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songs in the key of z by irwin chusid the curious universe of outsider music the curious universe of outsider music by irwin chusid outsider music comes inside book and cds spotlight musicians on the lunatic fringe langley schools music project updated features outsider music news outsider music films outsider music obits shooby taylor story articles interviews o utsider musicians are often termed bad or inept by listeners who judge them by the standards of mainstream popular music yet despite dodgy rhythms and a lack of conventional tunefulness these often self taught artists radiate an abundance of earnestness and passion and believe it or not they re worth listening to often outmatching all contenders for inventiveness and originality the book a uthor producer irwin chusid s book profiles dozens of outsider musicians both prominent and obscure including such figures as the shaggs syd barrett tiny tim joe meek jandek captain beefheart the cherry sisters wesley willis daniel johnston the legendary stardust cowboy wild man fischer and harry partch the text presents their strange life stories along with photographs interviews cartoons and discographies a cappella books chicago review press isbn 1 55652 372 6 272 pages 6x9 75 illustrations paper 16 95 iconoclast upstart irwin chusid has written a meticulously researched and passionate cry shedding long overdue light upon some of the guiltiest musical innocents of the twentieth century an indispensable classic that defines the indefinable john zorn chusid takes us through the musical looking glass to the other side of the bizarro universe where pop spelled backwards is pop a fascinating collection of wilder cards and beyond avant talents lenny kaye this book is filled with memorable characters and their preposterous but true stories as a musicologist essayist and humorist irwin chusid gives good value for your entertainment dollar marshall crenshaw book ordering info songs in the key of z is available in better bookstores or click below to order online from amazon com borders com a cappella books bn com or call chicago review press toll free 1 800 888 4741 table of contents introduction the realm of outsider music prologue transistor under my pillow a memoir the shaggs groove is in the heart tiny tim i get a kick out of uke jack mudurian chatterbox jukebox joe meek blast from the past song poems bus fare to the grammys the cherry sisters the fruits of clean living jandek the great disconnect daniel johnston casper 1 satan 0 harry partch hallelujah he s a bum wesley willis hell ride syd barrett guitars and dust eilert pilarm the king of sweden lucia pamela interstellar overdrive captain beefheart inscrutable dreamer shooby taylor scat man do florence foster jenkins widow s peak the legendary stardust cowboy wide open space cadet robert graettinger sleep in the grave b j snowden mission to venus wild man fischer ritual of the savage snapshots in sound elsewhere in the curious universe 52 brief portraits afterword discography bibliography the book includes artwork by the following talented luminaries steve bissette captain beefheart greg carter cover click here for large view walt holcombe tiny tim daniel johnston drawings mark martin wesley willis song poems patrick moriarity wild man fischer lucia pamela drawings sean taggart syd barrett wayno shooby taylor j r williams the legendary stardust cowboy curtis woodbridge florence foster jenkins the cds too strange for radio o utsider musicians have come inside for a celebration of their art two counterpart cds to the book songs in the key of z the curious universe of outsider music are available produced by the book s author irwin chusid the cds feature songs by artists profiled in the book and others discovered since the book s publication from the uninhibited coyote howls of the legendary stardust cowboy to the arrested adolescent passion of daniel johnston the flea market cowboy soul of buddy max to joe meek s ultra rare wobbly telstar vocal demo the shaggs aboriginal backwoods rock to lucia pamela s vertigo bent outer space lunacy the songs in the key of z cds are unforgettable romps through music too strange for radio but too fascinating to ignore order cds from amazon com key of z volume one key of z volume two irwin chusid is a record producer radio personality journalist and music historian he was the primary force behind the resurgence of interest in pop composers raymond scott and esquivel and produced the heralded langley schools music project chusid hosts a weekly free form radio program on wfmu has produced dozens of records and concerts and has written for the new york times mojo new york press and many other publications his book about jim flora will be published in august 2004 by fantagraphics more info http www wfmu org irwin keyofz com news page here 1981 shaggs review by lester bangs here a study of outsider music by jeff grimshaw click for study what is outsider music click here to find out or try some outsider links click for the links contact email the author 2000 2004 irwin chusid all rights reserved irwin chusid author