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Lex Neon writes his thoughts about famous and sometimes not so famous musicians and singers. Lex is also known as Alex Oliver, the quirky and often eccentric musical genius of “sunshine pop / rock” band Poppermost. Check out their music and Lex’s rock rantings at http://www.poppermost.com.

• Added on: Apr 9th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Alex Oliver
• Listed in: Musicians and Bands Music
• Tags: Rock pop musicians singers

Recent Posts

• Lex on Andy Partridge (XTC)

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 12:18 in songwriting, white noise, John Lennon, black sea, xtc, andy partridge, brian wilson, oranges and lemons, new wave music, classic pop rock music, lex neon, lex on . . .

  “Jason and the Argonauts.” It was Clover Club Larry that introduced me to XTC.  We had heard “Mayor Of Simpleton” on one of the hipper radio stations while driving around in his car.  It was then he started going on about ho...

• Lex on Neil Young

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 10:13 in birthday, mtv, Neil Young, decade, pbs, bob dylan, crazy horse, buffalo springfield, november 12, classic pop rock music, lex neon, lex on . . .

  The oft-called “godfather of grunge” has a birthday on November 12. Of course, Lex has a story or two about how a quest for a song sparked his love of Neil. Part of being a teenager was the quest for the soundtrack to your life. Watching ...

• Lex on Chris Difford (Squeeze, solo)

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 23:49 in squeeze, glenn tilbrook, east side story, chris difford, november 5, los angeles city college, classic pop rock music, lex neon, lex on . . ., poppermost, clover club larry, argybargy

  Argybargy and East Side Story. In the late 80’s I spent a lot my time in Law class at Los Angeles City College.  I had no idea what I wanted to study, and I assumed that Law would somehow grow on me.  I didn’t really give it a chance be...

• Lex on Adam Ant (Adam and the Ants, solo)

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 09:53 in adam and the ants, adam ant, prince charming, november 3, friend or foe, marco pirroni, classic pop rock music, lex neon, lex on . . ., poppermost, sunshine pop rock band, "ant music"

  Kings Of The Wild Frontier. It must have been late ‘80 or early ‘81 when I first saw the video for “Antmusic” by Adam and the Ants.  I was up on a Friday night watching video show with my aunt Ava when we saw it.  I remember...

• Lex on Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 22:23 in Creative, s, artwork, songs, las vegas, white rabbit, jefferson airplane, grace slick, surrealistic pillow, she has funny cars, somebody to love, after bathing at baxter's

  “Somebody To Love.” The song raced through my head as I reached out to shake her hand.  Royal and I had gone to an art gallery to see Grace Slick’s artwork, and to meet the woman in person.  Her eyes looked just like the hundreds ...

• Lex on Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers / Solo)

  Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 17:02 in bruce springsteen, wildflowers, the midnight special, george harrison, ringo starr, tom petty, jeff lynne, the heartbreakers, southern accents, damn the torpedoes, live-aid, classic pop rock music

  “American Girl.” Some of my fondest memories as a kid was getting out of bed on Saturday late nights, sneaking into the family room and catching a music show called The Midnight Special.  There, I could see the acts I heard on the radio,...

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