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Jad Fair, the Glossary

Jadwin B. Fair (born June 9, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese.^[1]

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American noise musicians
Art rock musicians
Fire Records (UK) artists

"Weird Paul" Petroskey

"Weird" Paul Petroskey (born November 21, 1970) is a lo-fi musician, Twitch streamer, and YouTube personality in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Jad Fair and "Weird Paul" Petroskey are American outsider musicians.

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Alternative rock

Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.

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Alternative Tentacles

Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California.

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Bill Wells

Bill Wells (born c. 1963)Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Bill Wells", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, is a Scottish bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer.

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Brian Chase

Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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Coldwater, Michigan

Coldwater is a city in and county seat of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper (born 29 October 1981) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019.

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Daniel Johnston

Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston are American outsider musicians.

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Danielson

Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. Jad Fair and Danielson are fire Records (UK) artists.

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Domino Recording Company

Domino Recording Company, or simply Domino, is a British independent record label based in London.

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DQE (band)

DQE, or Dairy Queen Empire, is a band formed by singer/songwriter Grace Braun, New York photographer Chris Verene and former Fat Day drummer Zak Sitter in 1986 in Atlanta.

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Eugene Chadbourne

Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic.

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Experimental rock

Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre.

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Fire Records (UK)

Fire Records is a British independent record label, run by James Nicholls, with offices in London, England and New York, United States.

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Fred Frith

Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser.

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God Is My Co-Pilot (band)

God Is My Co-Pilot (often abbreviated as GodCo) is a no wave queercore band from New York City formed in 1991.

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Graphic designer

A graphic designer is a professional who practices the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently.

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Half Japanese

Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974, after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Jad Fair and Half Japanese are fire Records (UK) artists and Joyful Noise Recordings artists.

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Indie rock

Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s.

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Isobel Campbell

Isobel Campbell (born 27 April 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist.

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It's Spooky

It's Spooky is a collaborative album by musicians Jad Fair (of the band Half Japanese) and Daniel Johnston.

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J Mascis

Joseph Donald Mascis Jr. (born December 10, 1965), better known as J Mascis, is an American musician who is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. He has also released several albums as a solo artist and played drums and guitar on other projects.

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Jagjaguwar

Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.

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John Zorn

John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Jad Fair and John Zorn are American noise musicians.

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Joyful Noise Recordings

Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label with headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Ken Stringfellow

Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow (born October 30, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer.

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Kevin Blechdom

Kevin Blechdom (born Kristin Grace Erickson; 1978 in Florida) is an American experimental electronic musician and performance artist.

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Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

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Kramer (musician)

Mark Kramer (born Stephen Michael Bonner, 1958 in New York City, United States) known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc.

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Le Lieu unique

The lieu unique is a center for contemporary culture located in Nantes, France.

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Lo-fi music

Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice.

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Moe Tucker

Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who was the drummer for the New York City-based rock band the Velvet Underground.

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Monster Party

Monster Party is a video game for the NES, released in North America in 1989 by Bandai.

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Nantes

Nantes (Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt) is a city in Loire-Atlantique of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast.

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Norman Blake (Scottish musician)

Norman Blake (born 20 October 1965, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter in the Glasgow-based band Teenage Fanclub.

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Papercutting

Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs.

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Paperhouse Records

Paperhouse Records was a British independent record label which operated from 1990 to 1993.

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Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit (born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning of 7 August 1974.

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Phono-Comb

Phono-Comb was a Canadian instrumental/modern surf rock group that formed in 1993 in Toronto.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s.

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R. Stevie Moore

Robert Steven Moore (born January 18, 1952) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi (or "DIY") music. Jad Fair and R. Stevie Moore are American outsider musicians.

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R.E.M.

R.E.M. were an American alternative rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia.

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Richard Hell

Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer.

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Roll Out the Barrel (album)

Roll Out the Barrel is a studio album by Jad Fair and Kramer, released in 1988 by Shimmy Disc.

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Shimmy-Disc

Shimmy Disc is a New York City-based independent record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer.

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Smells Like Records

Smells Like Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey, formed by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley in 1993.

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Sounds Familyre Records

Sounds Familyre Records is an independent record label based in Clarksboro, New Jersey, started and managed by Danielson founder Daniel Smith, who created the label in 1999.

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State-X

State-X New Forms is an independent festival for independent music culture such as avant garde music, noise rock, indie rock, IDM, held in The Hague, Netherlands since 2004.

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Steve Fisk

Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. Jad Fair and Steve Fisk are American rock musicians.

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Steve Shelley

Steven Jay Shelley (born June 23, 1962) is an American drummer.

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Strange but True (album)

Strange but True is a collaborative album by the band Yo La Tengo and Jad Fair.

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Teenage Fanclub

Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1989.

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Terry Adams (musician)

Terry Adams (born August 14, 1948) is an American musician and composer.

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The Pastels

The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981.

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The Posies

The Posies were an American power pop group.

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The Sound of Music (An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts)

The Sound of Music (An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts) is a studio album by Jad Fair and Kramer.

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The Tinklers

The Tinklers are a band from Baltimore who have been together since 1979. Jad Fair and The Tinklers are American outsider musicians.

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Thick Syrup Records

Thick Syrup Records is an independent record label from Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Thollem McDonas

Thollem McDonas is an American pianist, improviser, composer, singer-songwriter, touring performer, musical educator, and social critic.

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Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. Jad Fair and Thurston Moore are American noise musicians.

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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American Basic Cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the BET Media Group subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group based in New York City.

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Villette Sonique

Villette Sonique is an annual music festival in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, featuring a combination of experimental music, noise rock, electronic and other genres.

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Vincent Moon

Vincent Moon (real name Mathieu Saura, born 25 August 1979) is an independent filmmaker, photographer, and sound artist from Paris.

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Words of Wisdom and Hope

Words of Wisdom and Hope is an album produced in collaboration between Glasgow, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub and Half Japanese frontman Jad Fair.

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Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo (Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984.

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Yuri Landman

Yuri Landman (born 1 February 1973) is a Dutch inventor of musical instruments and musician who has made several experimental electric string instruments for a number of artists including Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Liars, Jad Fair of Half Japanese, Liam Finn, and Laura-Mary Carter.

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50 Skidillion Watts

50 Skidillion Watts, also known as "50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records", was the label used by brothers David and Jad Fair of the punk rock band Half Japanese to release their first albums recorded in the late 1970s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jad_Fair

, Strange but True (album), Teenage Fanclub, Terry Adams (musician), The Pastels, The Posies, The Sound of Music (An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts), The Tinklers, Thick Syrup Records, Thollem McDonas, Thurston Moore, VH1, Villette Sonique, Vincent Moon, Words of Wisdom and Hope, Yo La Tengo, Yuri Landman, 50 Skidillion Watts.

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See also

American noise musicians

Art rock musicians

Fire Records (UK) artists

References