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Iranian children studying a foreign language, Iran. Photographed by John Strohm, 1984

Scanned from The Golden Book Picture Atlas of the World: Asia (1984)

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The Lemonheads, Togetherness Is All I’m After

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Lemonheads-dandelion seeds

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Manchurian female laborer, Manchuria, China. Photographed by John Strohm, 1984

Scanned from The Golden Book Picture Atlas of the World: Asia (1984)

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View of a general store on a Chinese communist commune. Photographed by John Strohm, 1984

Scanned from The Golden Book Picture Atlas of the World: Asia (1984)

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John Strohm Named Rounder Records President

Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music, has named John Strohm as President of the American […]

Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music, has named John Strohm as President of the American roots label. Strohm will oversee management of Rounder’s day-to-day operations in Nashville, reporting to Concord Music’s Chief Label Officer, Tom Whalley. Former Rounder president, John Virant will remain in a senior creative role, working closely with Strohm and the Rounder staff. 

Strohm joins Rounder Records from Loeb & Loeb LLP, where, as Senior Counsel in their Music Industry practice since 2011. Strohm played a leading role in developing the careers of clients Bon Iver, Sturgill Simpson, Alabama Shakes, Dawes, Julien Baker, The Civil Wars and many others. In his multi-faceted career in the music industry, 

Strohm brings a wealth of experience in music publishing, recording, distribution and emerging media. Strohm’s career in music began when the aspiring songwriter and musician left his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana to attend Boston’s Berklee College of Music in the mid ’80s. After meeting fellow music obsessives Juliana Hatfield and Freda Love, Strohm formed the beloved college rock band Blake Babies, who released their 2001 album God Bless The Blake Babies for Rounder’s Zoë imprint. He went on to play drums and guitar in The Lemonheads and released a string of well-regarded solo albums. Strohm left professional music to attend law school, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2004 from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where he served as Editor-In-Chief of the Cumberland Law Review.

Founding member of Blake Babies named president of a great record label. 

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Antenna, Delta 88 "No man With a good car needs to be justified"

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It’s a Blake Babies reunion!

Now, this is a treat! The highly acclaimed and much beloved indie-rock band the Blake Babies (John Strohm, Freda Love Smith and Juliana Hatfield) join Justin to talk about their careers, how they c…

Interesting interview about what it's like to be in a band. Well, that particular band, at least.