Freda Love Smith Archives

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

By John Strohm | June 21, 2022

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

By Juliana Hatfield | July 29, 2020

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

By John Strohm | April 1, 2020

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

By Freda Love Smith | January 20, 2017

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

By Freda Love Smith | April 1, 2016

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

By Freda Love Smith | March 11, 2016

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

By Freda Love Smith | January 30, 2016

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

By Freda Love Smith | October 3, 2015

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