Don’t Call It Nothing Book Now Available!

Posted by Lance Davis - January 14, 2022 - Don't Call It Nothing, New Book, Podcast

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Greetings Adios Lounge readers. Long time no talk. Just a heads up that my new book, Don’t Call It Nothing: The Lost History of ’90s Roots, Rap & Rock ‘n’ Roll is now available for free!!! Please visit the Book page of the Don’t Call It Nothing website to download your copy now.

Don’t Call It Nothing: A New Podcast

Posted by Lance Davis - July 24, 2021 - Don't Call It Nothing, Podcast

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Friends, I have a new podcast based on a book I’ve recently completed. Don’t Call It Nothing: The Lost History of ‘90s Roots, Rap & Rock ‘n’ Roll is as yet unpublished, so I’m using the pod to cover the bands, albums, and songs in the book. Win-win! Please join me over there as The […]

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Posted by Lance Davis - October 2, 2018 - Tom Petty

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1 stupid, mostly insufferable year. You are missed, Tom. RIP.

Old Glory vs New Glory

Posted by Lance Davis - September 29, 2018 - American Flag, Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, Drive-By Truckers, Eminem, Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, Glossary, Ice Cube, Jefferson Airplane, Johnny Cash, Lee Bains III, Maria McKee, MC5, Merle Haggard, Minutemen, Neil Young, Sly And The Family Stone, The Glands

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In doing early research for my next Nicky Hopkins post, I landed on the Jefferson Airplane’s 1969 album, Volunteers, because Hopkins plays on five tracks. Unfortunately, his prodigious talents couldn’t pull the record out of a nose dive. I get that the group has many adherents who appreciate their wild, shirtless sensibility, but I don’t […]

Blues De Luxe: What Would Nicky Hopkins Do? (Part 6)

Posted by Lance Davis - September 16, 2018 - Beatles, Billie Davis, Easybeats, Elton John, Giles, Giles & Fripp, Jackie Lomax, Jeff Beck, Kinks, Nicky Hopkins, Paul Jones, Ray Davies, Roger Cook, Rolling Stones, The Who, WWNHD

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The day after Nicky died (September 6, 1994), Ian McLagan and his wife Kim were shopping in Austin and stopped to have a drink in Nicky’s honor. They chose a weirdly appropriate bar, with church pews as benches and coffins for tables, and ordered a round of beers. They were amazed when, without them lifting […]