From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V4 #289 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Sunday, October 24 2004 Volume 04 : Number 289 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] Greg Shaw ["Vallor" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:03:01 -0700 From: "Vallor" Subject: [loud-fans] Greg Shaw I hadn't seen this mentioned on the list, but I held off because I'm always coming forward with sad news. Greg Shaw passed away on Tuesday. As founder of the Mojo Navigator News in San Francisco in 1966, Shaw was one of the first to document the nascent Haight Street scene and SF sound of the mid 60's. In the late 60's/early 70's he reappeared in LA with his magazine, and later record label, Bomp. Through Bomp magazine and records, Shaw championed pop music when it was completely uncool; he was also one of the first writers to come out for the early punk rock scene and never lost his passion for great 60's rock. As someone who latched on to Power Pop & punk in the late 70's, Bomp was something of a bible for me. The magazine covered many of the greats, while the label released material from Flamin' Groovies ("You Tore Me Down" was Bomp's first 7" in 1974), The Zeros, The Shoes, Iggy and the Stooges, Stiv Bators' pop album, The Modern Lovers, The Plimsouls, The Barracudas, The Last, DMZ, 20/20, Willie Alexander and countless more. Shaw was also responsible for the great Pebbles series of 60's compilations. It would be fair to say that much of the independent or alternative pop music of the 1980's, and on, owes a great debt to Shaw and Bomp. - - Dan V ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V4 #289 *******************************