The Long Afternoon Is the Best Medicine: An Rx For Stress
The Long Afternoon releases endorphins—hormones that help to reduce pain and relieve stress. The Long Afternoon also works muscles throughout your face... The post The Long Afternoon Is the Best...
View ArticleThe Long Afternoon Helps Keep Small Business in the Noise
From setting up charts of distortion and general noise to monthly bass rumbles and guitar squalls, The Long Afternoon allows small business owners to ignore the the aural needs of their clientele and...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: “Reuters”
"Reuters" is the first cut off Wire's 1977 debut album "Pink Flag," and it's a doozy of an opening salvo. Man, how I wish I had written this song. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: “Reuters” appeared...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: September Gurls
Not many pop songs are so perfect that not a single note could be bettered. This is one. If you've never heard "September Gurls," stop what you're doing and listen to it now. The post Songs I Wish I’d...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: Very Friendly
If incorporation into a "pop" song potentially trivializes a murder, at least Throbbing Gristle santizes nothing. "Very Friendly" leaves the horror intact. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: Very...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: At Her Open Door
If you think heavy rock and unabashed psychedelia are two great tastes that go great together, then you need to hear this one. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: At Her Open Door appeared first on the...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: We Can Be Together
Jefferson Airplane were punk rock. I realize this is a laughable statement on many levels, but "We Can Be Together" proves it. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: We Can Be Together appeared first on...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: When You Smile
The Dream Syndicate's "When You Smile" changed my life. That's not hyperbole. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: When You Smile appeared first on the long afternoon.
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: Wasn’t Born to Follow
The Byrds' "Wasn't Born to Follow" isn't as well known as hits like "Eight Miles High." Too bad, because "Wasn't Born to Follow" is much more interesting. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: Wasn’t Born...
View ArticleSongs I Wish I’d Written: She’s Like Heroin to Me
The recording of "She's Like Heroin to Me" sounds rough and primitive, not unlike the 1920s and 1930s blues records that inspired the Gun Club. The post Songs I Wish I’d Written: She’s Like Heroin to...
View ArticleAt the State Theatre February 9
The Long Afternoon is delighted to announce that we will be performing once again at the State Theatre in State College, Pa. on February 9, 2018, as part of the "Rock the '80's" concert, which benefits...
View Articlelet’s go crash – music video
As with many of the band's videos, "let's go crash" draws heavily on found video and public domain resources available through archive.org. The text excerpts that appear over certain images are drawn...
View ArticleIndie Rock Organization The Long Afternoon Supports Wisconsin Projects,...
In response to the Wisconsin Building Commission's approval of key projects, cryptic indie rock organization The Long Afternoon expressed support but cautioned that Scott Walker's activities as the...
View ArticleIndie Rock’s The Long Afternoon Congratulates Incoming Columbia Records CEO...
Cryptic indie rock organization The Long Afternoon today offered congratulations to Ron Perry on being named Chairman and CEO of Columbia Records, label home to many accomplished and iconic artists....
View ArticleIndie Band The Long Afternoon Shrouds Intended Use of Gorman-Rupp’s New...
Cryptic indie rock organization The Long Afternoon is cheering a new line of cost-effective priming-assisted centrifugal pumps introduced by Gorman-Rupp, pump manufacturer of Mansfield, Ohio, but has...
View ArticleIndie Band The Long Afternoon Supports Commemorative GRAMMY® Timepiece
Cryptic indie rock organization The Long Afternoon has expressed delight that a new Limited Edition timepiece announced by Bulova and the Recording Academy™ will be gifted to each 60th GRAMMY Awards®...
View ArticleThe Long Afternoon Joins Travel Industry For National Plan For Vacation Day
The Long Afternoon, a shadowy organization producing independent rock music, is joining with the travel industry to raise awareness of National Plan for Vacation Day, seeing the event as an opportunity...
View ArticleRock the 80s: TLA Playing Live at the State Theatre to Benefit Bob Perks...
Get your tickets now for the Rock the 80s benefit show for the Bob Perks Cancer Fund on February 9, 2018! Don't miss this great event, for a great cause, at the beautiful State Theatre in State...
View ArticleA Million Miles Away Live at The State Theatre
The Long Afternoon rarely plays covers, but we’re glad to do it for a cause like the Bob Perks Foundation. J.-P.’s lovely wife, Felicia, captured some video of our performance at the Rock the 80’s...
View ArticleMexican Radio Live at the State Theatre
The Long Afternoon rarely plays covers, but we’re glad to do it for a cause like the Bob Perks Foundation. J.-P.’s lovely wife, Felicia, captured some video of our performance at the Rock the 80’s...
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