If David Lynch were a musician, he would be Stan Ridgway. Both look at Leave It To Beaver America and see serial killers lurking beneath its porches. Both can infuse a simple everyday object with weirdness and dread, creating a world that;'s consistently disturbing, fascinating and cool. - L.A. WEEKLY


In fact he's an ingenious writer with a grip on low-life imagery that hearkens back to that of Burroughs, Bukowski and Brecht.. If a modern American counterpart to Bertol Brecht's collaborations with Kurt Weil exits, it's the music of Stan Ridgway. - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE


Stan Ridgway's musical career began in the late seventies as part of a soundtrack company to create music for low-budget horror films. From the ashes, Wall Of Voodoo was born, and with Ridgway as lead voice, released an EP, two albums, and the 1983 hit single "Mexican Radio". Upon leaving, he embarked on a solo career that has included collaborations with drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police on the film "Rumblefish" , other independent film soundtracks, as well as producing other artists, (most recently Frank Black and The Catholics new release "Show Me Your Tears" (2003), in addition to numerous critically acclaimed solo recordings, most recently "Holiday In Dirt" (2002) on NewWest Records and , "Snakebite" (2004) on redFLY Records.

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