Something To Look Forward To
By John Strohm | May 9, 2023
By John Strohm | May 9, 2023
Something To Look Forward To
John Strohm on how his new record was inspired by his late friend, the musician Ed Ackerson.
John Strohm
John P. Strohm is an entertainment lawyer and former professional musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. During his musician years he played guitar and wrote songs for Blake Babies and played various instruments in the Lemonheads, while he dabbled in various aspects of the music business. These days he has a much better understanding of the music business, although he still occasionally dabbles in music.
Talks
John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn
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.
The Van From Hell
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.
That Time I Opened for Bright Eyes
By John Strohm | January 18, 2017
By John Strohm | January 18, 2017
That Time I Opened for Bright Eyes
How one show helped bring John Strohm (Blake Babies, the Lemonheads) back to music.
Music is My Hobby Now — and I’m Proud
By John Strohm | June 27, 2016
By John Strohm | June 27, 2016
Music is My Hobby Now — and I’m Proud
John Strohm (Blake Babies, the Lemonheads) enjoys the simple pleasures of playing a suburban block party.
Here’s What It Was Like To Make Music Before the Losers Won
By John Strohm | March 25, 2016
By John Strohm | March 25, 2016
Here’s What It Was Like To Make Music Before the Losers Won
As the Blake Babies prepare to reissue their ’80s demos, John Strohm looks back on the band’s birth.
