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Music:

Hmmm...where do I start? Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Peter Bjorn and John, Air Formation, Battles, Boy In Static, Librarians, Lilys, Caribou, Pacific UV, Mazarin, Papercuts, Blonde Redhead, William Fitzsimmons, Bright Eyes, The National, Six Parts Seven, Hammock, Earlimart, Early Day Miners, Deerhunter, The Brunettes, Lucero, Starflyer 59, Winterpills, Page France, The Decemberists, Quiet, KY, Monster Movie, Nathan, El Perro Del Mar, Amiina, Brightblack Morning Light, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Silversun Pickups, Grizzly Bear, The Brother Kite, Loney, Dear, The Lionheart Brothers, Kings of Leon, The Daysleepers, Of Montreal, Malory, Band of Horses, Space Needle, My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints, Slowdive, American Analog Set, The Aislers Set, Singapore Sling, Camera Obscura, The Beta Band, Spiritualized, Death Cab For Cutie, The Czars, Mint, The Arcade Fire, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths, The Cure, Rogue Wave, Engineers, Say Hi To Your Mom, The Morning After Girls, Hi-Soft, Mew, The Western States Motel, The Hidden Cameras, The Workhouse, Ulrich Schnauss, The Church, Neko Case, The Flaming Lips, The Shins, Ride, Chapterhouse, Catherine Wheel, The Handsome Family, Low, Galaxie 500, Luna, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Muffs, The Byrds, The Beatles, Gillian Welch, Rufus Wainwright, Yo La Tengo, Second Story Man, Your Black Star, TV On The Radio, Jenny Lewis, The Watson Twins, The Pernice Brothers, The Scud Mountain Boys, King Black Acid, Calexico, Friends of Dean Martinez, Doves, My Morning Jacket, Ladytron, Mogwai, The Stone Roses, Cat Power, Dixie Dirt, Josh Rouse, The Dandy Warhols, Grandaddy, Mercury Rev, Longwave, Pixies, Frank Black, The Album Leaf, Andrew Bird, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, The Telescopes, Brian Eno, Echo and the Bunnymen, House of Love, Secret Machines, Ween, Radiohead, Red House Painters, Mazzy Star, Patsy Cline, Interpol, Bloc Party, Lush, Pinback, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Built to Spill, The Raveonettes, Wire, Elliott Smith, Neva Dinova, The Rosebuds, Broadcast, +/-, Beachwood Sparks, The Beach Boys, Elliott Brood, Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado, Kathleen Edwards, Iron and Wine, Spoon, Letigre, Sparklehorse, Queens of the Stone Age, Calla, Autolux, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Imogen Heap, M.I.A., Boards of Canada, ANY band currently hailing from Silver Lake, blah, blah, blah...you get the picture.

Movies:

Too many to mention, although I must say that I'm often quite taken by what would be considered cinematic schlock...but if I have to mention a few all-time faves: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Heavenly Creatures, Requiem For A Dream, Little Miss Sunshine, Junebug, Carrington, American Beauty, Heathers, Shortbus, Children of Men and Pan's Labyrinth.

Television:

PBS, BBC News, SNL, The Sundance Channel, IFC, anything on HBO (Six Feet Under and Rome!) and Showtime...and many other guilty pleasures that I haven't quite come to terms with yet.

Books:

Currently reading "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," by Jeffery Toobin. Other books recently read: Leviathan (Auster, not Hobbes); Mothers and Sons; The Tender Bar: A Memoir; State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III; Desert Storm: A Forgotten War; Cobra II:The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq; 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out; Haunted; Stranger Than Fiction; The Brothers Bishop; and Middlesex. A few fave authors: Armistead Maupin; John Irving; John Steinbeck; F. Scott Fitzgerald; and Charles Dickens.

Heroes:

Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, David Cross and, as cliche as it sounds, my family and friends. They rock!/object
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My Blog

Go Back to Bed America

Here's another dead-on, yet somewhat verbose, assessment of American hypocrisy from my good friend Justin Ford (aka Pontius Pilate & The Nail Drivin' Five). Enjoy!!ChrisCocktail Recipe:Gin O' CiderIn...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:47:00 PST

Shootin at da walls of heartache, bangbang, I am Cho Seung-Hui

So you all knew it was coming..."Pontius Pilate & The Nail Drivin' Five" has once more weighed in on today's ONLY current event. As stated before, we encourage your feedback. Please send your sentim...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:33:00 PST

Nappy Headed Hos: Part Deux

As promised, I am re-posting another blog from Justin. And as stated in the last post, we encourage your feedback. You can send it to me via a comment to this post or send one to Justin at his site ...
Posted by Chris on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:25:00 PST

Nappy Headed Hos: A Repost

This is a repost of my friend Justin's First Official "Kick in the Nuts and Cunt" list. I am reposting this because a) I think it's flippin' halarious and b) I think that there is much "truth" to wha...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:03:00 PST

Just in case you missed it...

This is a piece written by Leonard Pitts, columnist for the Miami Herald, concerning the comments made by Gen. Peter Pace earlier this week on the "immorality" of homosexuality and gays in the militar...
Posted by Chris on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:43:00 PST

Winter Is Coming Compilation 2006

1.) Phantom Limb- The Shins2.) Hurricane- Division Day3.) So Close- AK Healey4.) Boys Of Melody- The Hidden Cameras5.) This Heart Is A Stone- Acid House Kings6.) If You Fall- Azure Ray7.) Don't Look D...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:42:00 PST

Top Concerts

Top Concerts (In no certain order)The Church/Tom Verlaine: My very first show...pretty proud of that. (1988)Sigur Ros: Stunning! (2003)Sigur Ros: These guys simply put on a show that, in my opinion, i...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:43:00 PST