Six Foot Plus

Gravedigger’s Local 16 turns 3 years old in September 2011. With gratitude and humility, we give thanks for another year online and above ground. A lot has changed to GdL16 in the past twelve months, but the same appreciation for all things creepy, weird and bizarre remains the same. We celebrate here on 6’+ with...

It wouldn’t be summer without the annual event over at Gravedigger’s Local 16: The Freaky Tiki Surf-ari. You can check out all the hooplah at the luau here while you listen to this episode. We have some of the hits from Tiki’s past, present and future. Mix up your favorite fruity concoction, put on that...

Heavy surf awaits you in this sea-centric episode. Marvel in amazement and reel in shock as you fathom horrors of the deep. Dare you tackle The Dagons, Eve Hell and the Razors, and Thee Jaguar Sharks? What about Zombie Surf Camp, the Killcreeps and GWAR? All this and more lurks for you beneath the waters...

We’re missing the 2011 Psychobilly Luau and that SUCKS! Three days worth of bands with DJs, Burlesque dancers, sideshow acts, raffles, vendors and every sensible psychobilly and horror punk band on the East Coast. We spend this episode celebrating the show (that we’re not going to be at) by playing music from Henchmen, Labretta Suede...

Pack your bags and make sure your passport is up to date. We put the “Local” in Gravedigger’s Local as we take 6’+ beyond the North American borders and play music from around the world. Let’s get cultured with Dice For Lights, Voodoo Zombie, Reverend Elvis and The Undead Syncopators, The Invisible Surfers and more....

Robots. Space. Two key elements to science fiction and the imagination we have when we look up at the stars, out to the future. We go beyond the grave for this episode of 6’+. Featuring music from The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, The Epoxies, Space Party, The Phenomenauts, The Optic Nerves, Reverb Galaxy, and...

Interspersed between this review of the best music of 2011 (so far) is the promotion 6’+ ran when we started up our Facebook page (facebook.com/6ftplus). The first twenty five to LIKE the page were able to pick six words to be read aloud on this episode. Let’s get together, enjoy the warm weather and listen...

May 26th and 27th are important dates for fans of Classic Horror. We celebrate the birthdays of Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Vincent Price. 2011 marks Vincent Price’s 100th birthday, so after we wish Pete and Chris our best, we’ll let Vince have center stage. Joining the party are Zombina and the Skeletons, Haunted George,...

The V word. Vampires. Once the inspiration for a thousand Halloween costumes, now they’re the inspiration for a million bad YA novels. But there are those who remember that vampires can be scary. For this episode of 6’+, we salute you, nosferatu. Songlist 01. The Vooduo, “Drink Your Blood” 02. Horror Story, “Vampires…” 03. The...

May is Zombie Awareness Month! So before you get sick of them (if you’re not already), we bring you this episode of 6’+ dedicated to the decaying. That’s right – it’s all ZOMBIE related music for this episode. Join in as we celebrate being aware of the hardly animated with bands like Zombie Surf Camp,...