tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post6263329520605934493..comments2024-03-28T10:08:24.284-07:00Comments on Heath Lowrance: Punk Rock and the Young WriterHeath Lowrancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-37039191006256185032012-06-22T12:00:25.115-07:002012-06-22T12:00:25.115-07:00Top post, Heath.
Many a night my dad and I listen...Top post, Heath.<br /><br />Many a night my dad and I listened to Hank, Cash, and Waylon. Great memories.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-44249896399770520082012-06-21T03:39:00.422-07:002012-06-21T03:39:00.422-07:00Finding you way into the right music is almost lik...Finding you way into the right music is almost like finding your way into yourself, I think. Interesting post.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-26049586030370595432012-06-19T15:15:38.847-07:002012-06-19T15:15:38.847-07:00Susie Quatro... man, I forgot all about her. She w...Susie Quatro... man, I forgot all about her. She was great. And PIL, too.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-21717724324577596562012-06-19T15:14:58.567-07:002012-06-19T15:14:58.567-07:00Hell yeah, Rory. The '80's were the hey-da...Hell yeah, Rory. The '80's were the hey-day of "post-punk".Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-52818584850443934672012-06-19T14:05:02.347-07:002012-06-19T14:05:02.347-07:00We talked a bit about Thin White Rope, Heath. But ...We talked a bit about Thin White Rope, Heath. But oh, the '80s were so full of great bands when "alternative" hadn't become a catch-all. Jason and the Scorchers...The Blasters...Husker Du...Meat Puppets...Eleventh Dream Day...I could go on.Rory Costellonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-86374104941083841962012-06-19T02:02:18.776-07:002012-06-19T02:02:18.776-07:00My parents dug The Rolling Stones and The Who and ...My parents dug The Rolling Stones and The Who and dissed The Beatles; my first love as a 5-year-old was Cat Stevens, but then I discovered Suzi Quatro and then Blondie - and then punk by the likes of Dead Kennedys, Pistols, PIL, etc - and stumbled into electronic experimentalism by Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire. It's all a journey - and what an amazing one it can be. Thanks for the refresher, Heath.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382827974781689590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-259125396074028462012-06-18T23:41:23.122-07:002012-06-18T23:41:23.122-07:00It is THE thing. Yeah, well-said, Nicola.It is THE thing. Yeah, well-said, Nicola.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-48125898449878800442012-06-18T20:16:12.070-07:002012-06-18T20:16:12.070-07:00Btw wasn't suggesting Stones were at all punk,...Btw wasn't suggesting Stones were at all punk, just that my dad gave me a better jumping off point than, say, Boney M.Nicola Rain Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037536296954154942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-75700815188314089672012-06-18T18:58:55.786-07:002012-06-18T18:58:55.786-07:00Yes indeed. My mother gave me disco but my adoptiv...Yes indeed. My mother gave me disco but my adoptive dad gave me the Rolling Stones. <br /><br />I met Billy Idol at Auckland airport when I was 13, he was such a sweetheart with kids (not unlike the role he played in the Adam Sandler movie). Also saw Beasts of Bourbon play a few times in their heyday, that Tex Perkins could fall down drunk onstage like nobody's business.<br /><br />I've played in DIY anarchist punk bands, toured on your continent and made a record (not even a cassette - I"m talking vinyl)... and I reckon fiction, music, art, comics, film, it's one big thing. It's THE thing.<br /><br />Thanks for the excellent post, you have good taste and I can hear all this music in your work, especially The Bastard Hand.Nicola Rain Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037536296954154942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-42701595164782932382012-06-18T13:05:32.507-07:002012-06-18T13:05:32.507-07:00Thanks, Messi, I appreciate that. I'm sorry I ...Thanks, Messi, I appreciate that. I'm sorry I never got to visit places like CBGB's. But in Detroit we had Bookie's, which was a great venue for live punk shows.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-80169849437027502852012-06-18T13:04:32.873-07:002012-06-18T13:04:32.873-07:00Eric, I can't listen to music while writing. I...Eric, I can't listen to music while writing. It's too distracting; I always want to actually LISTEN to it. And that's cool about your girls-- mine is the same way. She grew up with punk and is now branching out into other music. These days, she's introducing ME to bands instead of the other way around.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-49715429863677059112012-06-18T13:03:12.971-07:002012-06-18T13:03:12.971-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-55674197813208636862012-06-18T13:03:01.064-07:002012-06-18T13:03:01.064-07:00Kate, I was only a wee kipper when the Pistols wer...Kate, I was only a wee kipper when the Pistols were in the States, but I vaguely remember the horrified news casters. Funny...Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-51957452378670531482012-06-18T13:02:13.504-07:002012-06-18T13:02:13.504-07:00Thomas, I got into bluegrass much later, myself. A...Thomas, I got into bluegrass much later, myself. And I probably should've mentioned the effect Blues had on me.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-67400647016769729932012-06-18T12:36:46.693-07:002012-06-18T12:36:46.693-07:00Great post!! Music also did it for me. I got reall...Great post!! Music also did it for me. I got really into the blues when i was about 17 which was awhile ago!! I started to play guitar and went to see every blues player that I could when they came to NYC...I saw Albert Collins, both Albert and BB King, Etta James and so on. All of my friends were listening to Bruce Springsteen,-who I like now but hated when i was in high school-Queen and so on..<br /><br />The guy that really did for me tough was the Irish Blues guitarist Rory Gallagher. I never saw anyone perform a live show like him...He was just a tornado on stage. I still think he was the best live performer I ever saw. Hes gone now, like most of artists I saw in the late 70's. Died in 1995, if I remember correctly.<br /><br />Also gone are all the old little clubs people like Rory use to play when he came to NYC. The Bottom Line, Lone Star Cafe, My Fathers Place out on Long Island and of course CBGB's were I saw, believe it or not ACDC!!. All gone. <br /><br />Side note: I really enjoyed "The Bastard Hand." Thought it was a terrific book. I also liked "Hell On Church Street" I thought it was interesting that the two books had similar themes to them. New Pulp puts out some great books. Look forward to your next one!!verymessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626130819170377380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-6029862858110760712012-06-18T11:23:21.446-07:002012-06-18T11:23:21.446-07:00Amen, brother. Music is still a huge part of my li...Amen, brother. Music is still a huge part of my life and I, too , went throu the punk rock conversion of early youth. I played in bands for years too. I'm so glad my two daughters have developed a love for music early on thanks to my incessant playing of anything and everything. They are eclectic listeners too. They love Disney songs as much as indie rock and old timey mo ie songs and country. They've already announced plans to start a band. I couldn't be more proud.<br />Curious - do you write to music or prefer silence?Eric Beetnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504563937840205835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-19237004009583249802012-06-18T11:13:53.689-07:002012-06-18T11:13:53.689-07:00Great blog, brings back so many wonderful memories...Great blog, brings back so many wonderful memories of dancing around with the stereo so loud the floor and walls shook. I had and still do live and love for the music. I am quite old now and still a full die hard "Punk, Rock and Roller"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-46393722139345851832012-06-18T10:08:08.941-07:002012-06-18T10:08:08.941-07:00I'll second that: I grew up with non-stop musi...I'll second that: I grew up with non-stop music in the house. I was grateful living in the wastelands of Michigan that at least there was Iggy Pop because he was local and they could argue for it. The 70s in the US was endless crap bands: prog, arena, and solo-heavy wank. I was never so grateful for anything as I was for punk then -- and then the Pythons and a load of classic British comedy (i.e. not Benny Hill). I remember the Sex Pistols tour being on the night news and my parents appalled. I wanted to reach into the tv and bring them to me.K. A. Laityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-22913119253871637752012-06-18T09:54:23.367-07:002012-06-18T09:54:23.367-07:00Somewhat similar to my own. My mom and family list...Somewhat similar to my own. My mom and family listened to lots of '50s rock 'n roll and R&B ... the originals, never Pat Boone crap. So punk came easy, as it was in many ways a rebellion against the bombastic overproduction of the early '70s. I found the Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Pistols, Stooges, Motorhead, and the like. I got into country and bluegrass later, too.Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.com