Blog: L.A. RECORD

steven fiche The Flamin Groovies should be right there with the Stooges, the MC5, the Modern Lovers and Big Star when it comes to bands who'd help determine the future of American rock 'n' roll—they could do it all, from cute to crushing, and beneath every Groovies classic ("Slow Death," "Shake Some Action") are ... even more classics ("Teenage Head," "Headin' For The Texas Border," "Love Have Mercy," "Golden Clouds" ...) and a ton of stories about drugs and freaks, including Ted Kennedy, Ike Turner, Jimi Hendrix and a giant mongoose. Co-founder and [...]