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

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Concert Reviews, Concerts

Sivert Høyem, CCOP, Porto 10.10.2025.

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words: Paulo Carmona (edited by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Paulo Carmona

Sivert Høyem (of Madrugada) possesses an impressive voice with a very rare vocal range in deep tones, very well supported by the diaphragm and perfectly in tune.

He is a man of stories and, more or less, fortunate coincidences with which he captures the audience’s full attention, as they come scented with truth and humor.

Each song is a poetic ode of personal inspiration from something experienced, witnessed, or close. Perhaps that is where his truth and sense of genuine interpretation come from.

The atmosphere felt in each song makes us soar high, and we almost feel a breeze brushing against the skin. It is within the reach of few.

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In this intimate solo concert, in which he appears very communicative and friendly, in the third song – Ride On Sisters, and explores his voice between powerful lows and intense, perfect falsettos. Here, Sivert earned the first of several ovations of the night.

Whenever he performs songs from his band – Madrugada – the audience reacts enthusiastically. A good example of this was Majesty, which was sung in full by many of those in the audience. Hollow, On An Island, and even Love vs The World were performed before the announced encore.

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Sivert returned to bring us Prisoner, Honey Bee, When Your True Love is Gone, and Moon Landing to end on a high note.

I stayed until the room was practically empty, and there he was, mingling with some of those present. For those on the outside, it really looked like a conversation among friends. Cool!