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Kirsten

Too fast to live, too young to die.

About Me


Spend quite a few nights out in London watching/photographing bands, and then propping up the bar in a local drinking establishment.. before crawling home in the early hours to kill myself getting out of bed to get to work again in the morning. Firmly believe weekend mornings don't start til at least 10am, and are best started with a bacon sandwich. Can make an exception if it involves getting on a plane to a tropical destination however. Have a built in hatred of buses, stuffy tubes, and overly smoky places. Like swimming with the fishes, all sorts of music, travelling, movies, books, bags, sparkly things, fluffy pens, and having a smile on my face.
I'm the UK publicist for Trivium, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Madina Lake, Atreyu, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Airbourne, Kill Hannah, Daath, Within Temptation, Kids In Glass Houses (regional) , The Parlor Mob, and CKY. Also currently looking after one-off releases by Death, Life Of Agony, and Obituary.
I've previously also done UK publicity for Bleeding Through, Every Time I Die, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Still Remains, Sanctity, 3 Inches Of Blood, Khoma, Most Precious Blood, Terror, Walls Of Jericho, Illdisposed, The Agony Scene, A Life Once Lost, Scarlet, Zao, Blood Has Been Shed, Madball, Betzefer, The Karelia, Obituary, plus film soundtracks for the likes of Underworld & Saw.
IF YOU ARE IN A BAND... having been regularly buried in over 300+ band add requests at any one time I've blocked them. You can still send me a message if you like! And if you're in one of our bands or I know you, please definitely do.
If you want a guaranteed 'you-will-get-heard', then please send me a demo CD with contact info: you can mail them to: Kirsten Lane, Roadrunner Records, Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, London W5 5EP, England. If we seriously dig it, you'll definitely hear from us. Cool? Cool!

My Interests

Scuba diving, photography, music, movies, picnics, travelling, laughing, going to gigs, American McGee, Alice In Wonderland, sleeping in, my cat, books, sunny days, blue skies, having fun, creating mischief, the usual...

I'd like to meet:

People who know how to rock. People who can play awesome solos. People with cool bags. Morgan Freeman. Patrick Stewart. Johnny Depp. Alan Rickman. Richard Branson.
Please don't take offence if I don't add you: I keep my friends list trim and usually limited to folks I know and bands I like so I can TRY to keep up with the bulletins. I just don't have the time to read survey stuff from a thousand folks I don't know. Feel free to send me a message though!

Music:

Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Faith No More, Guns N Roses, Machine Head, hair metal/thrash stuff from the 80's, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Chimaira, Motley Crue, Khoma, Exhorder, Slipknot, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Paradise Lost, Megadeth, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Anthrax, Most Precious Blood, Avenged Sevenfold, 3 Inches Of Blood, Arch Enemy, Pearl Jam, Bullet For My Valentine, Aerosmith, Bleeding Through, Red Tape, A Life Once Lost, Jimmy Eat World, Madina Lake, Hatebreed, Kids In Glass Houses, Mastodon, Sabbath, Audioslave, Smashing Pumpkins, Judas Priest, Every Time I Die, New York Dolls, Alice In Chains, NIN, Carcass, Garbage, Eminem, Still Remains, RATM, Annihilator, Vision of Disorder (love Tim Williams' voice), Gojira, Opeth, Type O Negative, Black Tide, Velvet Revolver, Daath, The Jove, My Chemical Romance, Coheed + Cambria, Murderdolls, Scorpions, The Eagles, Dirty Americans, Anyone, DevilDriver, The Cult, HIM, Demiricous, Sanctity, God Forbid, Nevermore, Slayer, 36 Crazyfists, Porcupine Tree, Dragonforce, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Bloodsimple, Poison, Ministry, Enter Shikari, Life Of Agony, Offspring's Smash album, LA Guns, Warrant, Ratt, Dream Theater, COC, Children Of Bodom, Rammstein, all the way to the likes of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Carrie Underwood, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Beth Neilson Chapman, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Eva Cassidy, Corrine Bailey Rae, Lemon Jelly, Diana Ross, Portishead, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Tom Waits, Amy Winehouse, Madeleine Peyroux, and Nina Simone.... and the list continues.

Movies:

The Green Mile, Chocolat, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribean, Shawshank Redemption, Dances With Wolves, Castaway, Harry Potter, American Pie, The Color Purple, Coyote Ugly, X-Men, Alien, Silence Of The Lambs, Monster, Finding Nemo, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Ferris Bueller, Reservoir Dogs, Back To The Future, Scary Movie, The Devil Wears Prada, Bond films.

Television:

CSI, The Sopranos, How I Met Your Mother, Dragon's Den, Ugly Betty, Bones, Prison Break, Moonlight, Reaper, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Nip/Tuck, Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, Scrubs, South Park, Family Guy, Sex In The City, Law & Order, ANTM, Angel/Buffy...

Books:

Interesting autobiographies, esp those of people in the music or film industry. Harry Potter, The Dirt, Scar Tissue, Lord Of The Rings. Books by Darren Shan, William Horwood, Patricia Cornwell, Stephenie Meyer, Jean M. Auel, James Patterson, Katie MacAlister, Mary Janice Davidson, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, The Green Mile by Stephen King, Kathy Reichs, Linda Fairstein, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, thrillers in general, chick lit for beaches.

Heroes:

My parents. People who accomplish amazing things despite the odds. I also have a lot of respect for people who put their all into whatever it is they really care about - you can't beat enthusiasm, dedication, hard work and passion.