by Richard Foss
In the ‘80s I was a fan of a Santa Monica-based pop band that had smart lyrics, excellent musicianship, and a terrible marketing strategy. In ’83 they released a delightful album called Poison Summer under the name Danny and the Doorknobs. After doing so, they changed the name of the band to Trotsky Icepick and released another album, also called Poison Summer. This attracted critical attention, but the record company was dismayed when they realized the name of the b



