Last August, my old Chico runnin’ buddy, Sean-Michael Yoder, became the first guest writer in the history of The Adios Lounge. I let Sean run loose on the early history of The Gun Club, particularly their first 2 albums, Fire Of Love (1981) and Miami (1982). For years, Gun Club was a band I’d […]
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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 […]
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Last November, my good buddy, Sean-Michael Yoder, wrote the first guest post in Adios Lounge history (Death and Renaissance in Smog City: L.A. 1978-85). Well, Sean is here to write the second guest post, a variation on the original theme (Los Angeles punk). However, this time he mainly focuses on 3 bands: X, Gun […]
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For the first time in Adios Lounge history, I’m having someone else write a post. (What do you mean I have control issues? That doesn’t sound like me. Must wash hands.) Anyway, I’ve known Sean-Michael Yoder for over 20 years. He was my assistant music director at KCSC (Chico State) in the early ’90s and […]
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