Bob Reed – lead vocals, lead & rhythm electric guitar (fuzz, phase & slide) Torg Hallin – lead & rhythm electric guitar (fuzz, phase & wah wah) Steve Espaniola – bass, vocals Dan Reed – drums, percussion, vocals If you’re unfamiliar with the name Overwhelming Colorfast, you’re probably not alone. They were short lived, […]
Read MoreWhat A Time To Be Alive
Well well, look what the cat dragged in. Long time no Adios Lounging. 14 months to be exact. Granted, I’ve been posting a bit on Facebook, but the Adios Lounge has always been the place where I could take a deeper dive. So, what I wanna do today is lay a couple things on the […]
Read MoreBowie Blindspotting: Low
“Life in L.A. had left me with an overwhelming sense of foreboding. I had approached the brink of drug-induced calamity one too many times, and it was essential to take some kind of positive action. For many years Berlin had appealed to me as a sort of sanctuary-like situation. It was one of the few […]
Read MoreThe Bowie Effect (Or, Remembering the Music of 2016)
“Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried (I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)” –David Bowie, “Blackstar” I know, I know. Why didn’t I do my Favorites of 2016 IN 2016? Didn’t we just get rid of that stupid, death-ridden year? […]
Read MoreMike Nicolai: A Beautiful Letter to the Past and the Future
“It’s a beautiful letter To the past and the future Don’t mourn it, when it passes There’s a new one to savor The beauty in this is You really cannot linger You can cry and smile For the sweetness of a second And go on” There are two kinds of people who matter in this […]
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