wired magazine in march 2005 states that karl is a Virginia Tech humanities professor that "hasn't given up psychedelic music - he currently leads an experimental trio called Last Days of May.
His dissertation: "The Barbarian Moment: Southern New Criticism and Social Change."
here's a photo of him:
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here's a sample of his 1995 band, stigma rock unit:
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