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james

Rock n Roll Idiot

About Me

bit of an idiot. singer in the rocks.
"bang bang anglo saxons at the disco"

My Interests

drinks, rock n roll, fun.

I'd like to meet:

john cusack

Music:

oh no where do i start? Sometimes music is so transitory... but at the mo i guess - Joanna Newsom, Bowie, art brut, Ultrasound, black wire, Bjork, Marvin the Martian, the streets oh yes i love the streets oi oi oi!, the knife, 'smiley faces' by gnarls barkley, Nick Cave, Suede, the futureheads, LOVE IS ALL, pink grease are gonna make you sweat, the cribs, Tom Waits, JAMIE T, dogs, tricky, the walkmen, ikara colt, interpol, HOLE, pj harvey, royal trux, the longcut, at the drive in, special needs (r.i.p), rolling stones, the boss, ramones, mary j blige, wu tang (especially ghostface killah), blondie, the only ones, afghan whigs, radiohead (how did i get this far without thinking of them?), most of the songs written by the songwriting genius's that were holland-dozier-holland, the cure (am i getting too obvious now?), the misfits (glen danzig period only), janes addiction, dinosaur jr, the clash, pixies, violent femmes, primal scream... i could go on and on and on.... zzzzzzzzzzz

Movies:

good john cusack films (sure thing, say anything, being john malkovich), david lynch films esp. mulholland drive & elephant man (oooo just found out he's filming a new one at the mo!!! wooooo!). angel heart. blade runner. withnail and i. citizen kane. memento. groundhog day. saturday night, sunday morning. kes. naked. secrets and lies. back to the future. the goonies. 12 monkeys. l.a. confidential. annie hall. one flew over the cukoos nest. etc etc etc

Television:

Twin Peaks was the greatest tv show ever made. then theres all the usual comedy things which are great, the office, alan partridge etc (all obvious stuff)

Books:

anything by bill drummond. crime and punishment. the magus by john fowles. vernon god little by dbc pierre. 1984 by george orwell. on the road by jack kerouac. hitchikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams.

Heroes:

john cusack

My Blog

why bother?

sometimes it just seems the struggle is too much, so what is it best to do? appreciation is at an all time low, the final kick in the balls and pehaps the straw that broke the camels back, this shitty...
Posted by james on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:53:00 PST

FIGHT LIKE APES

saw fight like apes on friday and they were just as amazing as i'd hoped. you MUST go and see them. czech out their songs on http://www.myspace.com/fightlikeapesmusic they're playing dollyrocker ...
Posted by james on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:16:00 PST

glasvegas and hot fuzz

go to: http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas and download 'daddys gone' now! i urge you. its such a good song. uplifting but melancholic at the same time. bittersweet i think is the phrase best descri...
Posted by james on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:14:00 PST

Joanna Newsom

went to see Joanna Newsom at the barbican on friday night. wow. and wow. it was absolutely amazing. breathtaking even. she's incredible. really want to go and see her and nick cave etc at all tom...
Posted by james on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:37:00 PST

FRIDAY 15TH DECEMBER

DOLLY ROCKS XMAS PARTY WITH EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER, DOGS, SANTA AND MUCH MORE!!! get yer tix in advance to avoid disappointment and queues! http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london...
Posted by james on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:28:00 PST

Reading Festival and other stuff

Well well well, summer is finally over and the rain sets in just in time for Reading Festival! woo hoo! the lineup this year is pretty poor but as usual you'll find me ligging backstage, alt...
Posted by james on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:15:00 PST

AAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'm so bloody BORED!!! somebody save me from this hellhole! PLEEEEEEEAASEEE!!!!!!!! I can do most things, like speaki...
Posted by james on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:08:00 PST