Rescued From Obscurity: The Mice

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

3

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 […]

A Blue Moon for Daddy

Posted by Lance Davis - June 19, 2010 - Bill Fox, I love you Leilani

1

Bill Fox – Blue Moon Of Kentucky/My Baby Crying Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario May 14, 2010 “I’m in despair I hear it like a trumpet everywhere How can I tell myself that I couldn’t care about My baby crying?” If you didn’t get the memo the first time around, Bill Fox is a bad, bad […]

The Flags are Half-Mast in Radio City

Posted by Lance Davis - April 1, 2010 - Alex Chilton, Big Star, Bill Fox

5

http://youtu.be/sTSJYZyouek&w=560 Replacements – “Alex Chilton” Pleased To Meet Me 1987 The reaction to Alex Chilton‘s passing has been surprising in its intensity. I think it’s fair to say that it hit fans much harder than anticipated. One perverse upside — and it really has been positive — has been the impressive number of high-quality remembrances. […]