Episode 05: Rat Fink, Screaming Hands and West Coast Street Culture
For this episode, our bar is firmly planted in California and we’re talking illustration and rebellion. We start in the southern part of the state talking about hot rods, music, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and his famous creation Rat Fink. We then travel up the coast to the town of Santa Cruz to talk skate culture, punk music, Jim Phillips and his equally famous Screaming Hand. We then wrap-up by talking about tribes, language and what these two iconic characters have in common.
E X T R A S :
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth
Official Rat Fink website
House Industries Rat Fink fonts
“Big Daddy Roth Lives On at Amelia Island Concours” (Fuel Curve article)
“Pray For Surf” Rat Fink t-shirt original art (custom culture meets surf culture)
Jim Phillips
Screaming Hand history video
Jim Phillips: Screaming Hand 30th Anniversary Photos
Jim Phillips interview (designboom story, including the “Slasher” character with obvious Ed Roth influences.)
Jimbo Phillips (illustrator son of Jim Phillips)
