AboutMatt Maguire Expertise I am new to allexperts, but have plenty of knowledge and experience in the realm of Sublime. Guarantee: you will receive an answer within 2 days of posting the question -- I have no feedback so far and would like to build some.
I can answer most questions about the band, the significance of the lyrics, the show dates,
the unreleased albums and tracks, misinformation, and, above all, I am an expert on their
influences and related music.
Experience I have been a huge fan for 14 years, I ran a server which distributed Sublime's live and unreleased music 24/7 for 4 years, I have answered questions about the band daily for years on their old website, and I know some of the largest collectors in the world. I created the 5 CD bootleg "Rewind Selector" which documents the influences of Sublime and was the topic of a Spin Magazine interview.
Education/Credentials I did not study music in college, but I majored in English, so I can write a clear response. I worked as a research assistant in the past, so I have skills in research if I need to figure out an answer.
Past/Present Clients Sublime fans aren't my clients, but I have distributed swag and rare tracks to all those who want them for years at no cost.
Expert: Matt Maguire Date: 5/19/2008 Subject: fiji islander
Question I read somewheres that there is a video of the Fiji Islander concert and that is where the audio of the bootleg came from. I was wondering if the video does exist and do many people have it?
Answer Frank --
Many of the poorer quality audio recordings are from video and Fiji Islander is as well. The video isn't rare, so much as it is terrible, and as a result it doesn't get around as much. It was taken far away from the band as they were playing in the corner of a frat house, specifically Gamma Chi at UC Santa Barbara. I have a copy on VHS somewhere and the place to grab it is eBay, usually in with a number of other videos. Keep an eye out for it is about all I can suggest, but the video isn't that special, in my opinion.
Best of luck! Let me know if you have any other questions.
