My beautiful wife and best friend Julia (ofcourse)Atheism,Fashion, Cutting Edge Culture, David Bowie( my imaginary understanding "father"), Vancouver City, Sociology,src="http://naturalhayden.web.infoseek.co.jp/news/ image/news009b.jpg" ..Fashion, Models, Photography (My friend Raphael Mazzucco) Philosophy, Art ( Da-Da-Ism,Avant-Garde,Cubism, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Minimalism) , Travel-New York-Paris-Prague-Milan-Berlin, Innovative experimental music such as The Aphex Twin ( without a doubt the most creative and innovative genius composer of this era),Gaetano Fasciana's Photography, Cities/Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods, History, Noam Chomsky, Marshall McLuhan, Andy Warhol, George Carlin, Ali-G, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart,Art House movies, Funky restaurants, Coffee drinking, Country Music-who wants to be associated with redneck-homophobic-racist-monosyllable-nascar loving-southern culture? In the faithful words of the great George Carlin-"Guys wearing cowboy hats and rodeo outfits or playing country music..get in line with the 21st century you're living in-it's not 1850 or Halloween for that matter." Opiniated enough?? I know but I still love all people believe it or not:))) My favorite club in Vancouver: Celebrities.... Favorite and best club of all time in Vancouver: The Luv-A-Fair ( which sadly closed its doors 4 years ago after 25 years of underground/alternative/new wave/punk/goth/electronica/disco years. Favorite Restaurant/Lounge: Subeez, The Gerard Lounge-Sutton Place Hotel, Elixir-The Opus Hotel, Sophie's
Noam Chomsky,David Bowie,Gloria Steinem,Aphex Twin,Brian Eno,Diamanda Galas........thats it... as I have met hundreds of celebrities over the years and very few left any real impression on me ( Angelina Jolie is the nicest celeb I ever met).
Picture Left: The genius wizard The Aphex Twin.... Before I list all of my favorite musicians/dj's I am going to say it right off the bat....Aphex Twin is God whether one likes him or not...there is currently no musician alive that can hold a candle to his boundless creativity and innovativeness. He's praised by the greats..from Bowie, to Philip Glass, Radiohead, Bjork, Beck, Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, Interpol and countless of experimental artists and electronic musicians.....the list goes on and on. He was hounded for 2 years by Madonna begging him to work for her to no avail. When there is talk about innovation in music...fingers generally point towards The Aphex Twin...like what is he going to come up with next.... Simply put...this madman genius is years ahead of most music you like or might have heard.... Musicologists are continuously trying to figure out how he does what he does. He's the Houdini trickster...like Bowie he can do anything...thats the sign of a true genius..from classical to dance to avant-garde to industrial to ambient etc..... So here I have the rest of my favorite musicians list: Autechre (Aphex Twin's experimental labelmates and heirs) .. David Bowie (all-time favorite artist), Bjork, U-Ziq, Diamanda Galas, Brian Eno, Thievery Corporation, Alan Astor, Anthony and the Johnsons, Chris Lieben, Four Tet a.k.a Kieran Hebden, Amon Tobin, PJ Harvey, Sigur Ros, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Miss Kittin, Luke Vibert, Ladytron, Pete Tong, Nathan Fake, Feist, Tiga, Matthew Herbert, Boards of Canada, Kraftwerk, Leila, Anne Clark, Jeff Mills, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Front 242, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Junior Boys, The Knife, Laurent Garnier, Pole, Nine Inch Nails, St.Germaine, Mouse On Mars, Arovane, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Goldie, Scott Walker, Plaid, Black Dog, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Bauhaus, TV on the Radio, Stereolab, Squarepusher, Tori Amos, Underworld, Perfume Tree, Trentemoller, Interpol, DJ Carl Cox, Speedy J, Prince, DJ Sven Vath, DJ Spooky, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Cabaret Voltaire, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Vitalic, Royksopp, Goldie, Tricky, The Orb, Plastikman a.k.a Richie Hawtin, Gnarls Barkley, The Arcade Fire, Future Sound Of London............ Genres:IDM/Electro/House/Lounge/Chill-Out/Ambient/Drum n' Bass/Trip Hop/Acid/Dubstep/Downtempo.....................
Clockwork Orange, Napoleon Dynamite, Fargo, Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, Zoolander, American Beauty, Dazed and Confused, Barfly, Goodfellas, Run Lola Run, Basquiat, Blue Velvet, Fight Club. Actors: Gary Oldman, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Ed Norton, Christopher Walken, John Malkovich, Charlize Theron, Annette Benning, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp, Crispin Glover, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Ray Liotta, Angelina Jolie*********************
Jon Stewart/ HBO-Bill Maher/ Biography/The Actor's Studio/ Fashion File/ Fashion Television/PBS/Through The Lens/The Hour on CBC/Married With Children (my favorite crass TV comedy of all-time/MuchMoreMusic if there is decent music on..
Authors:Brian Eno, Noam Chomsky, Bertrand Russell,Mark Twain, Nietzsche, Joseph Campbell, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, William Gibson, Douglas Coupland, Raphael Mazzucco (his brilliant new book-Sports Illustrated: Exposure ), Jean Baudrillard.....
Julia....yes my Julia...I have so much admiration for her strength and kindness!.....David Bowie,Bjork,Aphex Twin, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Diamanda Galas, Angelina Jolie, Susan Sontag, Gloria Steinem....anyone from the feminist movement,Nazanin (Vancouver's version of Angelina Jolie) George Carlin etc..etc........................