The Story of Wax Trax! Records | Julia Nash and Mark Skillicorn | Talks at Google
207Talks at Google welcomed Julia Nash and Mark Skillicorn to Google Chicago to discuss their documentary "INDUSTRIΛL ΛCCIDENT: The Story of Wax Trax! Records."
Moderated by Josh Pyle.
From humble beginnings in Denver, Colorado, Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher built one of the most influential American independent record labels. In 1978 they opened Wax Trax! Records in Chicago, Illinois, which would evolve into a record store and music label like no other—Wax Trax! became the nexus of the new wave, punk rock and industrial music scenes, and America’s preeminent industrial label of the 1980s and ’90s.
About INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: The Story of Wax Trax! Records:
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: The Story of Wax Trax! Records is the story behind the independent record store and label. Tracing the bizarre journey of two music-obsessed men from the bible belt to Chicago, this film travels through the underground culture of music and art as these two men expose emerging music and artists to fans from around the world for the first time.
From the beginning, Jim & Dannie’s ability to combine obscure and fringe music with underground culture created a language that set Wax Trax! apart from traditional US record stores. Throughout the 80’s, Wax Trax! became the meeting place for ideas and a primary home for many kids that lived outside mainstream culture. The documentary follows the thorny arc of the rise and fall of an important musical movement as well as explaining how the details and artifacts of this entire Wax Trax! Records history was nearly lost forever.
See the documentary here: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Industrial_Accident_The_Story_of_Wax_Trax_Records?id=wZ_YKTIwp7M