Luz Blanca - Music

Theo Hakola's Name Probably Won't Be Included In Any Historical Account Of Musicians From The Pacific Northwest But The Former Vocalist For The French Band Passion Fodder Is Actually From Spokane WA. Hakola Formed Passion Fodder In 1984 In Paris France With Lionel Dollet Guitar Pascal Humbert Drums Benedicte Villain Violin And Later Jean-Yves Tola Drums . The Group Was Signed To Beggars Banquet In The U.K. And Their Debut LP Fat Tuesday Was Distributed In The U.S. By Island Records In 1988. Combining The Velvet Underground's Droning Guitars And Screeching Violins With The Raw Energy Of Punk Rock And The Alcohol-Fueled Melancholia Of Early Country Records Passion Fodder's Music Defied Categorization. Adventurous College Radio Stations In The U.S. Provided The Band With A Little Exposure But Hakola's Unusual Voice Especially When Spitting Out Words Like An Angry Preacher Limited The Band's Appeal To A Small Devoted Cult The Video For The Nick Cave-Ish "Heart Hunters" Was Played On MTV's 120 Minutes. In 1987 The New Musical Express In England Described Hakola As "Baudelaire With An Electric Guitar." In 1989 The Track "I'd Sell My Soul To God" From The Woke Up This Morning... LP Was A Minor Hit On College Radio. During That Year Hakola Moved To Los Angeles CA And Passion Fodder Called It Quits. Hakola Embarked On A Solo Career. read less