“The Heartbreakers blew everyone away, for no more reason than that they were just more experienced — they had their roots in R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. They were able to go onstage and draw on all that, whereas these kids (The Damned, Clash, and Sex Pistols) couldn’t draw on anything yet. Real rock […]
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“Without my friends I got chaos I’m off in a bead of light Without my friends I’d be swept up high by the wind.” –Big Star, “Thank You Friends” Congressman Steve Cohen Commemorates Alex Chilton http://youtu.be/H9LGwzGnx5w&w=560 It’s been a rough several months for Memphis. In a span of 7 months, the city lost Jim […]
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If Les Paul had only invented the solid-body guitar that bears his name, he’d be rock royalty. As an icon, the Gibson Les Paul has few peers. But, Paul also transformed the reel-to-reel given to him by Bing Crosby into the first functioning multitrack recording machine. That innovation in the mid-’40s spurred the development over […]
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If you’ve been wondering where The Adios Lounge was, I’ve been on special undercover blog detail. About a week ago, a few of us vintage-minded rock ‘n’ roll types started a new music site called Groover’s Paradise, in honor of our patron saint, Doug Sahm. The blog’s conceit is simple: We post some of our […]
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Big week here at the Lounge. We’re finally open for business, the coffee is brewing, the jukebox is humming, and we just found a stack of Replacements reissues in the mail. Sweet! Before we kick things off, though, special thanks are in order for Paul Smith, commander-in-chief of the interweb’s butt-kickinest music blog, Setting The […]
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