Loud was part of “An American Family” in 1973, but his wild band, Mumps, never signed a record deal. Now their songs are being released on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Lance Loud was an early reality star. He was also a gay punk pioneer.
Mumps, Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, Youve Got Mumps. Release date: June 4, 2021.
by Jim Farber
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- On Feb. 20, 1973, Lance Loud earned a place in musical history that, at the time, nearly stopped his career cold.
That night, he appeared with his band, Loud!, on The Dick Cavett Show as part of an evening devoted to An American Family, the PBS program credited as TVs first reality show. The cinéma vérité series, which featured the entire Loud clan, both riveted and appalled the nation with two revelations: the collapse of the parents marriage right on camera, and their eldest son, 20-year-old Lance, making his gay identity extravagantly clear. It was a profoundly rare declaration in that era of television, and by performing on Cavett, Lance led what was likely the first rock group with openly gay members to appear on a major commercial network.
WUTI & Crush Palace present the first of the Sounds of Summer films at Exposition Park in Los Angeles with Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads. Stop Making Sense is considered to be one of the greatest concert films ever made, shot at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in 1983 by Director Jonathan Demme.
A co-founding member of the band Mumps (with the late Lance Loud of PBS
An American Family fame), Hoffman has been associated with a spectacular line-up of influential musical acts including Klaus Nomi, Lydia Lunch, Kid Congo Powers, Ann Magnuson, El Vez, Prince Poppycock and countless others. The previously mentioned Mumps are getting the special reissue treatment with
Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, You ve Got Mumps (Omnivore), a single disc 23-track compilation including nine bonus tracks, two of which are previously unissued. Kristian was kind enough to answer a few questions related to his career and the Mumps in May 2021.