The Folk Implosion

The Folk Implosion was an American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. The name is a play on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

History

The band's status was relatively obscure prior to the Larry Clark film Kids, and its soundtrack, most of which contained original compositions by Barlow and Davis. One of the songs from the soundtrack, "Natural One", became a hit single. It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock Charts. The track peaked at No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart. Though the band attempted to duplicate the success of that song, their subsequent albums and singles were nowhere near as successful as "Natural One". In 1995, the band contributed the song "Indierockinstrumental" to the AIDS benefit album, Red Hot + Bothered, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

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Sounds Local: Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. takes to Root Cellar stage

The Recorder 19 Dec 2018

playing small solo shows ... He also started Folk Implosion, whose song “Natural One” landed on the Billboard music charts ... As Barlow had limited band commitments this year, he took to the road for a series of about 80 solo shows that were similar to the kind of shows one associates with folk musicians, not indie rockers ... to the local bar.” ... ....

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With a big family, present shopping is for life, not just Christmas

Irish Independent 17 Oct 2018

This will come as a shock to many — those who kick against the pricks of artificial pine needles, who see the elastication of the festive period as cheapening it — but you can’t deny that with the dark evenings rolling in and the desire to eat all around us rising, our loins have been girded for the epicurean implosion of Christmas....

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Bill Linnane on Christmas shopping: 'My 15-year-old wants an iPhone or death'

Irish Independent 17 Oct 2018

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Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes

The Quietus 21 Sep 2018

Bleak and beatific, chaotic yet sensual, Ribeiro’s implosions – cast out above Moullet’s shapeshifting avant-folk – make short work of lazy comparisons to Nico in the process (they both starting off as underground actresses that would later front bands)....

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OPINION: Is #MeToo still for #UsToo?

The Grio 21 Sep 2018

Despite the howls of some Black folks over the pop culture implosions of Bill Cosby and Russell Simmons and a trickle of support for former movement leader-turned-accused actress Asia Argento, there is one undeniable common thread between most of the public-facing villains felled by #MeToo and #TimesUp ... READ MORE ... READ MORE ... Added Davis ... Me too, girl ... ....

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 15-21

Wtop 15 Jul 2018

Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week. July 15. Actor Ken Kercheval (”Dallas”) is 83. Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 74. Singer Millie Jackson is 74. Guitarist-singer Peter Lewis of Moby Grape is 73. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 72 ... Model Kim Alexis is 58 ... July 16 ... Bassist Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) is 52 ... ....

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Winston-Salem Journal 12 Jul 2018

Today. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 75. Actress Denise Nicholas (“In the Heat of the Night”) is 74. Singer Walter Egan is 70. Actress Cheryl Ladd (“Charlie’s Angels”) is 67. Actress Mel Harris (“thirtysomething”) is 62. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 62 ... “Eve”) is 51 ... Friday ... Bassist Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) is 52 ... ....

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Dinosaur Jr.'s Lou Barlow Plays San Antonio This Friday

San Antonio Current 13 Jun 2018

Also a member of the bands Sebadoh, Folk Implosion and his first project, a hardcore band called Deep Wound (listen to it here, it’s really sick) Barlow is recognized for contributing to ’80s lo-fi indie rock, which would influence a generation of grunge, indie, alt-rock kids and ......

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Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion to play a backyard (in Houston)

Houston Chronicle 12 Jun 2018

Now that we're more than a decade into the deconstruction of the music industry as we knew it, the variations on the old way of performing, recording and releasing music remain intriguing. So it is that Lou Barlow -- the Dinosaur Jr. bassist and Folk Implosion frontman -- has a show in Houston. Where? I dunno. But it'll be in somebody's back yard ... ....

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With black home ownership lagging, Chicago group aims to help get past barriers

Chicago Sun-Times 18 May 2018

I grew up in an era when home ownership showed you were a success ... But he did. And so did two of his brothers ... That seems totally implausible ... But because of the housing implosion, banks are using a risk-cost model that is credit-based, Jones points out. “Folks with a little lower credit score are being charged more for the same loan,” he says ... ....

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Flashback Q&A; with 'Schoolhouse Rock's' Bob Dorough: 'I wrote songs to entertain anyone, from ages ...

Yahoo Music 24 Apr 2018

... pre-inflation lesson on sensible allowance spending called “$7.50 Once a Week.” This revival also extended to an indie-rock tribute album featuring covers by Pavement, Moby, Ween, Folk Implosion, and Blind Melon; an off-Broadway musical; and a four-CD boxed set on Rhino Records....

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8 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week

The Rock Hill Herald 19 Apr 2018

Eric B. & Rakim. Friday 8 p.m. The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $29.50. www.livenation.com. Following up 2017’s “Paid in Full” 30th anniversary all-star concert at the Apollo, the trailblazing hip-hop duo returns to the road for the first time in two and a half decades with the Technique Tour ... $5 ... The Sebadoh, Folk Implosion and Dinosaur Jr....

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Top things to do in Tampa Bay for April 19

Tampa Bay Times 18 Apr 2018

American Stage in the Park. The Producers. Pay What You Can/18-32-35 premium blanket, 40 reserved. (727) 823-7529. Sugar Sand Festival ... 8 ages 55 and older, 15 ... Petersburg. Free ... Free ... 25 ... Enjoy an acoustic set from the singer-songwriter of Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and Folk Implosion and even play shuffleboard with him and his dad as part of the VIP experience....