audiobook Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed by David Smay in Arts-Photography

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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; Exuma). The books encyclopedic alphabetical structure throws off strange sparks as disparate genres and eras rub against each other: folk-psych iconoclasts face louche pop crooners; outsider artists set their odd masterpieces down next to obscurities from the stars; lo-fi garage rock cuddles up with the French avant-garde; and roots rock weirdoes trip over bubblegum. This book will delight any jukebox junkie or pop culture fan.