local. music. post. modern. faking it. creating it. entropy. contradiction. uncertainty. absurdity. idea. lost. found. photographs. radios. wordplay. pen to paper. the library. the original. the reproduction. the context. the myth. the medium. the experiment. the representation. the experience. take. time.
fellow intense Gowan fans
The Clash, Broken Social Scene, Q and not U, New Order, Yo la Tengo, Talking Heads, Cap n' Jazz, Minus the Bear, Les Georges Leningrad, TV on the Radio, Mum, Fennesz, Deerhoof, Secret Mommy, The Books, Holy Fuck, Now Yr Taken, Anagram, Lunchmeat, Ninja Highschool, Creeping Nobodies, dd/mm/yy, The Blow, The Guest Bedroom, SS Cardiacs,Think About Life, anything independent and/or local that pushes accepted boundaries of sound and experimentation and keeps the medium of music fresh, alive and exciting. OH and i also like music that is a complete rip off of other notable stuff.
Trainspotting, 24 hour party people, coffee and cigarettes , Run Lola Run , Hell W10 (so we all know joe strummer can write/play brilliant music but i bet you didnt know he was also a mediocre director), Garden State, Fight Club, Moonstruck, Amelie, Stop Making Sense, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Little Miss Sunshine, Half Nelson
picture books
Kim Deal and Jesus