Today I Found My Friends: Nirvana in 1990

Posted by Lance Davis - August 9, 2011 - 1990, Chico, Chris Novoselic, Dale Crover, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Scream

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Nirvana is in the air again. Spin recently asked, “What does Nevermind mean now?” and The Onion looked back at the Axl Rose/Kurt Cobain relationship circa 1991. Even Amy Winehouse‘s recent death shook up those old “27 Club” cobwebs. I get it. Nevermind was an epochal release, 20 is a nice, round number, and […]

2015: Love All the Way to the Dirt

Posted by Lance Davis - January 8, 2016 - Bob Forrest, Brent Best, Britt Daniel, Connections, Courtney Barnett, Dave Alvin, Dead Rock West, Joey Kneiser, Kelly Smith, Low Cut Connie, Mike Nicolai, Phil Alvin, Sabrina Ellis, Sink Tapes, Summer Twins, Sweet Spirit, Will Johnson

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2015 started with such promise. My girlfriend, Sarah, became my wife, Sarah, on March 26, after which we honeymooned in Joshua Tree, even staying in the Gram Parsons Room at JT Inn. (Room 8 for those of you looking to follow that plan.) I saw a transcendent Replacements at the Hollywood Palladium in April, […]

Adios Lounge Podcast with Bob Forrest, Pt. 2

Posted by Lance Davis - October 24, 2015 - Adios Lounge Podcast, Bob Forrest, Thelonious Monster

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Well, I hope you liked Part 1 of my interview with Bob Forrest. This is the second part, which is a bit longer than the first. The main difference between the two posts — and knowing me, I’ll end up doing this for both — is that Part 2 comes with an annotated timeline. […]

Reconsidering Fugazi’s 13 Songs

Posted by Lance Davis - October 31, 2014 - Chico, Fugazi, KCSC

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Last week, my buddy Brandon Gentry had this feature published in Washington City Paper: Margin Walkers: A Quarter-Century After Fugazi Reintroduced the World to DC Punk, 13 Takes on 13 Songs. “13 Takes” refers to the fact that Brandon spoke with 13 different people about 13 Songs, Fugazi’s debut CD (1989). In fact, 13 […]

Gun Club: Preachin’ the Word, Pt. 1

Posted by Lance Davis - August 7, 2014 - Gun Club, Howlin' Wolf, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Los Angeles, Nirvana, Sean-Michael Yoder, Sex Pistols, X

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Last November, my good buddy, Sean-Michael Yoder, wrote the first guest post in Adios Lounge history (Death and Renaissance in Smog City: L.A. 1978-85). Well, Sean is here to write the second guest post, a variation on the original theme (Los Angeles punk). However, this time he mainly focuses on 3 bands: X, Gun […]