Playing bass, laughing like a twat, writing really bad songs, laughing like a twat, listening to music, laughing like a twat, obsessing, being a film nerd, being a comedy nerd, being a nerd, writing really long, pointless blogs, taking far too many photographs.
Proof of this can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstenin/
I met that Ghandi once. He was actually quite a nice person when I got to know him after he happy slapped me...Here, have an irritating, ever-growing list...
Julian Barratt, Matt Berry, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade, Rich Fulcher, David Tennant, Elton John, Jarvis, Neil Tennant, Louis Theroux, Jean-Baptiste, Brian Wilson, Morrissey, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alex James, Uma Thurman, DozBoz, Manu Chao, Ryan Jarman, Neil Hannon, Simon Amstell, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Russel T. Davies, Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Russell Brand, Sean Lock, Christopher Eccleston, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Peter Serafinowicz, Matthew Broderick, Simon Cowell
I like music. Who doesn't? I like listening and attempting to take part (abusing bass guitars and lapsteels are my favourite ways of doing so) I listen to music in a variety of ways, this thrillingly includes playing it through my computer, iPod or record player. My record collection consists mainly of obscure alternative stuff, but I'll listen to anything if you recommend me it. I have a not-so-secret love of Synth music, but it needs to have lyrics going along with it. Apparently, this is called "nu-rave"? According to the bastardin' NME anyway, whatever it is, I quite like it. A bit of 80s rock, a bit of classic rock, a bit of country, a bit of reggae. Nice. If it's catchy, I'll 'ave it.
It's quite irritating that the word "indie" has lost its meaning. A few years ago, I wouldn't have minded being called an 'indie kid' but now every band with a guitar and some drums is calling themselves 'indie'. Most of them are shite and have not at all had any sort of independent start to earn them this name, yet these bands end up being loved by the kind of people who are vile, thus resulting in they claiming an "indie kid". I don't want to be in the same category as those nonces.
Ranting aside, here are some bands I like... The favourites are underlined for your pleasure.!!!
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iForward, Russia!
10 Easy Wishes*
1990s***********ABBA
Aberfeldy*
Adam Green
AirHammer*
aka SKA*
Albert Hammond, Jr
Amphetameanies*
Amy Winehouse
Antony & The Johnsons
The Arcade Fire
Art Brut*
The Art GoblinsB-52s
Barenaked Ladies**
The Beach Boys
The Beastie Boys*
The Beatles
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
The Blood Arm*
The Bluetones
Blur
Bob Dylan
The Boy Least Likely To**
Brakes
Brian Wilson*
Bricolage**Calvin Harris
Candi Staton
Cansei de Ser Sexy*
Charlotte Hatherley
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The Clash
The Coral
Cougar*
Country Teasers
The Cribs*David Bowie
Dead! Dead! Dead!*
Dexy's Midnight Runners
The Divine Comedy**Edgar Prais*
Editors*
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Elton John
Elvis Costello
EurythmicsThe Fall
The Fiery Furnaces
The Flaming Lips
Flying Matchstick Men*
Frank Sinatra
Franz Ferdinand****
The Fratellis
Fun Lovin' Criminals
The Futureheads*Gary Numan
George Harrison
Girls Aloud
Goldie Lookin' Chain*
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Graham CoxonHafdis Huld*
Hot Club De ParisIggy and the StoogesJarvis Cocker*
The Jesus & Mary Chain*
Jimi Hendrix
Josef K
Joy DivisionKaiser Chiefs*
The Karelia
Kate Nash*
The Kazoo Funk Orchestra
The Killers*
Kings of Leon
The Kinks
Klaxons
KraftwerkLarrikin Love**
LCD Soundsystem*
Lily Allen
The Little Flames
The Long Blondes**
Lou Reed
The Low MiffsMadonna
The Magic Numbers*
The Male Nurse
Manu Chao*
Manic Street Preachers
Martha Wainwright
Maximo Park**
McFly
Meatloaf
Michael Jackson
The Moldy Peaches
The More Assured
Morrissey**
Mother and the Addicts*
Mumm-Ra**
Mystery JetsNew Order
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Noisettes
Nouvelle Vague*OutkastPaolo Nutini***
Park Attack*
The Pastels*
Patrick Wolf*
Pet Shop Boys
The Pigeon Detectives
Pink Floyd
The Pistolas
Plastic Bertrand
The Pogues
Primal Scream*
The Proclaimers*
Psychedelic Furs
Public Image ltd.
Pulp
Pussy GaloreQueenR.E.M
The Raconteurs
Radiohead
The Raincoats
The Rakes
The Rebel*
Red Hot Chili Peppers*
The Residents
The Retrofrets
The Retrosexuals
Right Hand Left*****
Ripchord*
The Rogers Sisters*
The Rolling Stones
Roxy Music
The Royal We***
Rufus Wainwright
The Rumble StripsScott Walker
Sex Pistols
Shane MacGowan and the Popes
Shitdisco
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
Sons & Daughters*
Space
Sparks
The Spinto Band*
Stars of Track and Field
The Strokes*
Sufjan Stevens
The SvengalisT.Rex
Tiny Dancers**
Tom WaitsVan Morrison
The Vandals
The Velvet Underground
The Von BondiesWe Are Scientists*
We Are The Physics
We Smoke Fags
We Were Promised Jetpacks
The White Stripes
The Who*The Yummy FurThe Zutons*
* Seen live
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I like films. Borderline obsessively so. I will watch any QT film as he is the man ("Keeel Beeeel!"). I'll also watch anything starring DeNiro (Except Rocky and Bullwinkle - I mean, what the hell was that about? Actually, most of his "comedy" stuff is pretty poor. He should stick to shooting people in the face); Alan Rickman; Will Ferrell; Matthew Broderick and recently, bizarrely, Clive Owen. Every film seems to have Clive in it.
Horror films are good. They don't have to be scary, like Nosferatu. Old, but good. Old ones are the best. And silent movies.
If you know me reasonably well, recommend me something to watch and I'll let you know what I think.
Black Books, Father Ted, Peep Show, The Boosh! (That's the Mighty Boosh, to you... Noel is lovely, but Barratt is clearly the way to go), Big Train, Spaced, The Smoking Room, Dr Terrible's House of Horrible, Boyz Unlimited, World of Pub, The IT Crowd, Desperate Housewives, Dr Who, Scrubs, Rock Profile, Little Britain, anything by Mitchell and Webb, the F Word.As explained to almost everyone I meet, if I could talk about two things for hours, they would be: Superheroes and cartoons. Cartoons are amazing. Obviously, Top Cat is the ultimate cartoon chatacter, but other brilliant pieces of animation include: Scooby Doo (Minus that moron, Scrappy. Waster.); Johnny Bravo; He-Man; Catch the Pigeon; Wacky Races; The Flintstones; Pinky and the Brain; House of Rock; CatDog; Tom and Jerry; Cow and Chicken; Dexter's Lab; Angry BeaversMost BBC3 and Channel4 comedies seem to be quite good and I love obscure, odd-comedy British comedies, but when I'm ill or on holiday, I waste whole days watching old American Sitcoms. I do not know anyone that doesn't like Cheers, for example.I'd quite like to get into tv writing. I had a sitcom idea and wrote one episode, but looking back on it, it was terrible. Maybe one day I'll be motivated to rewrite it and send it off to someone to get my first ever rejection. Huzzah!
I try to read as much as I can, but often am forced to do other things instead. Books I've read in the past few months worth mentioning include:
"Flight From Deathrow" by Harry Hill; "The Timewaster Letters" by Robin Cooper; "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell; "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov; "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle; "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk; "Slaughterhouse 5" by Kurt Vonnegut; "Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut; "The Call of the Weird" by Louis Theroux; "A Handful of Dust" by Evelyn Waugh; "Animal Farm" by George Orwell; "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh.
I'm not religious in the slightest, but I do love a bit of the ol' Leviticus, with pearls of wisdom such as:
A person who has a dreaded skin disease must wear torn clothes, leave his hair uncombed, cover the lower part of his face and call out, "Unclean! Unclean!" Leviticus 13:45Again, if you recommend me a book, chances are, I'll read it. Most of the above are recommended. Go for it if you think I'll like what you're offering.
McGrory, Barrie, Allan, McPhee, Rose, Smith, Sutherland, Brown, McKeown, McMorrow, McGaughrin, Menzies, Ciccone, Doyleski
BBSSCKPSBOG, Meekus, Sexy Steesh, 'Dru, Leighbo, Lexy, Billy Allen
And my other friends I give silly nicknames to...
Of course, the main person is my wonderful Schwest. Even though she seems to have lengthened and complicated her name just to spite me. I learnt to spell it. She reckons that Mhorbhairne is pronounced 'Morven', but it's clearly 'Ma-Horr-Buh-Hair-Neh'
But srsly, she rules. And to make this even cheesier:
I believe I was 3 days old and she was 5 years, 2 weeks and 3 days old. Can I get an 'Awww'?Oh, and Banksy.