Category: People

Profile #00474 Tom Furgas was the first hometaper interviewed in GAJOOB’s first issue from 1987. His tape, Courtesy Patrol’s Razor Clocks with collaborator Bill Lehman was an early spark in my now lifetime love affair with homemade music.

Profile #1 In my mind, Michael Chocholak’s music was that of a true sound artist. It isn’t so much guitar , synth or electronic-based as it is based on whatever sound it was and what it became. He was a support of GAJOOB’s printed zines from issue #6 and sent a couple tapes from that…

#593 Dino DiMuro was one of my earliest hometaper discoveries and his quirky prog rock pop songs were full of quick changes and slices of life. Dino was first interviewed in GAJOOB #4.

Profile #8847 I first encountered Jim Owen through Songfight.org which is an informal songwriting non-competition. Jim’s recordings were varied and always stellar. Fast-forward fifteen years or more and I run across a couple albums from 2016 that blew me away and I had to find out more.

Profile #699 Jim Shelley’s music combines driving garage rock, folk and britpunk angst. I have a feeling the songs spill out of Jim but it’s an unquenchable fire. He sent at least 12 albums to GAJOOB for review over the years and that’s probably not the half of it. You can find his music on…

Profile 8851 Susan D. is Dutch creative, living in Amsterdam, lover of nature and art (specialising in landscapes and architecture). I came across her work while looking for creative vlogs on youtube.