Pop Tarts

Pop Tarts

Pop Tarts is a group from Germany associated with twee, punk, punk rock, indie pop and lo-fi. The act’s recorded history in the available information centres on The Fabulous Pop Tarts, the disco-pop-rock duo formed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.

Background

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato work together under the Pop Tarts name and are linked with performance and music documented at New York club Danceteria. Their work is also connected with filmmaker and videographer Nelson Sullivan, who records them and their performances on a personal level.

Releases

The duo releases two albums: Age of the Thing and Gagging on the Lovely Extravaganza. Age of the Thing includes the single “New York City Beat”, identified as a hit for the group.

Related work

In 1991, Bailey and Barbato found World of Wonder, a production company that is initially designed to manage the Fabulous Pop Tarts and to support television production, documentary filmmaking and the careers of friends and fellow artists, particularly RuPaul. World of Wonder produces television content in the US and UK, including RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tori and Dean: Inn Love, Million Dollar Listing and Transgeneration. It also produces feature documentaries such as The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Party Monster and The Shockumentary, as well as the feature film Party Monster and Menendez: Blood Brothers.