Nardwuar

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Ruskin better known as Nardwuar the Human Serviette or simply Nardwuar is a Canadian interviewer and musician from Vancouver British Columbia He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators Nardwuar got his start in media at the University of British Columbia radio station CITR 1019 FM in Vancouver His show has been running every Friday afternoon since October 1987 The program features a mix of eclectic music along with interviews and commentary Nardwuars interviews are frequently shown on MuchMusics Going Coastal or printed in Chart Although Nardwuars favourite targets are music artists he has stated that he will interview any celebrity He also sometimes appears as a guest host and interviewer on CBC Radio 3 and started his own weekly program on freeform radio station WFMU which ran from 2009 to 2013 A typical interview will begin with Who are you followed by From if the subject doesnt volunteer their affiliations Each interview ends with Keep on rockin in the free world and the doot doola doot doo of Shave and a Haircut to which the interviewee is expected to reply with the final doot doo before Nardwuar freezes with a wide smile until the camera cuts off Interviews also often end with Nardwuar asking the interviewee Why should people care about interviewees name When asked to explain his name Nardwuar has said it is a dumb stupid name like Sting or Sinbad and that Human came from the song Human Fly by The Cramps and Serviette came from the fact that in the USA they dont have serviettes they have napkins