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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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The Mice

  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 […]

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Some Broken Down Lover’s Lament

Posted by Lance Davis - October 12, 2012 - Dan Murphy, Soul Asylum
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  The news that Dan Murphy quit Soul Asylum after 31 years was met with two basic responses to anyone who might give a shit. “Soul Asylum are still around?” and “How can there be no Grant Young, Karl Mueller (RIP), or Danny Murphy and still be called Soul Asylum?” To the latter point, I […]

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I Lost It All For Just Another Score

Posted by Lance Davis - May 13, 2012 - Brent Best, Slobberbone, Soul Asylum
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  “Saturday, the 12th of May, the policeman turns the valve And the first drunk of the weekend dribbles out Collect all your effects and take a cab straight to the bar You’re wondering what the whisperings all about.” Today is International Slobberbone Day, an unofficial holiday that probably doesn’t exist, but didn’t stop my […]

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Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere

Posted by Lance Davis - March 4, 2012 - grammar dick, Neil Young, Soul Asylum
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One of my favorite parts of doing the “James At 16” post was discovering this hilarious typo printed on the back cover of the “Standing In The Doorway” single. Not sure if it’s Rolling Stone or A&M at fault, but regardless, the writer is clearly overlooking my favorite Neil album, Tonight Is The Night and […]

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Songs That Soul Asylum Taught Us (James At 16)

Posted by Lance Davis - March 2, 2012 - Buffalo Springfield, Eagles, Gang Of Four, Prince, Soul Asylum, Velvet Underground
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Y’all should know how much I love Soul Asylum, at least the Soul Asylum who existed from roughly 1986-90. I’ve written about this era of the band here, here, here, and mmm lemme see oh yes, here. And I am well aware that beginning with Grave Dancer’s Union in 1992, the law of diminishing returns […]

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