Joe Carducci

Joe Carducci is an American writer, record producer, and former A&R executive,[1] formerly most closely associated with the influential record label SST Records.[2]

Carducci lived for a time in Chicago[3] before moving to Hollywood in 1976.[4] From 1981 to 1986 he was an A&R man, record producer, and co-owner of SST Records, working with, among other bands, the Minutemen, Saint Vitus, the Meat Puppets, Black Flag and Saccharine Trust. He also ran his own record label, Thermidor Records,[5] which released albums by The Birthday Party, the Minutemen,[5] Oil Tasters, Flipper, Nig Heist, SPK and Al Jourgensen's pre-Ministry band Special Affect.[6]

He wrote lyrics for the song "Jesus & Tequila" by the Minutemen (Double Nickels on the Dime, 1984)[7] and "Chinese Firedrill" from Mike Watt's 1995 solo album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?.[8] He now resides in Centennial, Wyoming, where he runs Redoubt Press and O&O Recordings.

Carducci wrote the screenplays for the 1998 films Rock and Roll Punk[2] and Bullet On A Wire.[2]

In 2007, Carducci published Enter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That..., which contained his reflections on his time at SST Records and the life and death of former SST photographer Naomi Petersen.[1]

Bibliography
  • Rock and the Pop Narcotic (1991)
  • Enter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That... (2007)[1]
  • Life Against Dementia: Essays, Reviews, Interviews 1975-2011 (2012)[1]
  • Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture (2016)[4]

References
  1. Mccaighy, Kevin (May 7, 2013). "The End Of Punk: Joe Carducci Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. "Joe Carducci". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Rock Music Is Here to Stay". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. Cohan, Brad (May 18, 2016). "From Running SST Records to 'Stone Male': The Journey of Joe Carducci". Observer. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985. END FWY. p. 108-109. ISBN 978-0-9860971-0-2.
  6. Kretsch, Ron (July 28, 2015). "Ministry's Al Jourgensen guests on the new single by ONO: A DM premiere". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  7. Fournier, Michael T. (2007). Double Nickels on the Dime (33 1/3). Continuum. p. 89. ISBN 978-0826427878.
  8. "Mike Watt: Ball-Hog or Tugboat?". Allmusic. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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