“Delete And Report Junk” by Eric Din

Good lordy. Din has been at it again. In the artiste’s own words:

“I had earlier planned to have a big party for my 60th (15 X 4!) B-day, but with all happening in the world rn wasn’t in the mood to really organize that. Instead I’ve been enjoying some little celebrations with friends & fam here and there, and continuing my normal tomfoolery. One thing I continue to enjoy is making new songs, and this one cracked me right up. I hope it also give you a chuckle or even inspires dancing with your cats and doggies in the kitchen. Or Parlour. Shouldn’t we have parlours? I think so. Play ska and carry on <3”

We agree with Eric that there should be parlours. And ska. Perhaps the occasional Ba-LON.

SKA TREK by Stiff Richards – Now streaming throughout the universe!

Recorded in 1997 (we think!) and released yesterday (wow!), here’s SKA TREK by Stiff Richards.  Read more about the saga here:

https://berkeleycatrecords.substack.com/p/bass-the-final-frontier

Find it in a streaming space station of your preference. Some are linked from here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stiffrichards1/ska-trek

Skank long, and prosper

Din’s Beet Poetry Primer is on all the THINGS!

Gadzooks. What’s Din got ‘imself into now? He invented Beet Poetry. It’s like Beat Poetry only with more vegetables. In any case, it’s on Bandcamp –

and a bevy of streaming apparatuses, conveniently accessible from here:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ericdin/sideways-ep-a-beet-poetry-debacle

Beserkley Cats present – Madison Avenue Man by Eric Din & the FAVES

May 19, 2025

Today we are proud to announce a new single from Eric Din & the FAVES. Madison Avenue Man is a cover of Madison Avenue by Greg Kihn Band, which was written by Matthew King Kaufman and Greg Kihn back in 1977. The original came out on Beserkley Records, and it’s long been a favorite of mine. Legend has it Matthew wrote the lyrics on an airplane barf bag on the way home from NYC after meeting with some advertising executives.

In 2020, Mr. Kaufman introduced me to the FAVES, suggesting we release some of their new music on my Berkeley Cat label. When I learned that FAVES are led by Larry Lynch and Robbie Dunbar of the original Beserkley Records crew (as members of Earth Quake and Greg Kihn Band), I was all-in. As a lifelong fan of those bands, I was thrilled to do it.

Earlier this year I decided to cover Madison Avenue, and my next thought was, wait, I know guys who played on the original! So I called up Larry Lynch, the drummer and “ooh nana now” backup singer on the Greg Kihn Band original, and asked if he and the FAVES would record this with me. They loved the idea, so on Easter Sunday, 2025, we did, and here’s the single, available everywhere on iTunes and your fave (pun accepted) streaming services.

Happy birthday, Matthew, from all us Beserkley Cats!

Drums – Larry Lynch
Lead guitar – Robbie Dunbar
Bass – Jonathan Bassil
Chorus vocals – Debra Knox, Larry Lynch, Alex Carlin, Paul Albert Jackson
Lead vocals and rhythm guitar – Eric Din

Recorded by Gabriel Shepard at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, CA
Mixed by Gabriel Shepard and Eric Din
Cover artwork by Paul Albert Jackson
Produced by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Music and lyrics © 1977 by Greg Kihn & Matthew King Kaufman

-Eric Din
Berkeley Cat Records