Rad Max
Rad Max - “Party McFly”
Release date: 8/13/2024
The toe-tapping, head-bopping, pop-culture concoction that is Rad Max's second full-length album and first vinyl LP. Taking a trip from the Goon Docks to Sunnydale to Fantasia, this group of rad wave dance punks make you want to party like it's 1989.

Song arrangements by Rad Max / Music & lyrics by Scott Cushman
Engineered, mixed, & mastered by Connor Sheehan / Produced by Rad Max
Vinyl mastering by Tyler Bisson at Audio Geography Studios
Artwork & Layout by Mads Schubert
“There's a lot of substance hidden within this throwback party record, and that is the real genius of Rad Max... Party McFly is essential listening for anyone who aspires to be rad.” Faster and Louder


“While their second album...doesn’t come close to capturing the uninhibited joy of their gigs, it does...reveal a strikingly nihilistic vein running alongside kitschy references to The Goonies, Twin Peaks and Tiger Beat.” Willamette Week


  1. High School Demons LYRICS
    Been a while since sharing lockers and hanging at the library · After graduation I moved out / moved on, but my problems kept following me · Now I'm wandering around at this house party · “Where's the bathroom? Upstairs? Thanks, man” · Close the door and turn to see some creepy dolls waiting for me on the can · Then they attack and I fight back · It's a free-for-all doll brawl · Must be the work of Gachnar · Good thing he's not very tall · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling demons · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling, still battling · Sitting on the couch with some Little Caesar's drinking a crap ton of Rainiers · About to party down on some party mix when a giant, ugly worm demon appears · Lurconis bursts in looking for a sacrifice · I put down my beer, crack my knuckles · Guess my fists will suffice · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling demons · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling, still battling · I was never five by five, but I took it day by day · And slowly little by little, I found demons to slay · I'd rather finish off a nice zinfandel, but I don't want to get swallowed up by this mouth of hell · Still battling, still battling, still battling, still battling, still battling, still battling, still battling demons from high school · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling demons · Still battling demons from high school · Still battling, still battling · Oh, oh, oh, whoa-oh
  2. So Convenient LYRICS
    Big stick of beef jerky (Convenient!) · A crappy cup of coffee (Convenient!) · Twenty lottery tickets (Convenient!) · 40oz of Schlitz (Convenient!) · Tiny roses in glass (Convenient!) · A full-print shirt of a bass (Convenient!) · 64oz of Dew (Convenient!) · Some dude doing kung-fuuuuu-uuuu-uuuu-uuuu · Doing kung-fuuuu-uuuu-uuuu · They've got what you're hardcore jonesing for at your local convenience store · There's tiny aisles to explore at your local convenience store · Somehow there's always a sticky floor at your local convenience store · Everything you want and more at your local / at your local / at your local convenience store · Oh, I forgot to mention, it's the year 2084 · All my personal data is scanned when I walk through the front door · My life is dollars and cents — the real price of convenience · My life is dollars and cents — the real price of... · Ooo...spinning hot dogs (Convenient!) · Off-season eggnog (Ewww!) · Open 24/7 (Convenient!) · But called 7-11 (Weird choice!) · A single roll of TP (Convenient!) · Blue raspberry slurpee (Convenient!) · Ding-dongs and Twinkies (Convenient!) · BRAIN FREEZE! · Not the brain freeze! Anything but that! I’ve got blue raspberry slurpee in my mind… · They've got what you're hardcore jonesing for at your local convenience store · There's tiny aisles to explore at your local convenience store · The latest issue of Fangoria at your local convenience store · Everything you want and more at your local convenience store · Convenient key change! · They've got what you're hardcore jonesing for at your local convenience store · There's tiny aisles to explore at your local convenience store · Somehow there's always a sticky floor at your local convenience store · Everything you want and more at your local / at your local / at your local convenience store · Convenience store, convenience store, convenience store, convenience store, convenience store · So convenient!
  3. Log Lady Psychic Hotline LYRICS
    The owls are always watching me and I really don’t know why · How’d I get to the Double R with a slice of cherry pie? Then a vision appeared to me glowing on my late night TV · A woman with a piece of lumber and a 1-900 number · She said, “Grab the phone and call me at the Log Lady Psychic Hotline · My log has so much to say and it’s only $4.99 · Each additional minute’s a dollar · Push those buttons and give me a holler · I’ll tell you what my log can see at 1-900-LOG-LADY” · “The owls won’t see us in here” · “You wear shiny objects” · “Fire is the devil” · “The fish aren’t running” · “Do you understand?” · I’m pretty sure I just got played · No way this was Lynch okayed · I spent more than I should on Miss Cleo with a hunk of wood · When she said, “Grab the phone and call me at the Log Lady Psychic Hotline · My log has so much to say and it’s only $4.99 · Each additional minute’s a dollar · Push those buttons and give me a holler · I’ll tell you what my log can see at 1-900-LOG-LADY” · Maybe the owls are what they seem · Maybe the owls are what they seem · Maybe the owls are what they seem · Maybe the owls are what they seem · Maybe the owls are what they seem · Or maybe I should call again
  4. Extraterrestrial Radio LYRICS
    Galactic airwaves · Speakers ablaze · Space songs from my extraterrestrial radio · Alien anthems · My only companions · All night on my extraterrestrial radio · On my E.T. radio · My extraterrestrial radio · I don’t heart your radio · You’ve got your algo in my rhythm · Give me music by aliens so I can rock out with ‘em · Electromagnetic · Vibrating kinetic · Dancing frenetic · Extraterrestrial radio · Turn on, tune in, tune out the din of white noise with my extraterrestrial radio · On my E.T. radio · My extraterrestrial radio · I don’t heart your radio · You’ve got your algo in my rhythm · Give me music by aliens so I can rock out with ‘em · I want to rock to Van Hale-Bopp · Get down with Gravi-TLC, Andrometallica, or Galaxy & C Music Factory · Shoot me some Guns & Rovers · Don’t stop with the Virgo-Gos · I want to listen all night on my interstellar stereo · Electromagnetic · Vibrating kinetic · Dancing frenetic · Extraterrestrial radio · On my E.T. radio · My extraterrestrial radio · [Whoa-oh-whoas & oh-whoa-ohs] · Extraterrestrial radio
  5. Shutter Shades LYRICS
    I’m finally done with you · Now I’m doing what I want to do · You’re out of my life, I swear · All thanks to my new eyewear · I found them in an alley after the Max Headroom finale · I put them on and now I see the real reality · With my shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · In my new shutter shades · Shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · Always wearing my shutter shades · Dudes change from rad to rats when I look through my plastic slats · And now I see the cretins peering through these pink venetians · They don’t block UV ray, but they let me see you play your grody little games all night · And now my future’s so bright · Shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · Always wearing my shutter shades · Shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · Feeling rad in my shutter shades · I shudder to think of life without my… · I shudder to think of life without my… · I shudder to think of life without my… · Shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · Loving life in my shutter shades · Shutter shades / shutter / shutter shades · Looking good in my shutter shades · Always wearing my shutter shades · Feeling rad in my shutter shades
  6. We Used to Never Say Die LYRICS
    Do you remember when we said we’d never say die? Now we’re living without a treasure map just trying to get by · We used to never say die · We used to never say · We used to never say die · The goon docks used to be our whole world · Then we grew up and forgot · So fill up Troy’s beer bucket and don’t bogart the Copperpot · How’d we ride our bikes around Astoria when it’s so hilly? Why’d we never crack up at the name One-eyed Willie? We used to never say die · We used to never say · We used to never say die · Is it good enough for you? It’s not good enough for me · It’s not good enough · Good enough for you · Ay yi yi yi yi · We used to never say die · We used to never say we used to never say die · I want to never say die · How come I never say? Don’t make me ever say die · Never say die · We used to never say die · We used to never say die · We used to never say… · Never say die
  7. Outrunning the Nothing LYRICS
    White knuckle I'm gunning it · I'm Cannonball Running it down Atreyu Avenue with the Nothing in my rearview · Pedal to the metal, pen to the pad · Filling the blank with something rad · Pedal to the metal, pen to the pad · I've got the Nothing to lose, but the Nothing it gains · I've got nothing to lose · Outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Oh oh oh oh I gotta do something so I'm outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Oh oh oh oh I gotta do something to outrun the Nothing · Won't stop / can't stop so crank up the Blitzkrieg Bop · Hey ho let's go · Hey! Ho! Let's go! · I've got the Nothing to lose, but the Nothing it gains · I've got nothing to lose · Outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Oh oh oh oh I gotta do something so I'm outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Oh oh oh oh I gotta do something to outrun the Nothing · Avoid the void (Avoid the void) · Like the Noid but existential · Avoid the void (Avoid the void) · Surviving is preferential · Avoid the void (Avoid the void) · Outpace the space (Outpace the space) · Outflank the blank (Outflank the blank) · Avoid the void · I've got the Nothing to lose, but the Nothing it gains · I've got nothing to lose · Outrunning, outrunning, outrunning, outrunning, outrunning, outrunning, outrunning · Outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing · Oh oh oh oh I'm doing something and that's outrunning the Nothing · Outrunning the Nothing oh oh oh · Outrunning the Nothing · I'm doing something to outrun the Nothing
  8. The Party Exorcist LYRICS
    We just came to party · To have a good time in this abandoned mansion with our Boones Farm wine · Brad cracks some brewskies · Wanda whips out the ouija board · Bruce hits play on the boombox · Now let's party like we never have before · (What's that?) There's something in the shadows · (What's that?) Maybe I'm just too stoned · (What's that?) Wanda's got a weird look in her eye · Oh yeah We're totally boned · We were possessed to party and now we're just possessed · We need to find a way to lay these demons to rest · I don't want to be one of them · They seem pretty pissed · Someone find a phone and call the Party Exorcist · Now all my friends are demons · This party's lost its charm · Not only are they trying to kill me, but they drank the last of the Boones Farm · All the doors are locked · I gotta get out of this dive · Who drew this glowing pentagram? I don't think I'll make it out alive · (What's that?) There's something in the shadows · (What's that?) Some other-worldly yell · (What's that?) Brad doing a sexy dance · This party's gone to hell · We were possessed to party and now we're just possessed · We need to find a way to lay these demons to rest · I don't want to be one of them · They seem pretty pissed · Someone find a phone and call the Party Exorcist · Partied too hard? Did you throw a rager only to awaken an ancient evil? Well, call the Party Exorcist at 1-800-BAD-PARTY · Cause you’ve gotta get the hell out of there · We were possessed to party and now we're just possessed · We need to find a way to lay these demons to rest · I don't want to be one of them · Oh oh no · Someone find a phone and call…I think you know · Who you gonna call? (Ghostbusters!) · No. The Party Exorcist · Who you gonna call? (Beetlejuice!) · No. The Party Exorcist · Who you gonna call? (The Corey Hotline?) · No. The Party Exorcist · Who you gonna call? The Party Exorcist · The Party Exorcist
  9. Dystopian World Tour LYRICS
    Well, great · We broke the Earth · Welcome to an Apocalyptic rebirth · Might as well live life for all that it's worth · It got hot and then it got hotter · Now we gotta protect our water from black-feather-wearing, roving marauders · Playing for water rations in our found-item fashion · We're gonna party to endure · Driving over every grain of sand in this wide-open wasteland on this dystopian world tour · We're playing through bike-powered amplifiers on stages lit by bonfires · We've got shiny spikes sticking out of our tires · No more Billboard lists · In fact the industry no longer exists · Guess we should have listened to those scientists · Society is gone, gone, gone · Society is gone, gone, gone · Society is gone, gone, gone · Society is gone, gone, gone · But we're going to party on, on, on · We're going to party on, on, on · We're going to party on, on, on · We're going to party on, party on, party on · Playing for water rations in our found-item fashion · We're gonna party to endure · Driving over every grain of sand in this wide-open wasteland on this dystopian world tour
  10. Space Command Remote Control LYRICS
    It’s Friday night on the sectional · Grab TV Guide see what’s exceptional · Saved By the Bell, Murder, She Wrote · And so I reach for the remote · When the world is way too serious, I watch a new series · And when people really push my buttons, I push these · On my Space Command remote control · I control my destiny · Eating Hamburger Helper tuna casserole, I command all of space and my TV · Whoa-oh-oh-oh · All of space and my TV · Channel Hi · Channel Lo · I channel all my stress into this show · Got nothing better to do than watch TV and have a couple brews · Things are serious · Time for a new series · Oh, crap! Where’s my remote control? Somebody help me, please · I need my Space Command remote control · Where in the hell did you go? How am I going to watch 90210? Chances are remote · I’ve lost control oh oh oh oh oh · I’ve lost control · Lost control · I’ve lost control · I know…I’ll check the cushions, check under the chair · What the hell? It should totally be there · Check the bathroom, this pile of socks, this day-old pizza box · It’s not even underneath these Tiger Beat magazines · Hold up! What’s this in the back pocket of my Guess jeans? It’s my Space Command remote control · Didn’t think I’d see you again · Gonna reheat my tuna casserole and get some Ducktales in · Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Daring-do, bad, and good luck tales · Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Space Command remote control · I control of my destiny · Eating Hamburger Helper tuna casserole, I command all of space and my TV · Oh oh whoa oh oh · All of space and my TV · Whoa oh oh oh oh oh · All of space and my TV