Juliana Hatfield, John Strohm and Freda Love were inexperienced, intuitively talented teenagers when they first formed the Blake Babies in 1986.
Strohm, who had come to Boston from Indiana with his then-girlfriend Love to study music production at the Berklee School of Music, had played in punk-rock bands since the age of 14. But Hatfield, who was also attending Berklee, was a shy beginner and Love had only been playing drums for six months.
Their natural talents combined easily—Hatfield’s scrappy, girlish voice and wiry bass melodies; Strohm’s confident rock guitar; Love’s simple, comfortable pop beats.
The chemistry between them was immediate and in a matter of months they would begin to be recognized as one of the most captivating bands in Boston’s celebrated local music scene, where their peers and friends included the Lemonheads, Galaxie 500, and Dinosaur Jr.
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Thank you sooo much I am rather a new fan. I look forward to discovering more Blake Babies music in the future. I really like Temptation Eyes. Big fan of JH & PS/FL It is great to know the roots. :-)
INNOCENT WORDS MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS JULIANA HATFIELD IN NEW ISSUE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008
Issue #30 September/October 2008 of INNOCENT WORDS MAGAZINE is now on the streets and online www. innocentwords. com
In this issue we have a cover story interview with legendary pop rocker JULIANA HATFIELD. We talked with Juliana about her new album “How To Walk Away, ” her new book “When I Grow Up,” and her record label Ye Olde Records.
Along with the Juliana Hatfield we have interviews with - Alkaline Trio; The Briggs; Camper Van Beethoven; Dresden Dolls; Sarah Fisher; Gaslight Anthem; Gazelle; Hamell on Trial; Less Than Jake; Mark Lind (of the Ducky Boys); and Mudhoney.
