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Royce

Tempest Fugit

About Me

Got a nasty headache called rock and roll....

My Interests

Listening to music; writing about music; reading about music; seeing bands play live; photography; art history; graphic design; architecture; mid-century modern furniture; flea marketing; collecting vinyl LPs and vintage barware; trying new restaurants; eating chocolate; travel; and pop culture around the world.

I'd like to meet:

The Modfather. Maybe my chance will come in January?

Music:

Too much music, too little time...favs are 60s ska, 70s punk, 80s new wave, and lots of current indie stuff.

Movies:

Almodovar, Truffaut, Hitchcock, Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Tim Burton, Peter Greenaway, Terry Gilliam, etc etc. I love film almost as much as I love music. Fav fliks: Rushmore, Valley Girl, Amelie, Cinema Paradiso, A Room with a View, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and old italian films like "La Dolce Vita".

Television:

I watch lots of reruns from the 70s, like Three's Company and Laverne and Shirley.

Books:

I am always reading something about music, or art, or history. I always fall asleep after a few pages, no matter what I'm reading. All time favorite authors are: Douglas Coupland, David Sedaris, Banana Yoshimoto, and Nick Hornby. I also read a ton of magazines (smart and/or trashy).

Heroes:

Keith Haring, Man Ray, Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hynde....

My Blog

Shows in '06: November

11/4: Doublehorse!, Rifle Nice, Lee Jae Won, The Silent Years - Mojo 13...We had a wedding in DC earlier in the day, so we drove up from there to catch the show... I even managed to DJ a bit with Lor...
Posted by Royce on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:35:00 PST

Shows in '06: October

Busier than ever, just a few shows this month: 10/13: Philebrity Weekender Kickoff: Dr. Dog - Fels Planetarium....Wow, does it get any better than this?  Seeing a band you like in the planetarium...
Posted by Royce on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:58:00 PST

Shows in '06: September

Busy month so far, not a lot of time for shows.  Here's what I saw this month: 9/12: The Capitol Years - AKA in store performance....Great to see the guys, they played lots of new ...
Posted by Royce on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:20:00 PST

Shows in '06: August

August has been busy, so I haven't been to any shows till this weekend.  Not that there haven't been any, I have missed Grammar Debate with Bad Flirt and Oppenheimer at the Khyber, The Swimmers, ...
Posted by Royce on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:54:00 PST

Shows in '06: July

7/1: Elevator Parade, Gildon Works- Northstar....Slow night at the Northstar for a Saturday, I guess the holiday weekend took its toll on attendance.  We missed both the opener (Falkoner) and our...
Posted by Royce on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:33:00 PST

Shows in '06: June

6/1: The March Hare, Red Rocket, Stucco Lobster Breadbox - Mojo 13....Oh, the thrill of seeing Stucco Lobster Breadbox again!  SLB is Jon and Jeremy, a duo that plays acoustic guitar and a L...
Posted by Royce on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:30:00 PST

Shows in '06: May

5/4: Dr. Dog, The Teeth, National Eye, Rifle Nice - FU Church....This was the Park the Van (label) showcase, an all ages show booked by R5 productions.  The night was being fi...
Posted by Royce on Sat, 06 May 2006 07:21:00 PST

Shows in '06: April

4/1: The Physics of Meaning, The Delaware Rag, The Teeth, Doublehorse! - Mojo 13...This was the first event Andrew booked at Mojo 13, Tric Town's new home.  It went well, we had a great crowd, an...
Posted by Royce on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 08:36:00 PST

Beef Jerky

My first forray into non-music related blogging..... So yesterday I spent a great part of my morning and afternoon at Pep Boys, getting my car jiffied up.  While I was waiting, I was thirsty, and...
Posted by Royce on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:40:00 PST

Shows in 06': March

3/10: Adam Arcuragi, Like Moving Insects - St. Luke and the Epiphany....the occasion was for Adam's CD release, and what a great idea to have the show at a church.  Now this wasn't in t...
Posted by Royce on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:49:00 PST