RIP Neil Armstrong

Posted by Lance Davis - August 25, 2012 - Dexateens, Neil Armstrong

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Neil Armstrong, astronaut, test pilot, Korean War vet, Purdue Boilermaker, baritone horn player, fellow Leo, and giant leaper of renown, died today at 82. On July 20, 1969 (two weeks before I was born), Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, uttering his now famous phrase, “That’s one small step for man, […]

Weirdos History X

Posted by Lance Davis - August 23, 2012 - American History X, Dix Denney, John Denney, Los Angeles, Weirdos

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The Weirdos were the most significant band of the early LA scene. This, following the theory that if New York punk was about art, and London punk about politics, LA punk was about pop culture, TV, and absurdity. The Weirdos had great songs, a great image, and a very good singer. The look was […]

Thelonious Monster: A 12-Step Program

Posted by Lance Davis - August 11, 2012 - Bob Forrest, Dix Denney, Pete Weiss, Thelonious Monster, Tom Waits

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And so it came to pass that on July 18, 2012, I finally bore witness to Keirda Bahruth’s excellent Bob Forrest documentary, Bob And The Monster, at the Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena. It was well done, deftly mixing interviews, extant footage, and animation sequences. The narrative didn’t linger too long on any one part […]

Devo Kickstarter

Posted by Lance Davis - August 3, 2012 - Devo

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There must be spuds in the air. After my previous Jerry Casale post extolling the virtues of Devo, I discovered that a filmmaker named Tony Pemberton is producing, Are We Not Men?, an authorized documentary about Devo. It’s actually a Kickstarter project with four days to go and it’s currently at 250% of its goal. […]