What A Time To Be Alive

Posted by Lance Davis - April 3, 2018 - Casablanca, Dan Carlin, Donald Trump, Stupid alcohol, Superchunk

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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 […]

Rescued From Obscurity: The Mice

Posted by Lance Davis - October 8, 2014 - Beatles, Bill Fox, Soul Asylum, Superchunk, The Mice, The Who

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This one goes out to Raul Vela IV, drummer for Gleeson, inventor of the enchilaco*, and mustachioed hero of the Grand Champeen song, “Raul Vela” [Amazon]. Raul requested that I write about The Mice, obscure Cleveland rockers who were the missing link between early Beatles, early Who, and The Jam on one side and […]

Remembering 2013: Ruthless, Unbroken, and Profane

Posted by Lance Davis - December 31, 2013 - A Giant Dog, Baptist Generals, Bobby Jealousy, Bremen Riot, David Bazan, Dexateens, Gleeson, Grand Champeen, Mike Nicolai, Oblivians, Overseas, Superchunk, Teen Getaway, Will Johnson

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Before we get started, allow me to address a few topics related to year-end lists. CAVEAT #1: I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again because it bears repeating. These are not the “best” albums of 2013 because such a thing does not exist. There is no best, there are only favorites based […]

2012: The New Silver Age

Posted by Lance Davis - September 26, 2012 - Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr, Merge Records, Mission Of Burma, Off!, Redd Kross, Superchunk

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Welcome to the new and improved Adios Lounge. If you were wondering why I hadn’t updated the site in a few weeks, you now have my official explanation. Well, that and laziness, but mostly this fancypants redesign from Kelley Chambers at Runs With Pixels. I love it and I hope you do, too. It’s funny, […]

This Ain’t No Picnic

Posted by Lance Davis - July 23, 2011 - D. Boon, Ed Crawford, fIREHOSE, George Hurley, Mac McCaughan, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Superchunk

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Last night I was housesitting for my homeboy, Ducktaper, so I brought along Double Nickels On The Dime (1984). I’ve written about this Minutemen classic before [click here], mainly because it’s one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Not punk rock. Rock. In fact, if you gave me only three records to bring […]