Pop Music Review: Sparks 'New Music for Amnesiacs'

Since the 1970s, the Los Angeles band Sparks has swept through a succession of musical trends and genres, while seeing its own inventively quirky brand of pop described as an influence by icons ranging from Kurt Cobain to Def Leppard -- even Sir Paul McCartney. The California Report's pop music critic Steve Hochman has a review of "New Music for Amnesiacs," a new box set highlighting the band's long career.