Pop Geek Heaven

DIRTY ANGELS “Dirty Angels” [linebreak style=”25.png”] On November 19th, 1978, I dragged a carload of my friends to the UCLA quad to see the Talking Heads play a free afternoon concert (I even purchased an “I Survived the Talking Heads at UCLA 11-17-78” T-shirt that became one of my best conversation starters for the next […]

THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP “With Their New Face On” [linebreak style=”25.png”] Many pop bands with prominent lead singers continue to record after the departure (or sometimes death) of their star frontmen. Think Them or The Doors. Or, in the case of this Lost Treasures post, The Spencer Davis Group. Everyone is familiar with the hits […]

THE CARNIVAL “The Carnival” [linebreak style=”25.png”] The Carnival is a charming cross between the Fifth Dimension and Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, offering the rich vocal arrangements of the former against the soft, lulling rhythms of the latter. When I first came upon the album, I thought it fairly obscure and assumed it was the […]

JANGLE ON! SPECIAL CD PROJECT by Eric Sorensen [linebreak style=”simple”] POWER POP FOR A GOOD CAUSE:  DIY power pop artist David Heselden (mentioned in my “Jangle On!” column in the past) has just released a new disc entitled “Back On Track” to raise funds for the Poole Hospital Charity (FYI: David works at this Hospital […]