Celebrate The Celebration: The Art Of Jad Fair (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781452804606)

In 1974, with his brother David, Jad Fair co-founded the lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese. Over the ensuing three decades, Jad has released nearly 50 records, and in the process, attracted a solid base of fans passionate about his pure, unbridled enthusiasm for rock and roll. His songs have been featured in the soundtracks of two major biographical films: Kurt Cobain: About A Son, and The Devil And Daniel Johnston, as well as in several animated shorts by Martha Colburn, two European films: the Swiss Luci et Maintenant, and the Italian Ora O Mai Piu. In 2004, Comedy Central's Trigger Happy TV show featured "Crush On You," a song from the Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair: Words of Wisdom and Hope album, in the soundtrack of episode #302. Jad's talent for album cover design (he designed many of Half Japanese's and all of his own solo album covers) led Jad to a second career as visual artist. His simple, joyous drawings and intricate, complex paper cuttings are shown in galleries across the United States, Canada, Europe, Austrailia, and Japan. For more information on Jad visit his site. http: //www.jadfair.org