psychobilly

British  

/ ˈsaɪkəˌbɪlɪ /

noun

1. 1. loud frantic rockabilly music

   2. ( as modifier )

      a psychobilly track

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Example Sentences

The brothers had tattoos and big, flattop pompadours; they were into ‘80s English psychobilly and punk, ska and hardcore from the likes of Kortatu, Decibelios, the Misfits, Rancid and even Blink-182. Yet Batuco initially discouraged his sons from playing low-paying rock gigs. “He would get mad at us and tell us that what we were doing was no good, that our future was in the marimba,” Mongo told Remezcla in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, on a sunny Saturday afternoon in April, he bounces merrily around his work space in gold-and-zebra-print VaporMax Gliese Nikes and a plaid tracksuit, his silvery hair styled into a psychobilly quiff.

From New York Times

Ron Oberman introduced him to figures in the U.S. music industry and exposed him to new music, including that of a quirky psychobilly artist called the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, part of whose moniker would wind up in Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona.

From Washington Post

The Reverend Horton Heat, the Texas-based psychobilly rocker whose real name is Jim Heath, was not pleased back in March when his gigs were canceled.

From Washington Post

Concerts being canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has resulted in constitutional concerns being raised by Reverend Horton Heat, an internationally touring “psychobilly” band refusing to postpone upcoming performances because of COVID-19.

From Washington Times