have liked to have written, this is one of them. Prince Stash is a true gem of a song.

Prince Stash © Sandy Grigsby

Prince Stash lyrics

Makumba

You pass like a ghost
Through the tapestry of time
Sorcerer and magus
Groover divine

Dandy and shaman
Aristocrat dude
Impeccable manners
Oh, you’re never rude

King’s Road sage
Aquarian mod
With a lock of Brian Jones’ hair
A talisman keepsake
Kept in the box
And sequestered in the Nowhere

Through a haze of incense
And hashish smoke
You conjure up a djinn
As the ghosts of Nico, Anita
And Marianne step in

You and your exotic harem
You and your fine vintage wine
You with a ring on each finger
Living the life sublime
Living the life sublime

With the Madcap in the mountains
Only one of you came back
With the Nazz in Notting Hill
Vince Taylor soon to crack

You with alchemical secrets
You with your drums full of rain
As you practice meditation
In the fast lane
In the fast lane

On and on and on you go
Prince Stash

On and on and on you go
Prince Stash

On and on and on you go
Prince Stash

On and on and on you go
Prince Stash

Prince Stash

Prince Stash

Through ventricle connection
You surge like a current
Oxygen and blood

An electrical storm
The dissemination of occult knowledge
The removal of masks

In your Italian castle
The walls have taken an oath

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King Dude – Armazém 22, Gaia, 14.10.2026.

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words: Telma Mota (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro)
photos: Ricardo Silva

King Dude, or TJ Cowgill, a dark, sombre American Lucifer with an ironic sense of humour, accompanied by Gary Gonzalez, a quiet, shy Orthodox Christian park ranger, delivered a fine concert, as expected, at Armazém 22 in Gaia.

A packed venue, filled with friends from the goth dark folk scene (in this case, with country, blues and metal influences), welcomed this duo with the cult-like devotion and reverence they deserve.

King Dude told some of his stories and shared personal experiences with the warm authenticity that characterises him, in acoustic communion with his loyal audience.

He played eleven songs from his usual setlist, opening with Sunset Skies and closing with Silver Crucifix, leaving the remaining eight songs for the audience to choose.

Iconic songs such as Velvet Rope, Vision in Black and Barbara Anne followed, along with a hellish rendition of I Wanna Die at 69 that definitively stole the last breaths from the most unsuspecting hearts, like a rebel leader of the fallen angels.

King Dude embodies human musical intimacy, with all its fragilities and its crooked, visceral and profound corners.

With his deep, excavated baritone voice, he leaves the true Lucifer’s light on stage, a bard of crossroads whose allegiance remains proudly undefined.

It is always a pleasure to see him, hear him and savour every detail of his songs about love, sex, mortality and spirituality. Love you man!

There’s also an accompanying photo gallery on Mondo’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights #101 – Oceanic edition by Raquel Pinheiro Monday 19&26 on Yé Yé Radio

Penelope and the Ducks – Underwater Woman: Swimming In The Sea

My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #101 – Oceanic edition is broadcasted Monday 19 & 26 October, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com to (or on the app).

I return to ocean swimming late May and have kept it, including going to the ocean at night. At night, usually, given the conditions to walk along the shoreline, but, sometimes the water is good enough for a nightswim.

As R.E.M.’s song say that appears in the programme says “Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night”.

Preceding R.E.M. are Queens of The Stone Age with I Sat By The Ocean.
Underwater Songs are Luís Figueiredo & Manuel Rocha, a voice and piano duo that is releasing their second album Underwater Songs Vol. 2 in November.

There’s Sétimo Legião with Sete Mares, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ The Ship Song, Charles Trenet with La mer.

The Who bring Sea And Sand from Quadrophenia, The Velvet Underground, arrive with Ocean,
The Shins walk with Sea Legs,
Van Morrison’s Into The Mystic brings an otherworldly dimension.

Amalia Rodrigues singing Canção do Mar, and Chico Buarque with Mar e Lua bring deep emotion and longing.

Bernard Butler appears twice. The Sea (Edit), a b-side from Stay, a single from his debut album People Moved On, and Camber Sands from his third album Good Grief.

The closing is for the Beatles with the joyous Octopus’ Garden.

You can read about my return to ocean swimming in The Atlantic – Returning to Swimming in the Atlantic – at The Polymath site: https://www.thepolymathisme.com/2026/06/returning-to-swimming-in-atlantic.html

Tracklist:.
01: Queens of the Stone Age – I Sat By The Ocean
02: R.E.M. – Nightswimming
03: Underwater Songs (Luís Figueiredo & Manuel Rocha) – Graça
04: Sétima Legião – Sete Mares
05: Charles Trenet – La mer
06: Bernard Butler – The Sea (Edit)
07: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Ship Song
08: The Who – Sea And Sand
09: The Velvet Underground – Ocean
10: Amália Rodrigues – Canção do Mar
11: Bernard Butler – Camber Sands
12: Van Morrison – Into The Mystic 
13: The Shins – Sea Legs
14: Chico Buarque – Mar e Lua
15: The Beatles – Octopus’ Garden

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