Lost in the Grooves: Scram’s Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed

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Do you remember these great pop stars and their hits? Deerhoofs The Man, The King, The Girl Butch Hancocks West Texas Waltzes and Dust Blown Tractor Tunes, Swamp Doggs Cuffed, Collared and Tagged, Michael Heads The Magical World Of The Strands, John Trubees The Communists Are Coming to Kill Us, John Phillipss Wolf King of L.A., and Michel Magnes Moshe Mouse Crucifiction? You will when you read Lost in the Grooves, a fascinating guide to the back alleys off the pop music superhighway. Pop music history is full of little-known musicians, whose work stands defiantly alone, too quirky, distinctive, or demented to appeal to a mass audience. This book explores the nooks and crannies of the pop music world, unearthing lost gems from should-have-been major artists (Sugarpie DeSanto, Judee Sill), revisiting lesser known works by established icons (Marvin Gayes post-divorce kissoff album, Here My Dear; The Ramones Subterranean Jungle), and spotlighting musicians who simply dont fit into neat categories (k. mccarty, Exu