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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No 4 - June 2002 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with the Gang (a Detroit, garage band standout during the ‘60s) - Dugo’s News
and Nuggets (The latest in U.S. ‘60s garage band happenings) - Paterson’s
Jump, Jive and Harmonize [album reviews: "Gotta Survive" Public Nuisance
(Frantic Records); "She Rocks 'n' Rolls All Night & Day" Redeemers (One Horse
Records)] - Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas at The Fillmore in San Francisco
(Concert Review: Tuesday May 7, 2002) - An Interview with Carter Ragsdale of The
Montells (another key ‘60s Florida garage band - Terry Slocum Remembers Tonto
and the Renegades (a major Michigan garage band during the ‘60s) -Astro’s The
French Connection (anarchy in no man’s land: 1972 - 1978) - Lance Album Pick
of the Month ("The Anthology" Ten Years After)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 5 - July 2002 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close With Mike Rosado’s 9th
Wave (one of New York’s leading modern surf-instro bands) - The SoCal Professor
Was an Early ‘60s Rocker (William Bielby reminiscences about his Chicago ‘60s
Band, The Newports - The Epics Story
(a direct reply to William Bielby of the
Newports) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive and Harmonize - [album reviews: "Turn
On With . . ." The Stoneage Hearts (Off The Hip Records); "Psychedelic States
New York Volume One" (Gear Fab Records); "In Relation (To Our Times)" Crystal
Circus (Akarma Records)] - The French Connection (bits and pieces, odds
and ends from the Land of No) - Mike Dugo Launches New Website
- (dubbed, "It’s a Happening: 1960's U.S.
Garage Bands - News, Reviews and Interviews) - Knights Nearing Completion of New
Album (progressive-surf-guitar instro CD set of August release) - Voxfest
Celebration [The
Elk’s Lodge (Riverside, California - Saturday, June 1, 2002)] - Lance Monthly
Album Pick of the Month ("Live in Japan Town" Pollo del Mar)
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The Lance
Monthly Vol 4, No. 6 - August 2002 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with Lead Guitarist, Mike Vernon of Three Balls of Fire (one of Austin, Texas’s
leading surf-rock instro band) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive and Harmonize
[album reviews: The La De Da’s "How is the Air Up There? 1966 - 1967" (Ascension
Records); Fuse "Fuse" (Sony/Rewind Records); The Bystanders "Pattern People"
(Sanctuary Records); Day Blindness "Day Blindness" (Gear Fab Records); The
Kaisers "Shake Me!" (Get Hip Recordings); Montage - "Montage" (Sundazed
Records)] - An Interview with Rick Fulton of the Nautiloids (tale of a vintage
‘60s East Coast surf-rock band) - Astro’s The French Connection (The Euro
YeYe Weekend ‘60's Mod Festival) - Muzikman’s Lance Album Pick of the Month (Big
Ray and The Futuras "Desolation Planet")
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 7 - September 2002 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close with Bob Dalley (few
know the ‘60s surf-rock instrumental scene better than Dalley) – Paterson’s
Jump, Jive, and Harmonize [reviews: The Knights "In Progression" (Lance
Records); "Think Of The Good Times The Tucson 60's Sound 1959-1968" (Bacchus
Archives); The Blue Things "The Blue Things" (Rewind Records); The Bards "The
Moses Lake Recordings" (Gear Fab Records); The Datson Four "See!" (Off The Hip
Records)] - Interview with The Tropics (Florida’s number one ‘60’s show band) -
Dio, Deep Purple, and the Scorpions (Concert Review: The Chronicle Pavillion -
Concord, California - Sunday, July 28, 2002) - "The Good and The Very, Very
Ugly"(cover song trashing) - The French Connection ("Euro YeYe" Festival
Summary) -
Muzikman’s Lance Montly Album Pick of the Month (Gene Vincent And The Bluecaps "Bluejean
Bop & Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps")
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 8 – October 2002 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Mel Spinella of Golly Gee Records (surf and rockabilly is his label’s
specialty) - A Fascinating History of Dale Smith and His ‘60’s Garage Band Roots
(he was a standout vocalist in numerous Oklahoma and Texas bands) - Paterson’s
Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (reviews of Misty Lane, Gear Fab, and Golly Gee
releases) -"You Take a Break, and I’ll Break Your Fingers" (once upon a time
when the musicians’ union flexed its muscles) – Astro’s The French Connection
("Euro Yéyé" Pics) - Muzikman’s Lance Album Pick of the Month (Electric Prunes
"Artifact") – Driving Stupid’s Official CD Release Set for October Eighth! (it’s
been a long time coming)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 9 - November 2002 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with Roger Maglio (president and founder of Gear Fab Records) - An Interview
with Carl Manfredi (a principal pioneer of Albuquerque’s ‘60’s Rock) - Up Close
with The Tempests’ Tom Angarano (a hot ‘60’s Florida garage band still active
today) – Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (reviews of Misty Lane, Sundazed,
Ascension, Vinyl Magic, Big Beat International, and Distortions releases) -
Surf Music Refashioned for a New Millenium (combining trad and modern guitar) -
MuzikMan’s Lance Album Pick of the Month (Vanilla Fudge "The Return")
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 10 – December 2002 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with George Tomsco (Legendary lead guitarist for the Fireballs); An Interview
with Great Britain’s John Scott Cree (‘70s recording artist for Pye Records);
(Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (reviews of Releases by SkoolDaze, Big
Beat International, Gear Fab, Dionysus, Off the Hip, Past and Present, and Jam
Records); An Interview with Chris Michie of The Grapes of Wrath (a major
contributor to Wisconsin’s ‘60s Rock Movement); Astro’s French Connection (Men
in the Moon rule!); Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month ("Play the Greatest
Instrumental Hits of All Time" The Ventures)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, no. 11 – January 2003 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with Ted James, Lead Guitarist for Squid Vicious (one of Austin, Texas’s leading
surf guitar, instrumental bands) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize
(reviews of releases by Gear Fab, EMI Music NZ, and Dionysus Records) - An
Interview with Kim Bowman, Phil Yoder and Joe Bouterse (important contributors
to Indiana’s ‘60’s garage rock scene) – Muzikman’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of
the Month ("Wrap Around" Susan and the Surftones)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 4, No. 12 - February 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Davie Allan
(legendary fuzz guitarist for Davie Allan and the Arrows); Paterson’s Jump,
Jive, and Harmonize (reviews of releases by Sanctuary, Bacchus Archives, Get
Hip, and Gear Fab Records);
An Interview with Susan Yasinski (lead guitarist
for Susan and the SurfTones); MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the
Month ("For A Few Guitars - A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western
Themes"); An Interview with Jim Buckley of the Fallen Angels (contributors to
Michigan’s ‘60s garage band scene); Astro’s The French Connection (the
movie, "Mods" et al); An Interview with Tony Levin (have bass, will wow you!)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No. 1 - March 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Dennis Blair (from Christian ‘60s rock to touring with George Carlin) - An
Interview with Roberto "Bluebird" Ruggeri of OmOm Records (chief honcho for one
of Italy’s standout indie labels) – Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize
(reviews of releases by The Driving Stupid, William Pen and his Pals, The
Knights, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Music Explosion, and Bang!) - An
Interview with Tim Sullivan and Mike Mandina of the Supertones (Golly Gee
Records’ leading surf-rock, instrumental band) - MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album
Picks of the Month ("Tropical Heat" Merrell Fanhauser; "In Progression" The
Knights) – Astro’s The French Connection (long live the Scope! - Excerpts From a
Very Candid, In-depth Interview with Keith McCormack of The String-A-Longs
(coming next month!)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No. 2 - April 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Keith McCormack and Aubrey deCordova of the Legendary String-A-Longs
(Responsible for an instrumental giant that helped inflame the guitar-rock band
instro craze of the early ‘60s) - An Interview with Mike Neal of The Jackals (A
major player in the Texas garage band era of the ‘60s) - An Interview with Jesus
D. Diaz Garaygordobil of XHTEC 94.9 FM Radio (Monterrey, Mexico’s Leading
Independent College Radio Station) - An Interview with Sean Berry of The
Continental (Publisher of a leading publication in the promotion of surf-rock
instrumentals) - Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by Nazz, The
Alohas, The New Colony Six, The Supertones, and The Midnighters) - The
Scorpions, Whitesnake, and Dokken (Concert Review: Tuesday February 18, 2003 at
the HP Pavilion, San Jose, California) - Hannaleck’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of
the Month ("Good Timin: Live At Knebworth England 1980" The Beachboys) -
Interview with Usher Winslett (Chief Operating Officer of Digital Club Network)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No. 3 - May 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Gary and Ramona Tollett (Backup singers in Buddy Holly’s "That’ll Be the
Day") - An Interview with Bob Reuter of the Cough Medicine Company (Guitarist
for a steller, St. Louis ‘60s rock band) - The Majors Blew It! (Swallow should
have been signed, sealed, and delivered) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize
(Reviews of releases by Nazz, The XXO’s, Paper Garden, The Guilloteens, The
Echoe Band, Bold, and The Chains) – Astro’s The French Connection (" Pop à
Paris" – a CD revue) – Muzikman’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month ("Jesus
Christ Surfer Star" OmOm Records)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No. 4 - June 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with David Bigham of The Roses (A member of a legendary vocal group that backed
Buddy Holly in most of 1958); An Interview with Roger Barnes of The Paragons (A
principal contributor to the San Antonio garage band sixties); MuzikMan’s Lance
Monthly Album Pick of the Month ("Guitar Ace" Link Wray Tribute); Paterson’s
Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by The Resonars, The Rose
Garden, Mondo Topless, and "The Rumble Collection"); Astro’s The French
Connection (Part Two of " Pop à Paris" – a CD revue)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No 5 – July 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up
Close with Sonny West (Principal composer of Buddy Holly’s Oh Boy" and "Rave On"
- A Discussion of the Origins of Surf Rock Instrumentals (Views from two
different perspectives) -
An Interview with Mitch Schecter (Member
of a garage band that contributed to Philiadelphia’s ‘60s garage scene) -
Paterson’s "Jump, Jive, and Harmonize" (Reviews of releases by Gear Fab Records,
Atomic Mosquitos, The Greenhornes, The Spectors, and the Shackshakers) -
An Interview with James
Lowe of the Electric Prunes (Then and Now) – MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick
of the Month (Buddy Rich and his band) – The French Connection (Part three of
"Pop À Paris" A CD Review)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No 6 – August 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with John Pickering of The Picks (The real voices behind many of Buddy Holly’s
hits) - An Interview with Carl Bell (A high-profile KQEO Jock during the ‘60s in
Albuquerque) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases
by The Beach Boys, The Scope, Men in the Moon, The Wildweeds, Freddy and the
Four Gone Conclusions, and the Happenings) - Some Comments on Last Month’s Sonny
West Interview (Composer of Buddy Holly’s "Oh Boy" and "Rave On") - James Goode
Recalls The Excells (A standout ‘60’s garage band from McKenny, Texas) - An
Interview with Johnny "J.P." Strawn (A key contributor to the ‘60s garage band
days in Dallas, Texas) - Catching Up with Merrell Fankhauser (An Interview
Update with a ‘60’s rock-instrumental pioneer) - MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album
Picks of the Month ("Return to MU" – Merrell Fankhauser; "Serfbeat" – The
Special Agents) - Astro’s The French Connection (Fourth and final
installment of the ‘Pop à Paris’ CD review)
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The Lance
Monthly, Vol 5, No 7 - September 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with Bill Griggs (The number one historian of Buddy Holly and The Crickets) –
Comments on the John Pickering Interview (Feedback on last month’s featured
interview) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by Bob
Hocko & The Swamp Rats, Earth Quake, Yardbirds, The Wailers, and The Knights) -
Boston,
Paul Rodgers, The Greg Kihn Band (Concert Review, The Shoreline Amphitheater:
Mountain View, California, 7/31/03) -
Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (Davie Allan and The Arrows "Restless in
L.A.) - An Interview with Doug Rice (Guitarist and organist for The Perpetual
Sounds: An important rock band contributor during the ‘60s in Coulee Dam,
Washington) - Introducing Shawn Nagy’s "The Super Oldies Insider" column
(Specializing in ‘50s rock with ‘60s overtones) - Introducing "Corvette Sandy’s
Garage" (A new column covering California surf, garage, and indie events) -
Astro’s The French Connection (The Seeds pay a visit)
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Lance Monthly,
Vol 5, No 8 - October 2003 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with the Bobby Fuller Drive (Members of The Bobby Fuller Four and The Fanatics
Reunite) - Up Close with Bill Griggs (Second half of interview with the world’s
number one Buddy Holly historian - Comments on First Half of Bill Griggs’
Featured Interview (Feedback on Bill Griggs’ September interview) - Paterson’s
Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by The Bobby Fuller Drive, Buddy
Holly and The Picks, Misty Lane’s Fanzine Issue #18, The Poor, and The
Stomachmouths) - An Interview with Pete Bartels, Bill Cherry, Craig Cherry, and
Vince Deegan of The Fugue (Musicians that made important contributions in
Florida during the ‘60s) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering California surf,
garage, and indie events) - MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month
(The Chesterfield Kings "The Mindbending Sounds of . . .")
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Lance Monthly,
Vol 5, No. 9 - November 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Sonny Curtis ("The world’s best known, unknown songwriter") - Comments on
the Bobby Fuller Drive and Second half of Bill Griggs’ Interviews
(Takes on last
month’s featured interviews) -
An Interview with Jim Bugnel and Jerry Plunk of The Flaming Ember (Major players
during the ‘60s in Detroit) - Nagy’s The Super Oldies Insider (The Great
Pretenders) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize
(Reviews of releases by The Five Americans,
Electric Prunes, The Thanes, Eternity’s Children , Horses, and The Chesterfield
Kings) - Corvette
Sandy’s Garage (Covering California surf, garage, and indie events) - Muzikman’s
Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month ("Voodoo Crossing - A Tribute to Jimi
Hendrix - Vol. 1")
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Lance Monthly.
Vol 5, No. 10 - December 2003 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Sally Nesman of the Nesman Sound Studio (A ‘50s sound studio of historic
significance) - Comments on "Up Close with Sonny Curtis" (Readers’ takes on last
month’s featured interview) - Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of
Releases by Past and Present Records’ Various Artists, Davie Allan and The
Arrows, The Jigsaw Seen, Golly Gee Records’ Various Artists, Rockin’ Ryan and
the Real Goners, The Torquays, and The 1910 Fruitgum Company) - An Interview
with Bob Galindo (A major player in Austin, Texas during the ‘60s) - Corvette
Sandy’s Garage (Covering SoCal Surf, Garage, and Indie Events) - Nagy’s The
Super Oldies Insider (Tired of the "Same Old" Oldies?) - MuzikMan’s Lance
Monthly Album Pick of the Month (Titanium Black "Bleed for You")
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Lance Monthly,
Vol 5, No. 11 - January 2004 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Jerry Naylor (Vocalist for Crickets in Early ‘60s; major ‘50s rock ‘n" roll
pioneer – Up Close with Larry Knechtel (High-profile L.A. sessionist; past
member of Bread and Duane Eddy band - An Interview with Robert Stevenson
(Performed with one of Columbus, Ohio’s premier bands during the ‘60s) -
Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by Gandalf the Grey,
Massimo Aiello, The Prisoners, Blue Max, The Vivisectors, The Astroglides, and
Various Artists) – The Lance Monthly Pick of the Month ("Channel Surfin with . .
. The Astroglides")
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Lance Monthly,
Vol 5, No 12 - February 2004 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Clyde Hankins (A gifted guitarist from the swing-band era with a key Buddy
Holly connection) - Comments on January 2004’s Interviews (Jerry Naylor, Larry
Knechtel, and Robert Stevenson) - An Interview with Austin Roberts (The voice
behind "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?") - Paterson’s "Jump, Jive, and Harmonize"
(Reviews of releases by The Modes, Various Artists, Count Five, New England, and
Morgan) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering Southern California surf, garage,
and indie events) – MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month ("Breaking
Rocks" Randy Fuller Drive)
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Lance
Monthly, Vol 6, No 1 - March 2004 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Chuck Kirkpatrick (one of Criteria’s principal engineers for “Layla” and
other high-profile projects) – Comments on February 2004’s Featured Interview
(Up Close with Clyde Hankins) - Richard Tyson Recalls Lord Allan and Sir Richard
(They were Maine Superstars in the ‘60s masquerading as British rockers) -
Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” (Reviews of releases by The Shut-Ups, The
Gurus, Various Artists, The Stillroven, The Hustlers, and Gary Zredskeinski and
The Serfs - MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“The Sound of
Danger” Wilson Chance) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering Southern California
Surf, Garage, and Indie Events)
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Lance
Monthly, Vol 6, No. 2 - April 2004 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close
with John Beecher (President of Rollercoaster Records) – Comments on March
2004’s Featured Interview (Up Close with Chuck Kirkpatrick) - Paterson’s “Jump,
Jive, and Harmonize” (Reviews of releases by Raik’s Progress, The Tremeloes,
Jame Hoover and Bill Lloyd, Them, The Moon, and Jimmy Torres) - Muzikman’s Lance
Monthly Album Pick of the Month (The Ventures “Surfin’ to Baja”) - An Interview
with Joe Mack (Drummer for one of the top bands in Newburgh, New York during the
‘60s) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering Southern California surf, garage, and
indie events)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No. 2 April 2005 issue
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IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Billy Truitt
(Once a keyboardist for Jack Ely and The Kingsmen; today a high-profile booker)
- Mike Gliedeon and The Rhythm Kings (A brief bio of one of Buddy Knox’s backing
legendary bands) - The Apartment Tapes’ Informal Conversations between Buddy
Holly and His Widow, Maria Elena” (A personal transcription and interpretation)
- Comments on March 2005’s Issue (Up Close with Chuck Tharp, et al) - Paterson’s
Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by The Hard Times, Various
Artists “Round the Gum Tree,” The Invisible Surfers, The Plastic Cloud, and
Satan’s Pilgrims) – Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering Southern California surf,
garage, and indie events) - An Exclusive Interview with J.D. Simo (A teenage
guitar sensation) – Ghost Radio (An ongoing ‘50s fictional adventure) –
MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Plymouth Rock: The Best of
Satan’s Pilgrims” Satan’s Pilgrims)
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The Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No. 3,
May 2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Jack Ely (“Me
gotta go!”) - THE GIN BLOSSOMS, WHALEN, and BOXCAR (Interviews and concert
reviews at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, April 22, 2005) - An Interview with Mario
Bastianelli (Drummer for Detroit’s Noblemen during the ‘60s) - Comments on April
2005 Issue of TLM (Up Close with Billy Truitt, et al) - Paterson’s “Jump, Jive
and Harmonize” (Reviews of releases by Dino, Desi, and Billy; Misty Lane - Issue
19; Various Artists “Psychedelic States: Ohio in the Sixties Volume One”; and
Various Artists “Eagle Records Collection”) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering
Southern California surf, garage, and indie events) – Astro’s “The French
Connection” (Paris local garage and sixties related scene) – Chas’s “Ghost
Radio” (Bulldog: Scene two of an ongoing ‘50s fictional music adventure) –
MuzikMan’s The Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Another Evolution” DJ
Monkey)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No. 4, June
2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close with Michael Z.
Gordon of The Marketts (composer of “Surfer’s Stomp,” “Out of Limits,” et al) -
Rumble in New Orleans (Link Wray on tour) – Up Close with Scott Fox (guitarist
for Portland, Oregon’s premier surf-Instrumental band of the ‘90s) -
Corvette Sandy’s Garage (covering Southern California’s surf, garage, and indie
events) – Comments on May 2005 Issue of TLM (Up Close with Jack Ely,
et al) - Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” (reviews of releases by
The Bradipos IV; Various Artists “The ‘60s Experience”; Tim Coffman; Blades of
Grass; and The Atomic Mosquitos) - An Interview with Dave Peifley (bassist for
Allentown, Pennsylvania’s D.B. L.I.T.Y. during the ’70) -
Vox
Rocks! (for devotees of Voxfest equipment) -
ghost radio
(Guess What?: scene three of an ongoing ‘50s fictional music adventure) -
MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Picks of the Month (Davie Allan and The Arrows
“Apache ’65,” “Blues Theme,” “Cycle Delic Sounds”; Brian Wilson “Brian Wilson
Presents Smile”)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No. 5, July 2005 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Clovis Music Festival
Returns September 8, 2005 (featuring the “Clovis Sound”) – An Interview with
Preston B. Baranski (guitarist for The Rubbles during the ‘60s in New
York) -
Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by Dave Wendels, The
Spongetones, Majic Ship, and Various Artists “Psychedelic States Ohio in the
‘60s Volume II) - Comments of June 2005 TLM issue (Up Close with Michael Z.
Gordon; Up Close with Scott Fox of Satan’s Pilgrims; Link Wray, et al) - Some
feedback on “An Evening at the Atomic Cantina” (A 90-minute DVD of 33 Fireballs’
tracks performed by Fireballs’ guitarist, George Tomsco and Knights’ guitarist,
Dick Stewart) - Corvette Sandy’s Garage (Covering Southern California Surf,
Garage, and indie events) - A Chat with the Incompararable Pamela G. (Turning
Heads in SoCal) – Ghost Radio (The Sax Talk: scene four of an ongoing ‘50s
fictional music adventure)- Hannaleck’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the
Month (“Born
to Boogie” Marc Bolan and T. Rex)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No.
6, August 2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up
Close with Buck Ormsby (legendary Wailers’ bassist and major pioneer of “The
Northwest Sound”) -
Purple Blues, Yellow Taxis, LSD and Jams & Jellies (The Lance Records Story) -
Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by Lords of Gravity,
Herman’s Hermits, May 2005 issue of “Lost in Tyme,” and Sundazed’s Garage Beat
Four and Five) - An Interview with Billy Johnson (guitarist for Georgia’s
Critical Mass during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s) – Corvette Sandy’s Garage
(covering Southern California’s surf, garage, and indie events – Ghost Radio (Harlee
Guitar: scene five of an ongoing ‘50s fictional music adventure) – MuzikMan’s
Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Buried Alive in the Blues” Chicago Blues
Reunion)
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Lance Monthly Vol.
7, No. 7, September/October 2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up
Close with Jim Thompson (A monster on the horn”); Rock Drummer Was a Founder of
The Knights (“He gave it his all until the end . . .”); Comments of August 2005
Issue of TLM (Up Close with Buck Ormsby, et al); Bo Diddley in Concert (San
Mateo County Fair, San Mateo California (08/18/05); An Interview with Joe
Tybukrczy and Tom Blouin (Members of Massachusetts’ Mind Patrol during the Late
‘60s); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” (Reviews of releases by Bobby and
Buzz, Daisy Chain, Mojo Gurus, and the latest issue of “Shindig!”); Ghost Radio
(Short Stack: scene six of an ongoing ‘50s fictional music adventure);
MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Rhythm of Honor” Various
Artists) – Instrumental Guitar through Rock History (Provided courtesy of
www.guitar9.com)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No. 8, November 2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: The Clovis Report
(The September 2005 Clovis Festival – Scene One); Clovis Fest Comments (Comments
e-mailed to Chas); The Big Bopper, Jr. Tapes (The apocryphal lost interview with
the illusive counter culture icon Big Bopper, Jr., as recalled from the recesses
of a rapidly deteriorating mind); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize”
(Reviews of releases by Magic Christian, Shag, The Preachers, and Boyce and
Hart; Ron Petty Recalls the Livin’ End (A major player during the ‘60s in Ohio):
MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album of the Month (“Who Do We Think We Are?” Deep
Purple)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No.
9, December 2005 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - The Clovis Report (Scene Two of the September 2005 Clovis
Festival);
Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” Reviews of Releases by: Mike and the
Ravens, The Thanes, Various Artists “Children of Nuggets,” The Fun and Games,
and Various Artists “Uptight Tonight”) - The best band in Madison, New Jersey
during the Summer of ’66 (Tom Lambertson recalls The Sumpthin’ Sect; MuzikMan’s
Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Gothique
From The Book of Omens-Songs of the New Millennium Dark Ages” – Various Artists)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No.
10, January 2006 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: - Up Close
with Jim Peterik (Lead Singer and Guitarist for Ides of March); Vintage Photo of
the Month (Jack Ely and The Kingsmen/Courtmen with the Epsilons); The Clovis
Report (Scene Three of the Sept. 2005 Clovis Fest: Main Event); Comments on
Chas’s Clovis Report (scene one and two); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize”
(Reviews of releases by: J.B. and The Playboys, Marshall Holland, and The Wooly
Bandits; An Interview with Larry Cutrone (vocalist for New Jersey’s hot 4 Roses
Band during the ‘60s; MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album of the Month (“Live & Lost”
Copperhead)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No.
11, February 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Tracy Sands -
First Waver SoCal Surf Guitarist Recalls Some of Orange County’s Rock History
(Interviewed by Dick Stewart); Comments on Chas Pike’s Final Installment of
“The Clovis Report”;
Beverly Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize
(reviews of releases by: The Merry Go Round, Scope, Liver Pool Echo, and Baxter
House
An Interview with Jim Leaman of the
Epsilons
- An Important Central Pennsylvania Garage Band during the ‘60s (Interviewed by
Mike Dugo): MuzikMan’s Lance Album Pick of the Month (The Space Cossacks “Never
Mind The Bolsheviks-The Best of . . . )
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Lance Monthly Vol. 7, No.
12, March 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with
Michael Rincon of The Blendells (Bassist and leader of an East L.A. Chicano band
that made its mark nationally in the mid – ‘60s with “La La La La La” –
Interviewed by Dick Stewart); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” (reviews of
releases by Roger Bunn, The Electric Prunes, Cats & Jammer); An Interview with
Larry Blanks and Jim Harris (members of Chattanooga’s early ‘60s standout
rock-and-roll band, The Squires – Interviewed by Mike Dugo); MuzikMan’s Lance
Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“The Wait of Glory” Proto-Kaw)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No.
01, April 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Peter Rechter
(first-half interview with a major contributor to Australia’s ‘60s music scene –
Interview conducted by Beverly Paterson);
Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize”
(reviews of releases by: The Cinders, The Rookies, Peter Berry and the Shake
Set, The Grains, and Sony BMG’s “Vintage Pop” of various Artists) - An Interview
with Bob Latina (veteran of the mid – ‘60s Garage Band Explosion in Maryland –
Interview conducted by Mike Dugo); MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the
Month (“The Unstruck Melody” Eric Mantel)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No
02, May 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Powell
St. John (Standout musician during the Austin music scene – Interview conducted
by Mike Dugo) (Up Close with Peter Rechter (Second-Half Interview with a Major
Contributor to Australia’s ‘60s Music Scene – Interview conducted by Beverly
Paterson); Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Strawberry Alarm Clock
Reviews); Musikman’s Lance Album Pick of the Month (“Whips and Roses”
Tommy Bolin)
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Lance Monthly Vol.
8, No 03, June 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: A Mike Dugo Interview with
Jim Geiman (guitarist for The Wrags during the ‘60s in Speedway, Indiana) ;
Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (reviews of releases by: Big Boy Pete, ?
Mark and the Mysterians, The Knickerbockers, Various Artists “The Mod
Generation,” and Orphan Egg); MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (Jimi
Hendrix “Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No
04, July 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Rex
Gregory (bassist and vocalist for Corpus Christi’s legendary ‘60s garage band,
Zakary Thaks – Interview conducted by Beverly Paterson); An Interview with Duke
Vipperman of The Bristols (One of Charlestown, West Virginia’s standout garage
bands during the ‘60s – Interview conducted by Mike Dugo); Paterson’s Jump,
Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of releases by The Five Americans); MuzikMan’s
Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“The 3rd World War” DJ Monkey)
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Lance Monthly Vol.
8, No. 5 August/September 2006 issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Jimmy
Gilmer (of “Sugar Shack” fame – Interview conducted by Dick Stewart); Buffalo
Bill is Defunct (The loss of one of New Mexico’s Unsung Heroes – by Charles
“Chas” Pike);
Recent Comments (Jimmy Gilmer Interview; Chuck Tharp
Obituary Story); Beverly Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of
releases by Maypole, Leathercoated Minds,
Various Artists "Cry
of Atlantis,”
Tim Coffman, and The Knights);
Interview with Graham Sclater (author of “Ticket to Ride” – Interview conducted
by Mike Dugo); (MuzikMan’s The Lance Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Live in
the Real World” Stream of Passion)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No. 6 October 2006
issue |
IN
THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Trini Lopez (His early years. Interview
conducted by Dick Stewart); Raving On at the Clovis Music Festival (It was
a three-day blast! - Article by Beverly Paterson); Ode to Jimmy Torres
(“The haunting guitarist of The String-A-Longs”- Article by Chas Pike);
Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews
of releases by The E-Types, Gear Fab Records’ Various Artists, and Various
Artists by Sin Records); An Interview with Dean Menier (Three minutes of
fame at the Green Gorilla – Interview conducted by Mike Dugo); MuzikMan’s
Lance Monthly Pick of the Month (“Face the Promise” – Bob
Seger)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No. 7 November 2006
issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: Up Close with Rudi Protrudi
(Leader of New York’s The Fuzztones – Interview conducted by Beverly
Paterson); Historic comments on October 2006 issue of TLM (Up Close with
Trini Lopez; Clovis Fest 2006); An Interview with Pete Stinson (Guitarist
for Corpus Christi’s Zakary Thaks during the ‘60s – Interview conducted by
Beverly Paterson); Paterson’s Jump, Jive, and Harmonize (Reviews of
releases by Flavor and Ace Records’ Various Artists);
An Interview with
Chris Gerniottis (Vocalist for Corpus Christi’s Zakary Thaks during the
‘60s – Interview conducted by Beverly Paterson); MuzikMan’s The Lance
Monthly Album Pick of the Month (“Ain’t No Good Life” – Rusty Wright
Blues)
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Lance Monthly Vol. 8, No.
8 December 2006 issue |
IN THIS
ISSUE: Up Close with Hardrock Gunter (“I Claim to have named the music
‘rock and roll’” – Interview conducted by Dick Stewart); Up Close with
Mike Berry (In 1962, he made his mark in the U.K. with “A Tribute to Buddy
Holly” - Interview conducted by Beverly Paterson); Rudi Patrudi’s Link
Wray Connection (When the Fuzztones gravitated toward Link Wray covers -
By Rudi Patrudi); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize” [Reviews of
releases by Gear Fab Records’ Various Artists (Ohio psych), by
DionysusRecords’ Various Artists (garage and psych), and by Wes Dakus and
the Rebels]; An Interview with Mike Furlong (A standout Kentucky garage
rocker during the ‘60s - Interview conducted by Mike Dugo); When the
String-A-Longs Were the String-of-Fortune (Trying to survive after
“Wheels” – By Nolan Tubbs) – MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album Pick of the
Month (“Pretty Little Stranger” – Joan Osborne)
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The Lance Monthly Vol. 8,
No. 9 January 2007 Issue |
IN THIS ISSUE: The Passing of a “Musician’s
Musician,” Clyde Hankins (A gifted guitarist from the Swing-Band Era with
a key Buddy Holly connection – By Dick Stewart); Part Two of Up Close with
Mike Berry (In 1962, he made his mark in the UK with “A Tribute to Buddy
Holly – Interview conducted by Beverly Paterson); Historic Comments on
Last Month’s Interviews and Articles (Hardrock Gunter, Mike Berry, Rudi
Protrudi, and String of Fortune); Paterson’s “Jump, Jive, and Harmonize”
[Reviews of releases by Susan and the Surftones; The Electric Prunes, Gear
Fab’s Various Arkansas psychedelic artists; and Pacemaker’s Various
Artists (Gaiety Records Story, part two)]; MuzikMan’s Lance Monthly Album
Pick of the Month (“Voodoo Tone” Andy
Rothstein) |