The punk connection takes center stage with “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk,” an exceedingly ambitious and densely packed double album — triple in the vinyl edition — being released Jan. 12.

Among the coups Cafiero scored for “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk” are tracks from the stars of two of the biggest cult-classic TV series of the 1960s: “Star Trek’s” Shatner, who recorded ...

Dr. Demento Covered In Punk includes an in-depth booklet with equally entertaining liner notes and personal quotes from the participating artists, a foreword by album producer and Demented Punk ...

Dr. Demento, whose real name is Barry Hansen, has the prescription. He is hosting the “Dr. Demento Halloween Show” on Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.

Before he first put on a top hat and called himself Dr. Demento, Hansen was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. In August 1968, he reviewed the Sly and the Family Stone album Life.

Cafiero’s goal with the album is “to introduce a new generation of listeners to Dr. Demento, those who maybe have never heard his show, so they can experience some of the same thrill and sense ...