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I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)

Posted by Lance Davis - August 19, 2014 - Gun Club, Howlin' Wolf, Jack O'Fire, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Jimmie Rodgers, Lucinda Williams, Sean-Michael Yoder, Tommy Johnson

Today’s post is an addendum to my previous offering, Gun Club: Preachin’ the Word, Pt. 1, guestwritten by my buddy, Sean-Michael Yoder. While much of “Preachin’” was focused on the early ’80s LA punk scene, our Q&A dug into the roots of bands like Gun Club. Two of those roots were the blues singers, Tommy […]

The Vinyl File: The Blasters – American Music

Posted by Lance Davis - August 30, 2013 - Bill Haley, Billy Boy Arnold, Blasters, Bob Wills, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Rodgers, Junior Parker, Phil Alvin, Queen, Vinyl File, X

The Vinyl File returns and it’s again focused on The Blasters. This was not intentional. I was recently interviewed by Peter Zimowski II of Now Spinning and as the name of his website might suggest, we discussed collecting vinyl and discovering music. If you wanna know how a 7-year-old boy solves the KISS vs. […]