Late breaking outsider music news!

There has been a strange series of coincidences in the last week. Mere days after Jarrett delighted me with his copy of SONGS IN THE KEY OF Z, I awoke on Saturday morning to find that IFC was showing a documentary about Jandek, one of the artists featured on said collection. Entitled JANDEK ON CORWOOD , it was released in 2004, and was followed later that year by what seemed to be the first documented live performances by the reclusive musician. Unfortunately the film was on at about 6:30am and I had to leave for the margarine-works so I only saw a bit of it. An even bigger shocker though is that apparently Jandek just performed in Toronto a few weeks ago, and has other concerts planned for the coming months. Strange how a man who spent over twenty-five years creating music in almost total anonymity is suddenly out touring Europe and North America, and playing festivals. There are certain bands where I wish the reverse would happen. Why can't Nickelback enter into a hermit-like existence, making albums that are never heard on the radio? Why can't Lethbridge get a decent radio station? Why do Fraser and Rosie still draw breath? WHY AM I ANGRY ALL THE TIME?! DROP THE BOMB NORTH KOREA! AIM IT HERE!

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