“The camera never lies” is a dirty lie.
Deep Cuts: Camera Songs
From The Stacks: Benny Jones, ‘Pity The Man’
Oh my, look at this train wreck.
Cartoon Saturday: Bob Booker & George Foster, ‘The New First Family, 1968: A Futuristic Fairy Tale’
Artist: Bob Booker & George Foster Title: The New First Family, 1968: A Futuristic Fairy Tale Year: 1966 Label: Verve Cover Artist: Mort Drucker
From The Stacks: Elvis Presley, “My Happiness” (Jack White reissue)
Jack White and I both own a copy of this record. One of us paid ten bucks, the other paid $300,000.
Deep Cuts: Commercial Songs
Pop songs are all about selling products, though usually the product is the song itself.
From The Stacks: Paul Kossoff, ‘Back Street Crawler’
This might be the greatest album you’ve never heard.
Cartoon Saturday: ‘Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits’
Artist: Herman’s Hermits Title: Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits Year: 1966 Label: MGM Cover Artist: Frank Frazetta
From The Stacks: Surf Punks, ‘My Beach’
The Captain and Tennille’s Daryl Dragon was only one successful member of a very musical family.
Deep Cuts: Love Songs That Aren’t
Or maybe they are love songs, who am I to judge? The point is that things aren’t always as they appear.
Blinking Out An SOS
Eleven days have passed since Daryl “The Captain” Dragon’s death, and in that time I’ve written three drafts of a Captain & Tennille story.
