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Mark

Zaireeka!!!!

About Me

Check out www.undertheradarmag.com , the website for the music magazine that I publish with my beautiful wife Wendy. Wendy and I got married on June 2nd, 2007 in Big Bear California. We met in December 2000 and she's the love of my life, no question. Under the Radar's first issue debuted in December 2001. I was born in London, England. My dad is British, but my mom's American. When I was seven I moved to America with my mom, first to Virginia then to New Jersey (just outside of NYC). When I was 13 I moved back to England. When I was 18 I moved to Los Angeles, where I live now. Most of my family live back in London. I'm against the war in Iraq. We never should've gone into Iraq, in my humble opinion. Now that we are there we are left to choose between the lesser of three evils: staying would be bad, pulling out would be bad, and increasing the number of troops would be bad. At this point, I don't see how staying in Iraq for many years to come will significantly improve the situation over there, but what do I know. I didn't vote for Bush either time. I believe in God and the afterlife, but I'm not so sure about organized religion. I think that Jesus existed and that the Bible has some great messages and lessons, but I'm not so sure how literaly everything in the Bible should be taken. Religion has been responsible for many great things and many bad things. I believe in life on other planets - with a universe so vast there have to be intelligent life forms out there somewhere. I hope that in my lifetime we encounter peaceful aliens, so that those who wage war on our planet can gain some perspective. I hope to one day start a family with Wendy. I hope to find a way to see my parents, siblings, and nieces more. I hope to continue to grow Under the Radar.

My Interests

My beautiful wife Wendy, music, movies, music magazines, www.undertheradarmag.com .

I'd like to meet:

People with passion for good music. The Doctor and his Tardis, if only he really existed.

Music:

The Verve, Pulp, Lush, Suede, Supergrass, Blur, Ride, Doves, Goldfrapp, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Spiritualized, Lupine Howl, The Divine Comedy, The Warlocks, The Charlatans, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Primal Scream, The Dears, The Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, New Order, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mercury Rev, Clinic, Delgados, Marvin Gaye, '70s Temptations, Slowdive, Sing-Sing, Idlewild, Grandaddy, The Cardigans, Clearlake, Badly Drawn Boy, British Sea Power, Broadcast, Ladytron, Broken Social Scene, The Streets, T-Rex, McAlmont & Butler, Miles Davis, Phaser, Hall & Oates, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jesus & Mary Chain, Interpol, Joy Division, Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Electrelane, The Sleepy Jackson, Luna, Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips, The Shins, Puffy AmiYumi, United States of America, Love, Citizen Bird, Low Flying Owls, The Beach Boys, Dizzy Gillespie, Pertura Clark, Add N to (X), Ash, Death In Vegas, Comet Gain, Fischerspooner, The Velvet teen, stellastarr*, My Bloody Valentine, South, Sparks, Tindersticks, Voyager One, Tratchenburg Family Slideshow Players, Dandy Warhols, The Smiths, The Postal Service, The Coral, Bis, Arm of Roger, 4 Hero, Air, Missy Elliott, John Barry, Scott Walker, Peter Thomas Orchestra, Beck, Lift to Experience, Belle & Sebastian, Coldplay, Rialto, The Polyphonic Spree, Mull Historical Society, Enon, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Tindersticks, Me Me Me, Baxter Dury, Richard Hawley, High Llamas, The Beta Band, Moonbabies, Kaiser Chiefs, Rogue Wave, Belle & Sebastian, Metric, Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Dungen, Ladytron, Stars, Feist, The New Pornographers, Tegan & Sara, The Most Serene Republic, Depeche Mode, Sigur Ros, Final Fantasy, Editors, Patrick Wolf, Engineers, The Tears, Innaway, Sufjan Stevens, Zabrinski, Mugison, Gene, Sleeper, Rialto, Elastica, Kula Shaker, Spoon, Viva Voce, Architecture In Helsinki, Of Montreal, AK-MOMO, 22-20s, Kasabian, The Bees, Blue States, The Go! Team, The Raconteurs, The Pipettes, Taylor Hicks, The Aliens, Gnarls Barkley, Emily Haines, Juana Molina, Candy Bars, The Black Angels, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Mystery Jets, Envelopes, The Universe, Irving, Gram Rabbit, Danielson, Howe Gelb, Destroyer, Jamie Lidell, Camera Obscura, CSS, Comets On Fire, Lansing-Dreiden, Love Is All, Serena Maneesh, White Whale, Extra Golden, Grizzly Bear, Headlights, Tilly and the Wall, My Visor, Art Brut, The Boy Least Likely To, Lupen Crook, The Research, Pilotdrift, Rogue Wave, Jenny Lewis, My Latest Novel, The Broken West, Pop Levi, The Besnard Lakes, Voxtrot, Loney, Dear, Bloc Party, The Good The Bad and The Queen, Peter Bjorn and John, I'm From Barcelona, Midlake, The Aliens, Girl Talk, 120 Days, Working For a Nuclear Free City, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tegan and Sara, St. Vincent, Lucky Soul, The Twilight Sad, Klaxons, The Brunettes, Bat For Lashes, etc.

Movies:

Blade Runner, Back to the Future trilogy, 2001, Fearless, Midnight Cowboy, Brazil, Secrets and Lies, Dancer In the Dark, The Others, Withnail & I, Trainspotting, Fight Club, Wings of Desire, Superman and Superman 2 (and the Richard Donner cut), Leaving Las Vegas, Amateur, Napoleon Dynamite, Sideways, School of Rock, Shaun of the Dead, Wallace & Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Sky Captian and the World of Tomorrow, Dirty Harry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pump Up the Volume, The Breakfast Club, The Rocketeer, Almost Famous, All the President's Men, 28 Days Later, Batman Begins, Garden State, Sin City, most of the James Bond films (including Casino Royale), Superman Returns, Blood Diamond, Rocky, Borat, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Queen.

Television:

Doctor Who (both the old and new series), The Office (both the British and American ones), Samurai Jack, Lost, Alias, Justice League Unlimited, Aqua Team Hunger Force, Quantum Leap, Without a Trace, Fraiser, Boston Legal, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Grey's Anatomy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Later with Jools Holland, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jack & Bobby, Homicide: Life on the Street, The X Files, Batman: The Animated Series, Extras, Robot Chicken, Thunderbirds, 30 Rock, Prison Break, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, House, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ali G, Battlestar Galactica, The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Wire, and Heroes.

Books:

On the Road, The Fountainhead, The Master and Margarita, To Kill a Mockingbird, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and Fahrenheit 451.

Heroes:

My parents, my beautiful wife Wendy, my sister Bridget, my brother Simon, The Flash, John Steed, Batman, Superman, Jason Pierce, Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon, NOT George W. Bush or anyone in the current administration, Mike Leigh, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood, Terry Gilliam, Peter Weir, John Lennon, Ennio Morricone, and John Barry.

My Blog

Fall Issue of Under the Radar On Stands Now!

The Fall Issue of Under the Radar magazine is now on stands across America, Canada, and in select other countries worldwide (including the United Kingdom). The issue features new interviews with Th...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:06:00 PST

New Web-Exclusive interview with Azure Ray's Maria Taylor

Check out a new Q&A interview with Azure Ray's Maria Taylor that is exclusive to Under the Radar's website, meaning that it hasn't been in our print-magazine. We talked with her about her new solo ...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New Web-Exclusive interview with Stars

Check out a new Q&A interview with hot Canadian band Stars that is exclusive to Under the Radar's website, meaning that it hasn't been in our print-magazine. We talked with Stars' singer, songwrite...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Under the Radar Presents Metric this Friday at the El Rey

Under the Radar & Music for America presents Don't Forget to Vote starring Metric This Friday, October 29th at the El Rey, Los Angeles Music for America reps will be on hand to remind people...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Under the Radar seeks web design interns

Under the Radar music magazine is preparing to re-launch its website, www.undertheradarmag.com, and seeks aspiring web designers to design pages for the new site and to help transfer content over from...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Under the Radar Issue 6 on Stands Now!

Tell all your friends: Issue 6 of indie rock magazine Under the Radar (the Spring 2004 issue) is on stands now! Look for it countrywide at select Borders Books, Barnes & Nobles, Virgin Megastores and ...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE SEEKS INTERNS!

If you live in the LA area, are an indie music fan and are looking to break into music journalism or independent publishing, then why not intern at Under the Radar? Under the Radar is looking for...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST