HISTORY: THE GO-GIRLS FROM GO-KUSTOM REKORDS & GO-KUSTOM TV
Lindsay Calkins
Go-Kustom Rekords was formed in 1998 (originally iRegular Records) by Kill Switch...Klick frontman D.A. Sebasstian, shortly after he completed his recording contract with Cleopatra Records. Go-Kustom has always had a focus on odd ball compilations, up and coming surf and psychobilly artists and Sebasstian's own recordings. He started Go-Kustom TV in 2002 as a weekly Kustom Kulture magazine style TV Show. In his own words, "I wanted to get exposure for people I thought were deserving and at the same time teach myself how to film and edit. Ultimately my goal was to make movies and producing a weekly TV Show was just the way to learn how to do it. Filming on deadlines and in adverse conditions, extreme editing deadlines, overcoming bad audio- D.I.Y. trial by fire!" Go-Kustom TV aired on Channels 29/77 in the greater Seattle area for five seasons and is now available on DVD. The original hostess Betty X was replaced by Lindsay Calkins after the first season.
With Lindsay aboard, Go-Kustom TV became a regular favorite of the Seattle underground TV aficionados, growing in stature and popularity year after year. Lindsay's quirky and direct interview style made her a cable access favorite. She has interviewed car builders, pin-up models, burlesque dancers, tattoo artists, photographers and area musicians.
We met Melene Marie Brown and Sheri Johnson while filming the Hot Rod-A-Rama in Tacoma.
The original Go-Girls- Lindsay Calkins, Melene Marie Brown & Sheri Johnson- at the DragStrip Riot CD Release Party,
a hawkin' the Go-Kustom wares.
Go-Kustom Rekords Promo Photo. L-R Sheri Johnson, Lindsay Calkins & Melene Marie Brown. Photo by Holli Decker. This was taken right after we filmed the D.A. Sebasstian & The Inner Demons music video for Monster Monster.
The D.A. Sebasstian & The Inner Demons - Monster Monster music video shoot. Sheri Johnson (bass), Melene Marie Brown (guitar), Fanovitch Sebasstian (flamenco dancer) Lindsay Calkins (hat dancer).
After Go-Kustom TV's third season on the air, we noticed a huge increase in the number of aspiring pin-up models contacting us and decided to help them get some needed exposure with our various promotions.
One of our most successful promotions was the Black Stockings Pin-Up Posters. Carolina was our first and most popular poster.
This series of posters featured both well known and upcoming Pin-Up Starlets.
Another popular promotion was the Go-Girls Pin-Up Cards. The First Series was picked up by Car Kulture Deluxe and sold at Car Shows at their booths. We eventually had to stop the series when our printer company decided they could no longer print the size we needed for the cards.
Lindsay interviewed Miss Kitten Coquette for Go-Kustom TV and then Kitten performed several Burlesque numbers for Go-Kustom TV.
Bonita Brazen from Go-Kustom TV.
The Go-Girls Pin-Up Spotlight was a way we could include out of state Pin-Up Models on our TV Show without having to fly them up to our studios in Seattle. Models send us 30 or more pictures and put them together in a Ken Burns style photo montage set to music. Also included in the Spotlight are the Models bio information in her own words.
Go-Kustom TV is now on DVD. We are working on Volume Seven & Eight for a 2009 release.
Super Amanda from KsK - Killing machine music video shoot 2008. A song from the movie Hot Rod Girls Save The World.
Go-Girl Melinda Miles!
Lindsay interviews Lance Lambert of The Vintage Vehicle Show at The Seattle Roadster Show 2008. Go-Kustom TV still going strong after six years!
We are always looking for new faces for music videos, film projects, magazine ads and CD covers. Please contact us go-girls@go-kustom.com
Please go to the Go-Kustom main site for more info about our music and film company.
