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Tag: Freda Love Smith

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

Music
By John Strohm | June 21, 2022
By John Strohm | June 21, 2022

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

On what it was like to be a “college rock” band on the verge in 1990.

Freda Love Smith and Juliana Hatfield Got Matching Quarantine Haircuts

Music
By Juliana Hatfield | July 29, 2020
By Juliana Hatfield | July 29, 2020

Freda Love Smith and Juliana Hatfield Got Matching Quarantine Haircuts

The Blake Babies bandmates reflect on going grey and growing older.

The Van From Hell

Music
By John Strohm | April 1, 2020
By John Strohm | April 1, 2020

The Van From Hell

John Strohm waxes nostalgic about the "demonic" 1970s Chevy cargo van that carried Blake Babies across America.

Freda Love Smith (the Blake Babies) Plans to March for ‘I Am Women’ Everywhere

Voices
By Freda Love Smith | January 20, 2017
By Freda Love Smith | January 20, 2017

Freda Love Smith (the Blake Babies) Plans to March for ‘I Am Women’ Everywhere

The drummer/chef will be in Washington, DC, with provisions for the masses.

How Robbie Fulks Helped Me Find Heterotopia

Music
By Freda Love Smith | April 1, 2016
By Freda Love Smith | April 1, 2016

How Robbie Fulks Helped Me Find Heterotopia

Freda Love Smith talks Fulks’ Upland Stories and how it wrapped around her life.

How Is a Song Like a Time Machine?

Music
By Freda Love Smith | March 11, 2016
By Freda Love Smith | March 11, 2016

How Is a Song Like a Time Machine?

Freda Love Smith exclusively premieres an early Blake Babies demo — and more than a few ’88 memories.

Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Antenna) Talks Eating on Tour

Music
By Freda Love Smith | January 30, 2016
By Freda Love Smith | January 30, 2016

Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Antenna) Talks Eating on Tour

Musicians don’t care about your kegs of beer. What they’d like is a good meal.

An Excerpt from the Memoir and Cookbook Red Velvet Underground by Freda Love Smith (the Blake Babies, Antenna)

Music
By Freda Love Smith | October 3, 2015
By Freda Love Smith | October 3, 2015

An Excerpt from the Memoir and Cookbook Red Velvet Underground by Freda Love Smith (the Blake Babies, Antenna)

In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, Red Velvet Underground, the author recalls indie touring in the late '80s. Bonus: a pie recipe!

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