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Always a pleasure to talk to the entertaining Mr. Newell. I first discovered this pop genius’ work last one night in the summer of 2011. I had insomnia, per usual in those days, and at 3 a.m. I was up scanning the blogs for any new music to listen to. And I happened upon a site with ‘Living With Victoria Grey – The Very Best of The Cleaners From Venus’. I wasn’t sure about the band name but I had gone to high school with a girl name Victoria Grey and I’m always one to indulge coincidences. And I was so glad I did! This was just spectacular pop music. And there was so much to discover. My first favourite was the upbeat ‘Illya Kuryakin Looked At Me’, referencing a teenage trip to London where Newell ran into the actor David McCallum, who played the titular character on the ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’. Newell recounts this experience and many similar ones about the joys of growing up in love with pop in his first memoir,\u00a0This Little Ziggy<\/em>. The book also perfectly captures all the joys and frustrations of being young and in a band. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n