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Jandek

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The Resume

    (May 23, 1952- )
    Possibly known as Sterling R. Smith
    Possibly resides in Houston, Texas
    Recorded 40+ albums, including 'Ready For the House (1978),' 'Six and Six (1981),' 'Interstellar Discussion (1984),' 'Graven Image (1994),' 'Worthless Recluse (2001),' and 'Khartoum (2005)'
    Runs his own record label, Corwood Industries

Why he might be annoying:

    His birthday is not really known.
    Barely anything is known about him, and he rarely appears in public.
    A magazine critic reviewing a Jandek release proclaimed 'May he never tune his guitar!'
    Jandek responded to that statement by revealing in an early Spin Magazine phone interview that he did have training and that he did tune his guitars in recordings (1985).
    That phone interview was his only interview ever as Jandek.
    The easiest way to get a Jandek album is to request a catalog through mail, and mail-order an item.
    Many of his album covers feature either an old picture of the same person (probably Jandek), a street, or a building (exterior and interior).
    He released his first album, 'Ready for the House' under an artist name 'The Units,' but nobody performed in the record but Jandek himself, and he never used that moniker again (1978).

Why he might not be annoying:

    The Mayor of Houston, Texas proclaimed November 5, 2002 to be Jandek Day.
    He runs his own record label, Corwood Industries.
    He has a cult following that includes the late Nirvana singer, Kurt Cobain, and Sonic Youth member, Thurston Moore.
    He recorded 40+ albums.
    Starting in 2004, he began to perform live in public.
    He played in London, Glasgow, and in Austin Texas to a sold-out audience.

Credit: Dweed


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 73.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 85 Votes: 72.94% Annoying