7 Albums in 7 Days: #5 The Muffs

Posted by Lance Davis - April 30, 2018 - 7 Albums 7 Days, Bob Forrest, Kim Shattuck, Muffs, Thelonious Monster

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The Muffs (1993) may not be the band’s best album, but there are many days it’s my favorite. All the songwriting elements that Kim Shattuck would hone, perfect, and whip into shape by Happy Birthday To Me (1997) were present from the debut– and to a lesser extent, the singles leading up to this CD. […]

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. […]

Adios Lounge Podcast with Bob Forrest, Part 1

Posted by Lance Davis - October 19, 2015 - Adios Lounge Podcast, Bob Forrest, Thelonious Monster

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If you’re gonna start podcasting, why not start with the lead singer and lyricist for your first favorite band? Bob Forrest is the co-founder and frontman for Thelonious Monster, the LA band whose heyday paralleled my first heyday, the late ’80s and early ’90s. There’s something about being 20-21 years old and feeling like […]

Tuning is for Cowboys: Bob Forrest & Cris Kirkwood

Posted by Lance Davis - June 2, 2015 - Bicycle Thief, Bob Forrest, Cris Kirkwood, Meat Puppets, Thelonious Monster

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A few weeks ago both Mike Kelly and Channing Lewis of Grand Champeen alerted me to this podcast with separate posts to my Facebook wall. Thanks fellas, you know me so well. It’s a one-on-one conversation between Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster and Bicycle Thief and Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets. The interesting […]