Good music, bad TV, running a little record label, djing, going to gigs, DIY culture, dancing, feminism, Christmas, shoes, reading, BBC Radio 7, the colour pink, pictures of cakes, shopping, sparkly things, dresses, cups of tea, bargains, tidying up, tasteless ornaments that collect dust, Norwich, galleries and museums, fancy dress, curiosity, talking, making things, urban sprawl, winter, small dogs, vinyl, staying up late, terrible jokes, things shaped like other things, car boot sales, tweecore, twee pop, indie pop, antifolk, riot grrrl, girl pop, norwichcore, noise pop, hand claps, keyboards, leopard print, Cherryade Towers, rabbits and mice wearing dresses, Hercules Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, plastic jewellery, knitting, useless trivia, preaching to the converted, fairies, philosophy, writing badly, comedy, tea shops, sweets, Mr Whippy, ballerinas, snow globes, cocktails, fishnets, knee socks, kitsch stuff, neon signs, eyeliner, polkadots, hair clips, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, cherries, Hello Kitty...
Ummmm..... tricky one that. I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of my heroes, it has to be said that the vast majority of them are bands and so after years of gig-going and the band interviews recorded for my radio show I've managed to meet a fair number of my favourites.Really, I'll never actually get to meet the one person who has probably shaped my musical tastes, and consequently my life, more than any other, the late great John Peel. A true legend, the world is a poorer place without him. I'd listened to the Peel show since I was about 11 and consequently had grown up listening to the incredible variety of truly heart-stopping music he played on every single show, I always hoped to meet him, one of my dreams was to one day record a Peel Session, though as I can't play a note this was perhaps a little optimistic, but it shows the awe with which he was viewed by so many.
, Abstraqt Sir Q, Action Time, Afrirampo, Age of Jets, Airport Girl, Aislers Set, Alice & the Enemies, A-Lines, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Alto 45, Aluminium Babe, Amida, And What Will Be Left of Them, Angelica, Anorak Girl, Ant, Apedrapeescape, Aphrodisiacs, Apples In Stereo, Applicants, The Aprons, Arthur and Martha, Aquavista, Artichoke, Atoms, Babes In Toyland, Babybird, Anne Bacheley, Ballboy, Balor Knights, Barcelona Pavilion, Will Barnes, Bat for Lashes, Beangrowers, Bear Quartet, Bearsuit, Beatnik Filmstars, Beauty School Dropout, Being 747, The Bells The Bells, Best Fwends, Betty Brant, Bikini Kill, Bis, Bishi, Black Tulips, Blanketarms, Blood Red Shoes, Blue Minkies, The Bobby McGee's, Bonsai Kittens, The Boonaraaas, The Box Set, Boyfriends, Emily Breeze, Penny Broadhurst, The Brownies, The Brunettes, Bruno and Michel Are Smiling, Bubblegum Octopus, Bubble Project, Bucky, Budgies, Buff Medways, Bunky, Buntelope, Butcher Boy, Butterflies of Love, Calvin Party, Camera Obscura, Cannonball Jane, Captain Polaroid, Cars Can Be Blue, The Cartwheel Club, Cats On Fire, Casper and the Cookies, Cassette Boy, Cat On Form, Chalkdust, Chemistry Experiment, The Cheese Band, Chickedy and McGuffin, Chihiro, Euros Childs, Chips for the Poor, Chuck, Cinnamon, Cinerama, Colin Clary, Close-Ups, Coconut Monkey Rocket, Cogna, Cold Front, Colourful People, Compute, Container Drivers, Cooties Attack!, Cortez, Cosy Cosy, Cow Cube, David Craigie, Cruiser Chimps, Cuban Boys, Cuckooland, Cup Of Tea, Daddy and the Husband, Daggers, Dance Bastards, Das Wanderlust, David Cronenberg’s Wife, Datblygu, Dawn of the Replicants, The Dead Sundays, De Agtige, Death Sentence: Panda, Decoration, Katie Delwiche, Depo, Destroyer, Dibs, Die All Bears, Diskettes, Diskoboy, DJ Fucking Terrible, DJ Riko, DJ Scotch Egg, DJ Shitmat, DJ Silage, Jegsy Dodd, Dolly’s Pillbox, Dons Mobile Barbers, Doris Delay,, Dressy Bessy, Dr Josh, Drunk Granny, Dufus, Duloks, Duran Duran Duran, Eberg, Econoline, Electroluvs, Elf Power, El Sub, Envelopes, Erase Errata, Essex Green, Evader, Fairies Band, The Fall, Fanfarlo, Fat Tulips, Favours, The Felt Tips, Fighting Cocks, Fight Like Apes, Filthy Pedro, Finishing School, Finlay, Firebrand_Boy, 586, Fixit Kid, Flaming Stars, Fleeingnewyork, Fonda 500, Formula Bone, Forest Giants, Jason Forrest, Fosca, Fotomoto, François, Free French, Free Loan Investments, French, Fun Sized Lions, Futuristic Retro Champions, Garlic, Gay Against You, Gay For Johnny Depp, Gerbils, Germlin, Ghostigital, Ghouqueu, Giant Robot & the City of Tokyo, Gingerbread Patriots, Girl From Headquarters, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Grandmaster Gareth, Grand Prix 86, Gresham Flyers, , Half Man Half Biscuit, Hang On the Box, Hank and Lily, Ryan Hardy, Harlette, Jack Hayter, Paul Hawkins, Hefner, Helen Love, Helen’s Evil Twin, Hello Cuca, Hello Goodbye, Hello How Are You?, Help She Can't Swim, Herman Dune, Joey Herzfeld, MJ Hibbett and the Validators, The Hi Life Companion, Home Science, Honeyrider, Hoofus, TheHopeful Monsters,, Horowitz, Horsebox, Hotpants Romance, The Hot Potato Syncopators, The Hot Puppies, Hot Silk Pockets, , Syd Howells,, Huff Rally, Human Television, Hush the Many, Hyperbubble, Hyperkinako, Icicles, Impbat, International Karate Plus, Stuart James,, Javelins, Jessica Fletchers, Je Suis France, Jesus Licks, Jimmy the Homeless, Adam John Miller, Johnny Boy, Jumbo Pastry, Junior Varsity, Junkplanet,, The Kabeedies, Kaito, Amy Kasio, Kawaii,, Kelman, Kenickie, Kentucky AFC, Kester and the Kitchenettes, Kid Atom, Kid Carpet, King!, Kitchen, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, Koerske, Knifehandchop, Phoebe Kreutz, L7, Lacrosse, Lady Bonbon, Ladyfuzz, Ladyscraper, Landshipping, Landspeed Loungers, Language of Flowers, Lardpony, Late BP Helium, Les Enfant Bastard, Letetsuo, Jeffrey Lewis, Lids, Life With Bears, Life Without Buildings, Lil Hospital, Lisa Li-Lund, Listen With Sarah, Little My, L.O.A.D., Lollies, Look Look (Dancing Boys), Lorimer, Los Campesinos, Lost Penguin, Lost Summer Kitten, The Lovekevins, Loves, Lovely Brothers, Lovely Eggs, Lucky Lucky Pigeons, Magic 8, Magoo, Major Matt Mason USA, Manic Cough, Marbles,, Marcia Blaine School For Girls, Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips, The Mare, Marlowe, Marshmallow Coast, Caroline Martin, Martini Henry Rifles, M.A.S.S., Master Solo, Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts, Mavis, Ste Mccabe, Rory McVicar, Melt Banana, Melys, Mertle, Michael J. Coxx, Milky Wimpshake, Minator Shock, Minx, Miou Miou, Miss Pain, Miss the Occupier, Misty's Big Adventure, MJ Hibbett and the Validators, Mochikolinski, Mo Ho Bish O Pi, Moldy Peaches, Joey Momsawhore, Money Can’t Buy Music, Monkey Power Trio, Monkey Steals The Drum, Monkey Swallows The Universe, Moogle Charm, Jason Morphew, Motormark, Mr. Hopkinson’s Computer, Muggabears, Murder of Rosa Luxemburg, My Favourite, The Narrow Escapes,, Nasal Plasticine, North Sea Navigator, Nuke-A-Lele, October All Over, Of Montreal, Old Bamboo, Old House, Oneida, One Speed Bike, Ooberman, Open Mouths, Own Little World, Pancake Massacre, P:ano, Pantsuit, Paper Chase, Peaches, Peggy Sue and the Pirates, Penny Bublees, Persil, Pete and the Pirates, Petty Booka, Phantom Buffalo, Phantom Limbs, Larry Pickleman, The Pines, Ping Pong Bitches, Pipettes, Piski Sits, Plouf!, Pluto Monkey, Plywood Dog, Pocket Gods, Pony Up!, The Pony Harvest, Postalowa, Postmarks, Prewar Yardsale, Priscillas, Projections, Psapp, Psycho Fags in Binbags, Puppini Sisters, Quickspace, Radioactive Chicken Heads,, Rebeccas, Rebel, Research, Retro Spankees, Reverand Pike, Revillos, Riff Randells, Robochrist, Roger Species and DJ Reach, Ronnie Ronalde, Rosehips, Rough Bunnies, Ruby Tombs, Ray Rumours, Sailor Tongue, Sailplanes, Saloon, Samurai 7, Santa Spris, Sarandon, Sarah and the Johnsonauts,, Scala Girls Choir, Scaredycat, Scaramanga 6, Scarlet Tuesday,, Schla La Las, School Girls, Schwervon, Scout Niblett, Screaming Tea Party, Seasaw, Secret Hairdresser, Seedling, Sensory Organ, Serge, Service Users, Seven Inches, Shampoo, Sheffield Stylophone Orchestra, Shisho, Shonen Knife, Shrag, Skyflakes, Sky Larkin, Smears, A Smile and A Ribbon, Smoosh, Snow Fairies, Socks and Shoes Band, Soda Stream, Space Siren, Specific Heats, Spinmaster Plantpot,, Sportique, Stars of Aviation, Stereolab, Stereo Morphonium, Steveless, Steveless and Syd Howells, Still Small Voice and the Joyful Noise, Stuffy & the Fuses, The Sugarettes, Suicidal Birds, Sukoshi, Superqueens, Surferosa, Swci Boscawen,, Swear, Team Brick, Tall Pony, Team LG, Team Stephanie, The Teenagers, Teen Anthems, Teen Getaway, Television Personalities, Tell Me How, Ten Benson, Tenderfoot, Tender Trap, Tesco Chainstore Mascara, Tha Bracelets, Jake Thackray, Thee Cat’s Pajamas, Thee Headcoats/Thee Headcoatees, Thee Michelle Gunn Elephant, Thee Moths, Theoretical Girl, Tiger MC's, Tim Ten Yen, Tiny Masters of Today, Tits Of Death, Tompaulin, Tonic Bang, Toxic Lipstick, Toy, Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, Trembling Blue Stars, Trencher, Thomas Truax, True Adventures, Chris TT, The Turncoat,, 22:22, Twinkie, Twocsilak and DJ Sarah Wilson, Uke Stanza, Unicorns, Urusei Yatsura, Valerie, Vanity Set, Jocky Venkataraman, Vermont, Vialka, Vichy Government, Victims of Design, Vile Vile Creatures, Violets, Violet Violet, Virgo Loves Cancer, Vitpals, Vivian Girls, VVM, Walking Bicycles, We Rock Like Girls Don't, We Start Fires, Wet Dog, We Will Be Pilots, Winter Green, The What I Wanted To Do’s, Winston Echo, Patrick Wolf, Wolfie, Woog Riots, You and the Atom Bomb, You Say Party We Say Die, Young Detectives, Younger Younger 28’s, Young People, Yo Zushi, Yumi Yumi, Zea, Zoltan Kodaly School For Girls, Zombina & the Skeletones
Mrs. Santa Clause, Muppets' Christmas Carol, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, Beauty and the Beast, Robbie the Reindeer, Cinderella
My Family, League Of Gentlemen, Brass Eye, Knowing Me Knowing You/I'm Alan Partridge, Black Books, The Young Ones, QI, Have I Got News For You, Absolute Power, Nathan Barley, Fast Show, Jam, Little Britain, Smell of Reeves & Mortimer, Nighty Night, Fawlty Towers, The Thick Of It, Family Guy, Simpsons, American Dad, Caterick, Perfect World,Rock Profiles, Blackadder, Are You Dave Gorman?, People Like Us, Steptoe and Son, Murder, She Wrote, Eastenders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Holby City, Apprentice, Dragon's Den, Doctors, Bargain Hunt, Flog It, Car Booty, Sun, Sea & Bargainspotting, Cash In The Attic, Weakest Link, Eggheads, Poirot, Deal Or No Deal, Richard & Judy, The Paul O'Grady Show, Homes Under The Hammer, Hotel Inspector, Property Ladder, Come Dine With Me, Nigella's Christmas Kitchen, Britain's Favourite Christmas Menu, Arthur, The Price Is Right, David Dickinson's Real Deal, In The Grid, Star Sale, Rogue Traders, Watchdog, Angelina Ballerina, Natural Born Dealers, Midsomer MurdersFavourite radio shows: Music: Huw Stephens Rob Da Bank Dandelion Radio Peter Nelson Marcelle Van Hoof Record Collection InspectionComedy: Ed Reardon's Week, At Home With the Snails, On The Hour, Old Harry's Game, Think the Unthinkable, Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends, Giles Wemmley Hogg Goes Off, Absolute Power, The Sunday Supplement, Radio Active, John Shuttleworth, Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, Round The Horne, The Hudson and Pepperdine Show, Knowing Me Knowing You, People Like Us, Foul Play, Down The Line, Hair In The Gate
Any Agatha Christie mysteries but particularly the Hercules Poirot novels and short stories, The Bell Jar, The Bloody Chamber, L'etranger, The Wasp Factory, Strong Poison, The Great Gatsby, Moll Flanders, Metamorphesis, Vanity Fair, The Female Eunuch, Crime and Punishment, the collected cases of Sherlock Holmes, Filth, The Big Blind, The Finn Family Moomintroll, Just William, Rebecca, Handmaid's Tale.
Mum and dad (aw!), John Peel, Lauren Laverne, Manda Rin, Jessica Fletcher, Bearsuit, Das Wanderlust, Hercules Poirot, Kathleen Hanna, Leanora Cohen, Huw Stephens and Louise K, Agatha Christie, Zoe Wannamaker