Love Has Found Me Somehow

Posted by Lance Davis - April 12, 2015 - ? And The Mysterians, Alex Chilton, Baptist Generals, Beatles, Blasters, Bob's Burgers, Bobby Jealousy, Centro-Matic, Dave Alvin, David Bowie, Doug Sahm, Figgs, Glossary, Gram Parsons, Har Mar Superstar, Johnny Thunders, Lydia Loveless, Maria McKee, Mike Nicolai, Muffs, New York Dolls, Queen, Reigning Sound, Sam Cooke

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On March 26, I, Lance Davis, joined Sarah Espinoza in matrimony. It was a lovely, understated ceremony at the Urban Light installation in front of LACMA (LA County Museum of Art). Urban Light was one of the first places Sarah and I went to on a date because it features 200 street lamps from […]

Daddy Rollin’ Stone

Posted by Lance Davis - July 30, 2013 - Blasters, Dave Alvin, Johnny Thunders, Otis Blackwell, Phil Alvin, Phil Lynott, Sex Pistols, Small Faces, Steve Marriott, The Who, Thin Lizzy

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Last time out I analyzed Phil Alvin’s underrated 1986 LP, Un “Sung Stories.” Of that album’s 10 songs, only 2 were written after 1940, but only 1 of those sounded like it: “Daddy Rollin’ Stone.” Where the rest of Un “Sung” was old blues, jazz, country, and pop, “Daddy” was unique in hinting at […]

LAMF: A Study in Rock ‘n’ Roll DNA

Posted by Lance Davis - December 5, 2010 - Black Keys, Chuck Berry, Creedence, Don and Dewey, Germs, Humpers, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, Neckbones, New York Dolls, Replacements, Sonics, Stones, X

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“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 […]