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matt

your skin is something that i stir into my tea

About Me



aim = matt0009

http://www.isyes.blogspot.com/


My Interests

music, guitar, bass, drums, piano, hanging out, concerts, drawing, photography, dreams, writing/poetry, video games, using computers, not using computers, making movies, the adventures of pete and pete, sigur ros music videos, space, snow, material objects from the 80s and early 90s, thrift stores, vinyl hunting, dippin' dots, the moon being out during the day, cuddling, graphic novels, art museums, heavy rain, october, thunderstorms, sleeping in or feeling good when getting up early, cute animals, bubble wrap, katamari damacy/ we love katamari, candy buttons, zombies, day light savings time in the fall, hypothetical situations, making lists, fireworks, wii

I'd like to meet:

Joanna Newsom

Stephen Malkmus

David Byrne

Stephin Merritt

Robert Pollard

Music:



the 6ths, animal collective, amiina, apples in stereo, the arcade fire, architecture in helsinki, beach boys, the beatles, beat happening, belle & sebastian, bjork, bob dylan, the breeders, brian eno, bright eyes, built to spill, captain beefheart, cat power, can, the clash, the cure, david bowie, death cab for cutie, the decemberists, deerhoof, devendra banhart, dinosaur jr, elliott smith, explosions in the sky, the fall, feist, the feelies, the field mice, the fiery furnaces, the flaming lips, galaxie 500, godspeed you! black emperor, grizzly bear, guided by voices, iggy pop, islands, the jam, the jesus and mary chain, joanna newsom, joy division, karen dalton, the kinks, kimya dawson, kraftwerk, leonard cohen, lightning bolt, liz phair, luna, the magnetic fields, the microphones, minutemen, mission of burma, modest mouse, mogwai, morrissey, my bloody valentine, nick drake, neu!, new order, nico, oh no! oh my!, olivia tremor control, of montreal, pavement, the pipettes, the pixies, radiohead, red house painters, the replacements, rilo kiley, sigur ros, slint, slowdive, the smashing pumpkins, the smiths, sonic youth, stone roses, the stooges, sufjan stevens, sunny day real estate, sunset rubdown, the talking heads, television, tilly and the wall, throwing muses, vashti bunyan, the velvet underground, the violent femmes, wilco, wire, wolf parade, yo la tengo, the zombies


Movies:



ghost world rushmore, heathers, magnolia, short cuts, the royal tenenbaums, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, lost in translation, juno, pan's labyrinth, the 400 blows, me and you and everyone we know, the neverending story, clerks, chasing amy, donnie darko, amelie, high fidelity, little miss sunshine, the science of sleep, city of god, american splendor, the dangerous lives of alter boys, ereaserhead, thumbsucker, big fish, mallrats, shaun of the dead, the evil dead trillogy, airplane!, gremlins, happiness of katakuris, killer klowns from outer space, the squid and the whale, the nightmare before christmas, the texas chainsaw massacre, waking life, kentucky fried movie, run lola run, election, the breakfast club, FUN, adventures in babysitting, the lion king

Television:


the adventures of pete and pete
arrested development
six feet under
freaks and geeks
twin peaks
curb your enthusiasm
mr show
wonder showzen
lost
home movies
the office
human giant
the simpsons

Books:


blankets
ghost world
high fidelity
the perks of being a wallflower
the virgin suicides
persepolis
10th grade
i love you beth cooper
the stinky cheeseman
one hundred demons

My Blog

Mix CD; Best Songs of 2007 and Top 10 Albums

I just re-read my blog for 2006 music and surpringly I found myself disappointed  with that year. A lot of records from then I still have in my rotation. Plus any year with Ys is automatically a ...
Posted by matt on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:34:00 PST

The Most Frightening Flight of My Life

Last night I flew back from Florida. The flight was rather late, taking off at 6 pm. A man had a heart attack.The flight began like most others. We took seats around the middle of the plane as someone...
Posted by matt on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:36:00 PST

A Christmas Mix

a lot of christmas music sucks. it's difficult to find music this season that isn't totally cornball or overtly sentimental. i hate that big band christmas shit with the dated production, mariah carey...
Posted by matt on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:02:00 PST

Mix CD; Best Songs of 2006 and Top 10 Albums

1. Belle and Sebastian- Another Sunny Day 2. I'm from Barcelona- We're From Barcelona 3. The Gothic Archies- Scream and Run Away 4. Islands- Rough Gem 5. Sunset Rubdown- Stadiums and Shrines 6. Beirut...
Posted by matt on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:18:00 PST

A Storytelling Mix

This week's Matt Mix carries a storytelling theme. Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O6DUTNN31. Of Montreal- Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree. This song is amazing and makes me incredibly ...
Posted by matt on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:27:00 PST

Music of the Autumn

For me my music taste tends to revolve around the seasons. While my most favorite bands (pixies, pavement, radiohead, etc) tend to get a relatively equal amount of play throughout all four seasons, th...
Posted by matt on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:34:00 PST

Hinder

Okay so every one in awhile a band comes around that just overwhelms me with their suckiness. I first feel upset with the music industry. Are the standards so low that something this bad can be releas...
Posted by matt on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:09:00 PST

Sunny Day Promise Squad: The Comic

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Posted by matt on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:49:00 PST

Clerks II

was so awesome. oh man... totally up there with back to the future 2 and empire strikes back for best sequels. but look at this. 21 July 2006 Rank Title Weekend Gross 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea...
Posted by matt on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:03:00 PST

The Lady in the Water

this movie....this movie was a huge piece of crap. i saw a free advance screening tonight. most everyone hated it. i for one really hated it. hated it so much that i am completely motivated ...
Posted by matt on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:56:00 PST