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Marco

Erm, this is me Maybe?

About Me

Well what can i say. I live in Co Durham (right next to Beamish) with Jules and our son Antonio. I'm a Web Developer/Project Manager. Shit, what the fuck else do i say? I used to be an Ice-cream man years ago but hated the hours Now i do something totally different, with even MORE hours.
I spend most of my free time either with Jules and Antonio, or going to gigs in Newcastle. I've been a keen indie/punk/rock fan ever since my sister brought home a PUNK boyfriend in 1978 (i was 8 at the time). He used to bring Stiff Little Fingers and Sex Pistols 7" singles with him. I was hooked. I don't really have a specific favourite genre. I just like anything that is good.

My Interests

Apart from music my interests are:
Art, photography, films, socialising & playing PC games

I'd like to meet:

Matt Johnson from Thethe.
He is my fucking hero. 3 of his albums are in my top 10 albums of all time. The greatest lyricist EVER.
James Woods the actor.
Hollywoods most underated and under valued ACTOR.

Music:

I'm a huge music fan. Infact, apart from the obvious like family and friends, it is the most important part of my life. I listen to music at least 70% of my waking time. I try to listen to as much new stuff as i possibly can.
I like:
50 Foot Wave, Aimee Mann, Akron/Family, Alamos, Apartment, Arab Strap, The Arcade Fire, Archie Bronson Outfit, Architecture In Helsinki, Arco, ariel pink's haunted graffiti, Art Brut, Art Of Fighting, Autolux, Bauhaus, The Beatles, The Beautiful New Born Children, Beck, Birthday Party, The Black Lips, The Black Watch, Bloc Party, Bob Dylan, Brakes, The Breeders, Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, Thethe, Joy Division, Throwing Muses, Pixies, Tom Waits, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Deus, Arab Strap, Birthday Party, Mew, Cramps, Smiths, Breeders, Cure, Deerhoof, Eels, Hank Williams, Stooges, Kid Dakota, Magnolia Electric, Nick Cave, Portishead, Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Deep Purple, Rage Against the Machine, TEMBLD, Saul Williams, Ice-T, NWA, Scout Niblett, Sigur Ros, Simple Minds, SOnic Youth, Spoon, Gun Club, Sufjan Stevens, Swervedriver, Violent Femmes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, BRMC, Arcade Fire, Autolux, Beatles, Billy Joel, Dirtbombs, Black Sabbath, Enon, Jesus & Mary Chain, Ghostdance, NIN, Franz Ferd, Maximo Park, Godfathers, Holly Golightly, Interpol, Editors, INXS, Kevin Blechdom, Les Savy Fav, Malcolm Middleton, FLaming Lips, Quasi.

Movies:

I hate trashy American romantic comedy/teen movies. My top 10 movies of all time in no particular order:
1. Goodfellas
2. Once Upon A Time In America
3. Memento
4. Happiness
5. Salvador
6. Usual Suspects
7. Colour Purple
8. Alien
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10. Man on the Moon

Fav Actor - James Woods
Fav Actress - !?!?
Fav Director - Todd Solondz

Television:

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Books:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
Junky - William S. Burroughs
Stalingrad - Antony Beevor
Berlin: The Downfall, 1945 - Antony Beevor
The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson
Revolt of the Cockroach People - Oscar Zeta Acosta

My Blog

Albums in late June and early July that I have been listening to and how I've rated them:

RUSSIAN CIRCLES - ENTER - (5/10)Hmm, i thought this was very average.  Never really got me going.  Musically competent, but severely lacking. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS - SHADOWS EVOLVE - (8/10...
Posted by Marco on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:48:00 PST

Albums in late May and early June that I have been listening to and how I've rated them:

The Delgados - Hate (7/10)Forward Russia - Give Me A Wall (4/10)The Futureheads - News And Tributes (7/10)Howling Bells - Howling Bells (9/10)The Mountain Goats - Babylon Springs EP (8/10)Beirut - Gul...
Posted by Marco on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:18:00 PST

Albums in late April and early May that I have been listening to and how I've rated them:

Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (10/10)Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2/10)Victory At Sea - All You Things Are Gone (6/10)Barzin - My Life in Rooms (7/10)Depth Affect - Arche-Lymb (6/10)Band of Horses - ...
Posted by Marco on Fri, 12 May 2006 10:02:00 PST

Albums in late March and April that I have been listening to and how I've rated them:

Ladyfuzz - Kerfuffle (7/10)Alamos - s/t (8/10)The Beauty Shop - Yard Sale (7/10)Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Etiquette (9/10)Espers - II (7/10)Josephine Foster - A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing (8/10...
Posted by Marco on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:08:00 PST

Albums from Feb/March 2006

Albums in late Feb and March that I have been listening to and how I've rated them:   Hank Williams III  Straight to Hell (10/10) The Black Heart Procession  The Spell (8/10) Broken Family Band...
Posted by Marco on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:51:00 PST

Where to start with Thethe

I'm one of a dying breed.  Us remaining Thethe fans are dwindling fast.  Matt's output over the last few years has been pretty non existent.  Infact he seems to have vanished. ...
Posted by Marco on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:25:00 PST

My changing music tastes.

0-7 THE BABY YEARS (1970-77) - I seem to remember using my parent upright hoover as i kind of microphone stand. I would perform Elvis and Jim Reeves (miming all the words) hits for my family. 8-10 THE...
Posted by Marco on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:44:00 PST

FILLER? WHAT FILLER?

I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion and all that crap.  But sometimes I think people like to make statements just to appear hip or cool in front of their contemporaries.  What I...
Posted by Marco on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:51:00 PST

My Top 10 Albums of all time

This might change from time to time.  There are a few that i fought over and others that i missed out.  These fights could swing another way in the future.   1.  Thethe  Soul Mini...
Posted by Marco on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:17:00 PST

CD's in the Month of Feb 2006

So far Febuary has been a great month for music for me. January was a pretty poor month with only a couple of CD's attracting me. Aimee Mann - Magnolia (Soundtrack) (8/10) Archie Bronson Outfit - Derd...
Posted by Marco on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:42:00 PST