I'll make your ex-girlfriends look like pieces of shit.
Trans Am (1978 T-Top Black on Red Screaming Chicken, Ohhhhhhh...)
Hmm, how bout some art? Henry Darger, Mark Ryden, Andy Goldsworthy, Mathew Barney, Joel Peter Witkin, Sarah Moon, Floria Sigusmundi, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon, Aubrey Beardsley, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Eva Hesse, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Jasper Johns, Franz Klein, Robert Motherwell, Max Ernst, Black Mountain College, to name few.
Jack Daniels, the circus, magic, the occult, the desert, photography, fashion, reading, performance art, makeup, party dresses, rain, naps, cooking, music, theater, Lighthouses, Martha Stewart, domesticity, Burlesque, go go dancing, overindulgence, being slightly out of control, a good stiff drink, a capri cigarette from time to time, the taste of whiskey on someone's lips, general hellraising, diverse personalities, controversy, the smell of old books, rain on concrete, and dryer sheets...
Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where, uh, Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as, uh, anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and, uh, Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite. Now please go read American Psycho and stop bugging me about Phil Collins.
Also..... (In no particular order) Nick Cave, Placebo, Marilyn Manson, NIN, Ministry, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, REM, Bowie, Phillip Glass, Ravi Shankar, Django Reinhardt, Serge Gainsbourg, 60's Psychadelic, 70's Super Rock, 80's New Wave and Metal, Chicago, Beach Boys, Queen, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, The Faint, Radiohead, Adult, Virgin Tears, Fischerspooner, Adam Ant, Tortoise, Bjork, Air, Pheonix, Spiritualized, Midnight Movies, Autolux, Stereolab, Smiths, Belle and Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Neil Young, CSN(&Y), Zeppelin, T Rex, Association, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Dirty Sanchez, Nomeansno, 7 Seconds, Descendents, Lard, Dead Kennedys, Dre, Cage, Wu Tang, De La Soul, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, Rapture, Franz Ferdinand, Muse, YYY's, Bright Eyes, Pat mAcdonald, and of course... Journey
INLAND EMPIRE
Anything by David Lynch, Tim Burton, John Waters, Darren Stein, Jim Jarmusch or Jodorosky, American Psycho, Less Than Zero, Rules Of Attraction, American Beauty, 80's horror flicks, Taxi Driver, Amelie, City of Lost Children, Finding Neverland, Pump Up The Volume, The River's Edge, Heathers, City of God, The Graduate, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tennenbaums, Life Aquatic, Grey Gardens, Harold and Maude, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine, Spanglish, Requiem for a Dream, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Short Cuts, The Party, All About Eve, Breakfast At Tiffanys, Sunset Boulevard, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Barfly
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When I was little I was allergic to a lot of things, one of them was chocolate, so I was rarely allowed to have it. But when I did get my hands on some I would gorge myself on it. That's how Cable Television is for me now as an adult. I only have 4 channels so when I can get my hands on a little cable I generally end up staggering away from the TV 12 hours later with bloodshot eyes and a headache. But here's some stuff that I like when I can get it: Carnivale, Ali G, 6ft Under, IFC (esp. Fishing With John- brilliant!), Twin Peaks reruns, anything on Food Network, Martha Stewart, AB FAB, Lucy, Simpsons, Simpsons, Simpsons, and my guilty pleasure, drumroll please..... The godd*mn, motherf*cking O.C. I watched the entire first season on DVD when I ran out of things to watch, and now I'm hooked, love that Adam Brody... so embarrassing.
Anything by Bret Easton Ellis, Douglas Coupland, Hunter S. Thompson, Dave Eggers, Jackie Collins, David Sedaris, Anne Sexton or J. D. Salinger, Virgin Suicides, The Ice Storm, Valley Of the Dolls, Bell Jar, Unbearable Lightness Of Being, Confederacy Of Dunces, Hollywood Babylon, Us Weekly
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