The News Review:
- Mike Watt riffs on Ron Asheton and the Stooges
- Addicted to Peter Lorre (That Voice Those Eyes)
- Long Ryders chooses the Earl for a rare reunion
Mike Watt riffs on Ron Asheton and the Stooges
Los Angeles Times CA
Watt spoke Tuesday to The Times’ Randy Lewis about being in the bandwith Ron Asheton. What follows is Watt’s remembrance of his closefriend and colleague. As a musician he was a pioneer — very singular very unique.
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Addicted to Peter Lorre (That Voice Those Eyes)
New York Times United States
The group’s eight current players — membership has been somewhat fluid — play saxophones and accordion in addition to guitar and drums and dress in suits and gowns. Jack Terricloth sings in a smarmy slur and maintains a constant devilish smirk. “We are a punk-rock band and we play punk-rock shows but our music couldn’t be more different” he said. “Kids see us and think: ‘Guys in suits and makeup at a hardcore show? Come on. ’ But we always have them by the third song and then we’re something they have to accept about the punk rock scene and about the world. We’ve now entered into the great dialogue that is our culture which is what any artist should do. I was going to say ‘any good artist’ but any bad artist too.
Long Ryders chooses the Earl for a rare reunion
Creative Loafing Atlanta GA
" Rarely had roots music felt so insistent or had punk music felt so melodic or fleshed out. The band's politics made an alliance with Miller beer in 1986 seem unlikely – except that the band despite all its critical praise was broke. But nobody was prepared for the fan and critical backlash to the commercial. Spin magazine published an article in the mid-'80s eviscerating bands for "selling out" even if the payoff didn't exactly make band members rich. Griffin called it a "disaster" and in a 2005 interview told music writer Diane Roka that the decision was a dubious one that challenged their fans' loyalty: "People felt when all is said and done that how can this band the Long Ryders be these hip cutting-edge guys rebellious and have songs that are anti-war and questioning this and that and sign up to a big American corporation? And that's a really good question to ask.