Avant Pop Music

I Hate Myself (or What the Benadryl Gave Me)

Little Fyodor (pronounced "fee-ah-dor", a tribute to Dostoevsky!) first hatched into existence in 1981 when college friend Evan Cantor (whom LF had turned onto this Dostoevsky) called him that after the former showed the latter the former's song lyrics which reminded the latter of Dostoevskian characters who "couldn't even get any joy out of their own evil"!! LF solo work was back burnered as the two forged ahead with experimental DIY cassette networking project Walls Of Genius, releasing 30 cassette tapes in three years (1983 to 1986) and becoming prominent enough in this Underground to warrant mentions in books like "Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll" and "Cassette Culture: Homemade Music and the Creative Spirit in the Pre-Internet Age" before the usual band broo-ha-ha led to a breakup and LF going solo.... LF soon met Babushka who took pity on him and formed with him a weirdo rock 'n' roll duo that toured the world and was later joined by the powerhouse rhythm section of Dave Cee and Tricky Dick Wikkit. Several EP through full length studio albums have been released either by Little Fyodor or Little Fyodor & Babushka on various formats and labels plus a live album recorded at a Church Of the Subgenius's X-Day gathering. Little Fyodor writes songs that reflect the alienated under-belly of modern life, wed to music that may alternate or tread the line between experimental and classic punk. Little Fyodor also spent 30 years as a radio deejay on KGNU, Boulder, presenting a show called "Under the Floorboards" featuring music for and by the Insects of Society....