tmwsiy* is run by a very nice guy named Peter. He was kind enough to answer my questions for my “get to know your blogger” feature. We both bought the Cocktail soundtrack (which is still available!) at one point in our lives and both have spent time in Wisconsin. I’m thrilled to be offering an interview to you with him today, so check out his site and our interview. Thanks Peter!
Let’s get some general background on you. Where do you live, how long, etc.
Home is truly where you hang your hat or in this day and age, where you connect to the internet. At this point, my wi-fi is provided free of charge by the good people of Boston. I moved back here almost a year ago after teaching English abroad for a while. I’ve spent time living in Sydney, Barcelona and Milan and that has definitely affected the development of my taste in music. Moving around cities there are always local flavors of music that affect what you hear when you go out at night and that has been a huge influence on my taste. Time moves too fast.
I want get an idea of your musical taste evolution if you will. What were some of the first albums/tapes/CD’s you bought?
Wow. The first cassettes ever purchased were Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit, Metallica – Metallica, and Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. The first cassettes I remember acquiring but not actually buying were the soundtracks to Cocktail and Good Morning Vietnam. I can’t really remember the first cd’s I bought but I remember silently cursing about having to have duplicates on tape and cd.
How about some of the more recent CD’s you’ve purchased?
Since I work at a record store as a second source of income I am buying stuff pretty much everyday. The last few cds I purchased were the Life Aquatic Studio Sessions by Seu Jorge, This Is Everybody! On Tour by Sander Kleinenberg and Lee Burridge and the DFA Records Holiday Mix 2005 but I bought that online direct from wonderful people at DFA. I also picked up the She Wants Revenge ep at their last week.
Where do you buy the majority of your records? Do you support a particular record store in your area, buy online, and if so, where?
I buy a lot of stuff online direct from the artist or at shows and obviously the record store that I work at but I’ll refrain from mentioning it by name for fear of the backlash that it could rain down upon me. I might lose whatever shred of credibility I have.
When I started listening to music, there were certain musicians that led me in the path of a lot of other bands. Did you have any similar experiences with bands growing up?
Growing up in Chicago and Wisconsin, I spent a lot time listening to the radio and even now, the airwaves there are predominantly classic rock oriented. There was always the oldies station so I guess I grew up listening to a lot of Buddy Holly, Elvis, the Beatles, Elton John, Pink Floyd and Queen. This I find slightly weird, as it was the late eighties. And it’s still weird when I go back there now and they are pumping out GnR like Lies came out last week. Stepping into yesterday.
What are some of your favorite records of all time?
That is such an impossible question to ask but some of the most influential records in determining the way that I listen to music have been Band of Gypsies by Jimi Hendrix, Loaded by the Velvet Underground, Smoker’s Delight by Nightmares on Wax and The Bends by Radiohead.
Any idea how many albums are in your collection?
All digital all the time. I started converting my compact disc collection into mp3s back in 2000. I would take in about 10 discs a day to work and rip them while I was at my desk. It took about three months but I eventually got everything converted. Since then those albums have been burned onto cd’s and ported from laptop to laptop. Now before I even listen to the album, it comes down onto the hardrive and then the celluloid gets given to friends or shipped out to my brother in Chicago. It’s a weird system but it works for me, as I don’t like any of the clutter that goes along with the jewel cases. Between two laptops and several mp3 discs there is a lot.
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