Summer is about defiance, in a way, something in the air. The best one I ever made for hot summer nights in the car was inspired by and taped during the L.A. riots in 92. It was the perfect soundtrack for that summer, one of the most tragic times in the city I can remember. Tony Reflex, lead singer with L.A. punk band the Adz, points out that touring during summer isn t always a beach. Bar has to be the most humid place in L.A. Anyone who needs to know what it s like to be in Texas during a heat wave should do a 40-minute set at Al s in August.
Balls hang out of polyester shorts lewdly.
A bong bubbles in the forest but no one hears it. Pom-poms and Circumstance. A ball-less dwarf with scoliosis. Ronnie James Dio squirms into the American Zeitgeist. Dogs lift their legs and pee.