Years ago I got a book from the library called 'Songs in the Key of Z' by Irwin Chusid and it opened up a world of outsider music and artists that I (mostly) hadn't heard of. It was years later before I even got to hear some of the artists. For a start, the companion CD's were not available in NZ, and downloading wasn't an option back then. Now if I got another chance to read the book I could stream the music as I'm reading about it... you can't knock new technology. Ever since I started Bitter FM an outsider music show was on the cards. However, a guest DJ known as Uncle Muz, put together a show that was perfect. It covered all the artists and it was clear a lot of his interest also came from reading Irwin Chusid's book. One such artist was The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. His song "Paralyzed" just has to be heard.
David Bowie explains his affection and where the name Ziggy Stardust came from.
The other legend Irwin Chusid talking about the book and some of the artists.
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