Jandek on Corwood

This doc was playing again on IFC. If you get a chance to PVR it, do it. I first heard of Jandek back in 1979 when the music reviewer for Heavy Metal. (Yes they had music reviews, pretty good ones!) alluded to abums by the mysterious Jandek. Then later on the Jandek myth was revisited in the premiere issue of SPIN magazine, back in 1985. The doc complies all the info and theories specualtion and adulation, making the Jandek story the JFK conspiracy theory of music.

Since this doc, several things have happened  to add to the myth. I wont elaborate. Just see this doc and revel in the time in music when clues about the artists were gleaned from album cover art, label info, shipping addresses and anything else you cought latch on to. Now it's one Myspace page and your know what they had for breakfast that day!

“The longest-running, weirdest, loneliest enigma is popular music is a guy from Texas who calls himself Jandek.” (Dougals Wolk, Providence Phoenix) 25 years, 35 albums and not a single live show or public appearance.

The documentary film Jandek on Corwood definitively explores the most intriguing mystery in modern music. Featuring revealing interviews, evocative imagery and one of the most bizarre and compelling soundtracks in film history, Jandek on Corwood will challenge the viewer’s conception of music, Art and the nature of celebrity.

Jandek on Corwood -- a Documentary Film

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