"In a way, pop music is very much a part of its time," says Robyn Hitchcock, "and in that respect I've never really produced pop music. Having said that, there was a time when we were on the radio a lot in the '80s." Indeed, Hitchcock has always managed to package his quirky and sometimes surreal outlook in some very catchy tunes. He split from his first group, the Soft Boys, in the late '70s, and then oscillated between solo work and group efforts with his band the Egyptians. Lately, he's been working with his newest group, the Venus 3, whose members have known each other for ages. Featuring Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows), and Bill Rieflin (Ministry), the group has recorded three albums but released only two. The second was... More >>>