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Allie

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About Me

Allie. Pharmacology student (University of Leeds), record collector, DJ, Balearic revisionist, and all-round good guy. Usually best spotted shuffling around some of Leeds' finer student establishments, directing abuse at the plebs from Leeds Met., or making a nuisance of myself back in Newcastle. Keep on keeping on...

My Interests

Late nights, late mornings, house music, Nudie denim, old-school sneaks, 'quirky' girls, girls with accents, biology, chemistry, pro evo 5, rugby, good food, Newcastle, Leeds, Shindig, playing records, dancing like a knacker, obscure beer, 'real ale' pubs, hearing disco in clubs, sitting on the fence, being opinionated, contradicting myself, being old enough to know better, not caring, christmas shopping in the dark, snow, Fenwick's window, digital television, the colour pink, champagne lifestyles, lemonade budgets, rare records, planes, trains and automobiles...

Music:

Rahaan, Greg Wilson, David Mancuso, Mark Farina, Daft Punk, Lawnchair Generals, Eastcoast Boogiemen, Derrick Carter, No Assembly, DJ Sneak, Joey Youngman, Heather, JT Donaldson, Jason Hodges, Style Of Eye, Stacy Kidd, Paul Woolford, Tom Middleton, Miguel Migs, Inland Knights, Solaris Heights, Morgan Geist, Metro Area, Bent, Bugz In The Attic, Ashley Beedle, Recloose, Danny Krivit, Carl Craig, Tony Humphries, Cajmere, Blaze, Masters At Work, Charles Webster, Matthew Herbert, Chicken Lips, Stacey Pullen, Adam Beyer, Matthew Dear, Marco Carola, Luke Slater, Ewan Pearson, Joe Ransom, High Contrast, Cut Copy, Spank Rock, Joy Division, Blur, The Libertines, Razorlight, The Futureheads, The Rakes, The Rifles, BabyShambles, Dirty Pretty Things, Arctic Monkeys, The Romance, OK Go, The Kooks, Kubichek!, White Rose Movement, The Fratellis, The Violets, The Magic Numbers, Air Traffic, The Runners, Stephen Fretwell, The New Mastersounds, The Rebirth, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Earth Wind & Fire, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Etta James, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, James Brown, A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaata, The Neptunes, People Under The Stairs, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Common, Raphael Saadiq, Jill Scott, D'Angelo, Rhymefest, De La Soul, J Dilla/Jay Dee, Slum Village, The Roots, Lyrics Born, Maspyke, The Unspoken Heard, Richy Pitch, Blackbeard, Yam Who?, Nitin Sawhney.

Movies:

The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption, Ocean's Eleven, Casino, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Notting Hill, Meet Joe Black, Lord of the Rings, White Men Can't Jump.

Television:

Have I Got News For You, QI, Skins, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Smoking Room, The Mighty Boosh, Lost, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Question Time, Doctor Who.

Books:

Inconceivable (Ben Elton), How To Be Good (Nick Hornby), E./The E. Before Christmas (Matt Beaumont)

Heroes:

An assortment of family members, Ian Curtis, John Peel, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, David Mancuso, Larry Levan, Tony Wilson.

My Blog

LOVE SAVES THE DAY - a disco mix from me...

LOVE SAVES THE DAY...On Bank Holiday Monday, the sun shone in Newcastle for the first time in months, prompting a hazy and retrospective recollection of long, hot Sundays spent on the Tokyo terrace, ...
Posted by Allie on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:57:00 PST