NYC RockPunk originals. The Head Peddlers (Karl Bateman & Elizabeth Ruf) started out in 2017 playing punk rock with acoustic guitars in the gardens and bars of the Lower East Side NYC with a name inspired by Queequeg in the novel MOBY DICK. Our eclectic repertoire of original songs grew rapidly. Every instrument on this record was played and all vocals were performed by the Head Peddlers. ... more