Weird Paul Petroskey

Weird Paul Petroskey (born November 21, 1970) is a lo-fi musician in the Pittsburgh, PA, area. He has been writing and recording music since 1984 and releasing music since 1987. The majority of his music is self produced and distributed in limited numbers. Though he has written or co-written nearly 700 songs and appeared on over 50 released albums, he has only one major CD release to date. This album, entitled Lo Fidelity, Hi Anxiety was released on Homestead Records in 1991 and now has a cult following. The songs on this album were a mix of new music and re-recorded tracks from previous releases. Titles include "Acting like Mel Torme," "Dreaded Glaucoma Test," "Piece of Meat in the Tang," and "My Head's on Fire."

In April 2006, Chicago filmmaker Stacey Goldschmidt released a Weird Paul documentary entitled Weird Paul, A Lo Fidelity Documentary. Featured in the documentary are interviews with Lou Barlow of Sebadoh, Britt Daniel of Spoon and John Hall of King Missile as well as many other lo-fi musicians and Weird Paul’s parents. The film was released on DVD in 2009. Weird Paul has claimed that he will respond personally to any fan mail received.

Selected discography

• In Case of Fire Throw This In – Rocks & Rolling Records 001 (1987)
• I Need a Pencil Sharpener – Rocks & Rolling Records 002 (1988)
• Now I Blow My A-B-C-'s – Rocks & Rolling Records 003 (1989)
• Live at the Underground – Rocks & Rolling Records 004 (1989)
• Does Anyone Want This? – Rocks & Rolling Records 007 (1989)
• Songs For Santa – Rocks & Rolling Records (1989)
• The Concept Track – Rocks & Rolling Records 008 (1990)
• My Last Tape – Rocks & Rolling Records 012 (1990)
• Lo Fidelity, Hi Anxiety – Homestead Records 166 (1991)
• Worm in My Egg Cream – Rocks & Rolling Records 015 (1994)
• Best Sled Ever – Rocks & Rolling Records 016 (1995)
• The Proliferation of Matter – Rocks & Rolling Records 017 (1996)
• The Blazing Bulkheads – Rocks & Rolling Records 018 (1998)
• The Dame That Drove Me Nuts – Rocks & Rolling Records 019 (1999)
• Your Favorite Gum – Home-Aid Recordings 005 (2000)
• Pine 'n Lose – Rocks & Rolling Records 020 (2000)
• Billy Joel Likes Cakes – Rocks & Rolling Records 021 (2000)
• 2001 – Rocks & Rolling Records 023 (2001)
• The Mess of Weird Paul – Rocks & Rolling Records 026 (2002)
• I Punch You! – Rocks & Rolling Records 029 (2004)
• Weird Paul: A Lo Fidelity Documentary Soundtrack – Rocks & Rolling Records 031 (2006)
• Medically Necessary – Rocks & Rolling Records 032 (2006)
• As Heard in My Dreams – Rocks & Rolling Records 033 (2009)
• Police Baffled; Public Aroused (with Ben Blanchard) - Rocks & Rolling Records 035 (2010)
• Simulating the Act of Love (with The Weird Paul Rock Band) - Rocks & Rolling Records 036 (2010)
• Check Me Out Now - Rocks & Rolling Records 037 (2011)

The Weird Paul song “Please Don’t Break My Atari” was considered by VH1 for a segment about the 1980s.

External links

• Weird Paul's Website