I Don't Wanna Get Kicked Out: RIP Michael Knott (#003)

Michael Knott passed away on March 12, 2024. He was a highly prolific musician and label owner who fronted many bands, including Lifesavers, Life Savers Underground, L.S. Underground, L.S.U., Cush, Bombay Babies, and more. He also released many solo albums under his own name. For the three of us, he is important as the main force behind Blonde Vinyl Records. For a couple of glorious years in the early 90's, he somehow bypassed the Christian music industry's gatekeepers and convinced Christian bookstores to stock his label's releases.  These included bands with original music styles, and lyrics which were pointedly human, dark, and complicated, but still grounded in faith. For us, he represented the beginning of the breakdown of the wall between Christian and secular music, and opened new roads for artists expressing their faith through art outside of the tightly controlled Christian music industry. We'll miss you Mike...

Bands Discussed:

Michael Knott
L.S.U.
Livesavers
L.S. Underground
Life Savers Underground
Windy Lyre
Fluffy
Breakfast With Amy
Poor Old Lu
Sincerely Paul
Dance House Children
Devics

Show Notes:

NPR: Michael Knott obituary

Frontline Records' interview w/ Michael Knott from 2013

The Rumors Are True Podcast - Interview w/ Chris Colbert

The Jesus Revolution Movie

Echo In The Canyon Movie

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