RETRO: KIMMER INTERVIEWS DETROIT JACK!

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Back in 2009 my very first live gig filming a rock show was ThE DoGs show in Ann Arbor.... I had been communicating with Loren Molinare the lead guitarist from the band and a dear friend. At the same time I received messages via Myspace from Detroit Jack Waldron.. Jack is originally from Detroit and moved to Tokyo, Japan to teach English there.

Tony, Mary K, Kimmer, Jack and Loren

When the DoGs came to play Ann Arbor... Retro: Kimmer appeared with 4 young paparazzi kids and thus began an ongoing thing of RK filming bands and a long term friendship of Retro:Kimmer and her new bloggers, Loren Molinare, Detroit Jack, Mary Kay, Tony Matteucci, and Heather Harris (the DoGs official photographer and my dear friend)

Detroit Jack and I sat down for a long interview early this AM....

RK: First question Detroit Jack is how did you come to know ThE DoGs and how did the obsession with being their #1 fan begin?

DJ: I was once chased through River Rouge Park on Detroit's NW side after a Mic Mac baseball game that was when I seven years old. I guess my obsession started from then, and I've been a Dogs fan ever since . . .

Loren Molinare and Tony Matteucci

RK: When did you first see the DoGs play live?

DJ: I flew to Los Angeles from Tokyo in late 2000, and saw their first reunion at the Bigfoot Lodge. I videotaped the show for release, but, I screwed the sound up, so I flew back again in early 2001 to videotape their second show, which is on the "Doggy Days" DVD, and sounds great!

RK: How long did it take to produce Doggy Style CD Set and then "Doggy Days DVD Set . . . The Dogs Live L.A. To Tokyo"

Doggy Style CD Set

DJ: I started "Doggy Style" in 2000, but because of massive student debt I had, I wasn't able to release it until 2007. "Doggy Days" was actually planned as a single DVD disc to be part of the "Doggy Style" package, but, the tribute package soon grew to two CD discs, so, "Doggy Days" was thus planned as a two DVD disc package, and it took about three years to put together.

RK: Tell me about the new dvd and that process?

DJ: It ROCKS!! Tons of technical processing involved, which will leave people gobsmacked!

RK: Jack you feel very strongly about bringing Detroit rock to Tokyo right? If so why?



DJ: Japanese rockers actually have been clued into Detroit sounds for a long time since the 1940's for sure, and even before the War. That's what puts the Japanese underground way ahead of the rest of Asia, they've been rockin' since the early 1900's on imported American culture.

Yes, I spread the word (here in Japan) about The DoGs to a wider crowd starting from 1998, but bands like Teengenerate were already covering "Slash Your Face" in the early 90's.

RK: The DVD and CD art work are really cool how did the art work evolve?

DJ: I've been collecting 45s forever, and back in the early 90's I started to come across this brilliant artist named Rockin'Jellybean, so, when I came back to Japan in 1998, I found him, and asked if he'd do the "Doggy" series covers.

Jellybean is too cool, and doesn't need my business to survive, as he's world famous now. He just does the covers because he loves The DoGs . . . .

RK: Jack what is your biggest future plan for the DoGs?

DJ: One of my many dreams is to see The Dogs open for Iggy and The Stooges! I feel they are of the same class! I will keep workin' for The DoGs until the day I die!

Thanks Jackisan!!!! See you back in the States soon my friend! xRK