Michael LenziNov 25, 20201 min(Re)Collection #49: The Gun Club--Texas SerenadeSometimes a song hits me. And I listen to it 23 times in one day. Texas Serenade by The Gun Club is one such song. I was reminded of the ...
Michael LenziSep 14, 20204 min(Re)Collection #48: Hot Water MusicHWM in concert: Sing-a-long time! Hot Water Music came from Gainesville, Florida and started in 1993. This is the same year that Seth, Pa...
Michael LenziAug 11, 20203 min(Re)Collection #47: Kevin Dunbar, RIPLosing friends is a fact of life. Whether it happens when you are young, middle-aged or old, the parade marches on and people die. It is w...
Michael LenziAug 10, 20203 min(Re)Collection #46: It's 1984. I'm 18 Years Old.1984. There were plenty of great songs and bands out and about. The musical landscape was jam-packed. It was plush and kind of ridiculous...
Michael LenziMar 31, 20204 min(Re)Collection #45: Former SelvesToday I had the disquieting and surreal feeling of what it might be like to witness my own eulogy. A collection of videos "magically" app...
Michael LenziMar 19, 20204 min(Re)Collection #44: RIP Paul Brandreth"Youahhhight?", Paul asked me as we loaded our bags into the van at Heathrow Airport in January of 1996. I had no idea what he just asked...
Michael LenziAug 5, 20191 min(Re)Collection #43: Podcast InterviewsA few months back, John Nawodylo, aka Smidge, sat down with me at my house and interviewed me for his podcast, Gunkcast. It turns out his...
Michael LenziJul 31, 20194 min(Re)Collection #42: Dead Like LatinRock and roll is dead to me. It feels that way inside of my heart. My head tries to make sense of it and argue against it. But it was not...
Michael LenziJul 18, 20194 min(Re)Collection #41: Uncle TupeloI have always loved the big, blustery, anxious and anthemic American rock bands. Husker Du, Snatches of Pink, Drivin n Cryin, Prisonshake...
Michael LenziJun 20, 20195 min(Re)Collection #40: KraftwerkI can say lots of stuff about the music of Kraftwerk, but most of it has been said a million times before by people much more perceptive ...
Michael LenziJun 12, 20193 min(Re)Collection #39: The Fire Show: Above The Volcano Of FlowersMy recollections of the second Fire Show release are sketchy at best. So I decided to listen to Track #8 which contains the credits read ...
Michael LenziMay 29, 20195 min(Re)Collection #38: The Fire Show LP #1I can trust the liner notes for the first Fire Show LP more than I can trust my own memory. More often than not, if I am not romanticizin...
Michael LenziMay 28, 20192 min(Re)Collection #37: Resplendent: Despite The Gate No MansionIn 2012, Resplendent was on life support. Meaning, I was burned out. Nothing felt fresh any more. Even though I was playing drums with a ...
Michael LenziMay 27, 20193 min(Re)Collection #36: Resplendent: Am I Free?/I Am FreeIn 2004, I started and finished this record. It felt like a big accomplishment at the time. I had a lot of help from my friend Derek Cull...
Michael LenziMay 25, 20191 min(Re)Collection #35: Resplendent III: Casket City WolvesAt the tale end of 2003, I completed Casket City Wolves. It was and is my favorite EP from the trilogy. I am partial to how it takes elem...
Michael LenziMay 25, 20191 min(Re)Collection #34: Resplendent II: Wings Beneath The SillsIn Spring of 2003, I recorded Resplendent II: Wings Beneath The Sills with a few of the same characters I used on the first EP. What stri...
Michael LenziMay 25, 20191 min(Re)Collection #33: Resplendent I: In A WildernessIt is hard to believe that it was 2002, 17 years ago, when I recorded the first of a series of three Resplendent Eps. In A Wilderness is ...
Michael LenziMay 22, 20195 min(Re)Collection #32: Last SongsI was talking the other day with my friend and bandmate Seth Kim-Cohen (Number One Cup, The Fire Show, Nil/Resplendent), and the subject ...
Michael LenziMay 20, 20193 min(Re)Collection #31: Rites of SpringRites of Spring came along at a time in my life when I was primed for them. I was in college, staring down graduation. My impression was ...
Michael LenziMay 6, 20194 min(Re)Collection #30: The Velvet MonkeysJay Spiegel was the drummer for the D.C. band the Velvet Monkeys. When I met him at the ripe old age of 17, I had no idea how influential...