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John Dwyer. To most people this is just an ordinary name. A name that could belong to a lawyer... a baseball player... or a school shooter. To them it is just a name, but to folks like me, it means a whole other thing.
See?
John Dwyer is a prolific musician in the garage punk scene. His musical output is proving itself to be in competition with Billy Childish in terms of how many recordings can one man possibly release? It seems like every time you blink this man has already recorded, packaged, and released a new record. He is also a man that doesn't stay in one band for too long. Pink and Brown, Thee Oh Sees, The Hospitals... plus a few more that I can't recall right now. He keeps busy.
I remember when my ears first met him...
He was loud and obnoxious, but exciting at the same time. It was the split 7" with Trin- Tran. I bought it because I liked the cover. It had a guy hovering menacingly over his bowl of cereal while clenching silverware in his fists.
However, after a few plays I turned my back on his sound and sold it to the highest bidder. It wasn't until earlier this year that I visited his work again. Since then I've managed to purchase a lot of his stuff up to his current band. Most recently I was able to pick up the Double Death LP in all its glorious red and black vinyl goodness! That was actually yesterday.
I firmly believe that he is a crazed man. Though to be honest... I'm glad he isn't any other way.
Please enjoy "Hands on the controls" by Coachwhips.
1 comment:
John Dwyer is one of the greatest artists of our time, agreed.
latest Thee Oh See's record "Dog Poison" is another genius step. recommend Sic Alps Pleasures of the Harbour if you dig that lp.
apparently, Dwyer hates the b-52's comparisons, tho.
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