Literature (Pynchon, Delilo, Rushdie [the freaking trifecta of literary bad-asses man!], Faulkner, McEwan, Marquez, Kesey, Burroughes, Celine, Amis, Graham Swift, Ecco....it goes on and on), film (Kubrick, Kubrick, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Godard, Polanski, Michael Winterbottom, George A. Romero, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, Terence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, and a little more Kubrick) and music (currently listening to a lot of: Spoon, Helio Sequence, Pitty Sing, LCD Soundsystem, Astaire, Joy Division, New Order, Kassabian, 2 Many DJs, Kraftwerk, How to Kill A DJ, Suede, Pulp, Ride, South, Interpol, M83, Sigur Ros, NIN, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, British Sea Power, and my fav. boxed set, "NO THANKS, the 70's Punk Rebellion"), and comics (Planetary, Battle Pope, Walking Dead, Lucifer, Hellblazer, Books of Magic, the Authority). Oh, yea, I do snowboard when I get the chance, and I love to swim, so yes, I do do outdoorsie things.
Thomas Pynchon, Grant Morrison, Thom Yorke.
Well, so much for reading ahead....see above. BUT, in addition to that list, let me add two very high favorites, The Doves and Phoenix. More favorites will be added periodically, such as: Scissor Sisters, Aphex Twin, John Lennon, Feist, Portishead, Electronic, The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, Massive Attack, M83 NIN, Blur, AIR, The Arcade Fire, The Beatles, Interpol, Keane, New Order, Suede, Pulp, Death Cab for Cutie, Helio Sequence, Annie, Husky Resque, Future Sound of London, Love and Rockets, Suicide, Television, Iggy, The Cloud Room, The Go! Team, LCD Soundsystem, anything produced or remixed by DFA, 2 Many DJ's....
Well, so much for reading ahead....again, see above.
Dont watch much tv, despite the fact that I have tivo and cable...but when I do, its Family Guy, Chappele Show, Mind of Mencia, Over There, Lost, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force....and thats about it.
Lla no, lla es suficiente, paresco menso lla!Here are some of the latest books that have come across my way....The Kite Runner (Im ashamed I read it) Ray in Reverse (so so) Zombie Survival Guide (essential reading for the coming war) Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of American Comics (hey, I learned a lot, and it was a much appreciated gift!) Hotel World (haunting) Name of the Rose (come on, its Eco!)
That little ninja that is crossing my screen right now trying to get me to click on him so that I can win a PSP. That little mo-fo is a squirrely son-of-a-gun, I tell ya! Burroughes is a hero of mine....