In short, Irwin's a very well known and well respected writer, DJ and tastemaker among the music collectors of the world. He was also instrumental (so to speak) in bringing Esquivel to the world.
He read the manuscript thoroughly, and (I'm shamed to admit) sent us a list of corrections too (things like song titles being slightly off. Hey! We couldn't fact check all our writers. I was mostly concerned that we got the label and year of release right.).
Kim took me (and JZ) to dinner the other night and we talked about the fact that roughly 70% of the book was stuff we hadn't ever heard. I'd say we knew
of
maybe 80% of the bands and musicians, but I certainly wasn't so expert on The Miracle Legion to appreciate a side project by some of their members.
Which is all a way to say that even the hardcore music fiends (like Irwin) will get a charge and go running off the used bins after they read this book.
This was definitely the instinctive drive behind the book - just that the number of available recordings since the LP era through to today had gotten so vast that nobody could really grasp the whole. You needed passionate and expert collectors who could shine a light on overlooked gems.
dizzy.
NANCY: The whole world is spinning!
NICK DANGER: That's lucky for us! If it were flat, all the Chinese would
fall off.
Plus Irwin and Michelle Boule used to do "Incorrect Music" - a damn cool show on WFMU. In fact, this show is what brought Irwin to my attention and started my WFMU love.
I'm playing the new Mission Of Burma album
Oh, ya know, blow me!
When's it out for the masses, if you know?
Did you see any of their recent shows. I caught one of them at Avalon (at least a year ago) and it ROCKED!!! Stuff of theirs that on album that sounds really esoteric really comes together live (some of which, they have said in recent interviews, was just slowing the songs down a little so you can take them in).
dizzy.
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
Like a whirlpool, it never ends.
He was also instrumental (so to speak) in bringing Esquivel to the world.
Also don't know who Esquivel is.
I'm thinking there needs to be a Music For The Uninformed thread, where we can all squee over the new JC Chasez album.
But Teppy, then we'd need a thread for the Differently Informed, where we can have deep conversations about obscure album cuts by Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
I'm thinking there needs to be a Music For The Uninformed thread, where we can all squee over the new JC Chasez album.
No no no. Music stew. That's what this thread should be. IMO
then we'd need a thread for the Differently Informed
That's what this thread is -- B-sides and Rarities.
t screams "JC!!! I want to have your babies!!!"
