Autumn–Winter 1974–1975: Gene Clark realizes that his latest album, No Other in which he put his whole heart into, has flopped. Gene is forced to start touring, because there are bills and a mortgage to […]
Since The Nomads should be known to most PopDiggers, no long introduction is needed. Either way, why not let Seth Bovey summarize it for us all with an appropriate appreciation of The Nomads in his […]
When Gene Clark parted with Doug Dillard, it wasn’t just that the duo were going in different musical directions. Gene had begun to realize that he couldn’t continue to abuse his body with alcohol and […]
Welcome to PopDiggers’ third lesson in Garage Rock School. As the die-hard students you have proved to be by passing the two previous lessons that covered the classic compilations Nuggets and the Pebbles series, you […]
After Gene Clark left The Byrds in March 1966, our hero visited his family – this time as a former member of a famous group. The stay wasn’t pleasant, though, because Gene was dishearted by […]
Some introductory words from the writer: Writing a very comprehensive article about a relatively unknown artist, may seem like a strange idea. But, as I said in the introduction, Gene Clark is not just anyone. […]
In January 1965, The Byrds recorded the final version of Mr. Tambourine Man, with Terry Melcher as the producer. Melcher was a musician who gradually moved behind the mixing board and become a talented producer. […]
Here is a selection of my personal favorites of recently recorded albums which are accompanied by one-liners. Hopefully, the spread between genres will help everyone find something new to dig, whether you like this or […]
Tav Falco’s repute as an artist goes back all the way to the 1970s when his countercultural work began in Memphis, Tennessee. He has never been limited to one artistic form of expression during his […]
So even though Tarantino’s latest failed to put Paul Revere or his Raiders back up at the Toppermost of the Poppermost, and American Funnyman Neil Hamburger’s long-too-awaited Still Dwelling seems to have passed totally under […]
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