Seeing the Kirkwood brothers perform together for the first time in eleven years was a powerful experience for a longtime fan like me. They are a band that transcends time.
I really enjoyed the article, and I can really relate to it as I grew up in the same period but in southern California. Rage against the machine was my Meat puppets, as were Janes, Mary’s Danish, Liquid Jesus, and so many others. Thanks for writing this! I came away with the knowledge that so many little seemingly unimportant places,people, and things, can have a profound effect on a kid growing up. I remember my tracks on wax was alternative groove in hermosa beach, and Lou’s records in San Diego county. I kept all my ticket stubs and flyers from 1990-95 and have them tucked away. I also got to meet some of my musical idols and was trusted with some original master tapes of a band I’m sure you would know. Anyways , I have to ask what is the story with Horace Pinker? They were on the nil for almost every show and I have never heard of them. Reminds me of some similar bands in LA that would play at all the great shows but remain forgotten in rock history.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, Tim! I love hearing about other peoples' formative musical experiences, the bands and record stores that shaped them, too. Oh man, Jane's -- they changed me forever, just like the Puppets! Don't remember anything about Horace Pinker, but you're right, they were everywhere. What master tapes do you have? Hopefully you digitized!
Wonderful article. It was nice seeing JFA mentioned. I got into them in the early mid 90s, but any information or albums I didn’t have couldn’t be found in my pre-internet world. Cool to know they were intertwined with the Meat Puppets (saw them opening for Primus, November 95), and now I want to hear their early material.
I really enjoyed the article, and I can really relate to it as I grew up in the same period but in southern California. Rage against the machine was my Meat puppets, as were Janes, Mary’s Danish, Liquid Jesus, and so many others. Thanks for writing this! I came away with the knowledge that so many little seemingly unimportant places,people, and things, can have a profound effect on a kid growing up. I remember my tracks on wax was alternative groove in hermosa beach, and Lou’s records in San Diego county. I kept all my ticket stubs and flyers from 1990-95 and have them tucked away. I also got to meet some of my musical idols and was trusted with some original master tapes of a band I’m sure you would know. Anyways , I have to ask what is the story with Horace Pinker? They were on the nil for almost every show and I have never heard of them. Reminds me of some similar bands in LA that would play at all the great shows but remain forgotten in rock history.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, Tim! I love hearing about other peoples' formative musical experiences, the bands and record stores that shaped them, too. Oh man, Jane's -- they changed me forever, just like the Puppets! Don't remember anything about Horace Pinker, but you're right, they were everywhere. What master tapes do you have? Hopefully you digitized!
"We know where the vortexes are man" -- great stuff, Aaron!
Thanks so much, Jim! Glad you dug it!
Wonderful article. It was nice seeing JFA mentioned. I got into them in the early mid 90s, but any information or albums I didn’t have couldn’t be found in my pre-internet world. Cool to know they were intertwined with the Meat Puppets (saw them opening for Primus, November 95), and now I want to hear their early material.