Ten years ago, my book Sparks-Tastic: Twenty-One Night With Sparks In London was published in 2013 by the beautiful press Rare Bird. Cover painting by Lun*na Menoh with a portrait of Sparks (Ron Mael and Russell Mael). My book is about Sparks, of course, but it is also a memoir of yours truly loving Sparks and a travel journal regarding London and a bit of Paris. But my love for the duo filtered through the landscape of those two cities. I love the mythology of Sparks; in fact, I believe in the myth of Sparks. The book covers their remarkable 21 Ablums in 21 Nights in Islington and Shepherds Bush.
I talk to Colin Marshall for the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) about my book and my experience seeing Sparks in London. Here is the interview Tosh Discuss Sparks-Tastic with Colin Marshall
To purchase Sparks-Tastic, do so at your favorite local bookstore, or if you wish, you can purchase a copy on the Rare Bird website here: Buy Sparks-Tastic here