Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Monkees and Jimi Hendrix — Believe It

July 14, 2016 | by Al Hunter

On July 16, 1967 (49 years ago this Saturday), the oddest concert pairing in music history came to an end: Jimi Hendrix dropped out as the opening act for The Monkees. Yes, it’s true. During the summer of 1967 the Jimi Hendrix Experience joined the as-seen-on-TV band The Monkees for … Read More

From Hell’s Gate to the Golden Gate in a Maxwell

July 7, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Reprinted from 6/24/11 issue while Al is on vacation. It’s summertime in Indiana; the kids are out of school, the days are getting longer, the weather is heating up and Hoosier thoughts turn to . . . ROAD TRIP! Let me introduce you to the woman for whom the term … Read More

Indy PopCon Review

June 23, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Special Guest Columnist, Jasmine Hunter Last week I introduced you to Indy PopCon. Hopefully some of you visited the Indiana Convention Center last weekend for this unique pop culture themed event. I will admit, many of the events and personalities involved might be a little bit too hip for this … Read More

The Kinks’ Lola — A Transgender Anthem Revisited, Part 2

June 9, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Last week, we revisited The Kinks classic transgender anthem, “Lola.” It seemed like the right time to take a look back since the subject has been in the news so much lately. Trouble was, contrary to what you may think, the transgender subject the song alludes to was not the … Read More

The Kinks’ Lola — A Transgender Anthem Revisited, Part 1

June 2, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Transgender questions have been in the news a lot lately, but for Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials, it’s nothing new. Forty-five years ago this week, Ray Davies of the Kinks was frantically scrambling from continent to continent on a last minute mission to change the lyrics of the most … Read More