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Ian

Australian Stagg!

About Me

32 year old cynical skate punk based in Belfast. Currently playing bass for Beef Central and Yabbie Creek. Paid my dirty dues with Snakecharmers, The Dangerfields, Griswold, Vorderman, Los Cabras, This Kiss Kills, Split Red, The KHT, Pumpin' Julie, N.O.B., Iron Kurtain, Muscle Beach, and P McB. I am an idiot.

My Interests

Punk/Hardcore/Folk/Metal/Rock/Indie/Country/Noise/Unclassifi ed post-angular tunage, skateboarding, playing bass guitar, acoustic guitar, dulcimer + ocarina, photography, paranormal activities, walking, cycling, cooking, loitering on the coast, writing, playing lucky games of pool, beer.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who gives a rats ass. Literally

Music:

Punk rock, mainly 80's skate/surf punk: Naked Raygun, JFA, Agent Orange, McRad, Big Boys, The Faction, 411, Bl'ast, Los Olividados, No Means No, Descendents, Ramones, Black Flag, Gas Huffer, Dinosaur Jr, Bright Eyes, Nick Drake, Robert Johnston, Man Or Astroman?, Dead Boys, Jawbreaker, Gameface, J Church, AC/DC, Specials, Spithead, Neurosis, Chas 'n' Dave, Spit Muffins, Los Crudos, Deaththreat, Baroness, To What End?, Sonic Youth, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Shudder To Think, Lungfish, Hoover, Pavement, Jesus Lizard, Screeching Weasel, Radio Birdman, Hanson Brothers, The Locust, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Slint, Papa M, Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac, Tad, Unsane, Mudhoney, The Odd Numbers, Toys That Kill, Big Drill Car, Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Dwarves, Zeke, Supersuckers, The Humpers, Husker Du, Ween, Chuck Berry, Cop Shoot Cop, Stupids, Snuff, Leatherface, Stooges, MC5, Youth Brigade, Minutemen, Firehose, Jets To Brazil, Can, Screaming Lord Salba, Gang Of Four, Joy Division, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Murder City Devils, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Dead Low Tide, Pixies, The Breeders, Buffalo Tom, Seam, Broccoli, Ministry, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, The Nils, Dead Kennedys, Soulside, Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, Groovie Ghoulies, Phantom Surfers, Loudmouths, Hot Rod Honeys, Sonic Dolls, Zatopeks, Griswalds, W.O.R.M., Chopper, Hooton 3 Car, Senseless Things, Carter USM, Pop Will Eat Itself, Neds Atomic Dustbin, The Cramps, Butthole Surfers, Negative Approach, SNFU, Sinkhole, Arcwelder, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sicko, Gobblehoof, Botch, Young Pioneers, Against Me!, TSOL, Gluecifer, Exploding Fuck Dolls, Dirtbombs, TV Themes, US Bombs, Hunns, SLF, Wagner, Static, White Noise, The Sound Of Silence, Snoring.

Movies:

Evil Dead, Freaks, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, The Eliminator, Dawn of the Dead, Society, Naked Gun, Bad Taste, Braindead, The Hitcher, Gleaming the Cube, Wrongfully Accused, The Producers, Top Secret, Jacobs Ladder, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, Fright Night, Jaws, La Haine, Sin City, Hellboy, Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club, It's A Wonderful Life, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, The Goonies, Big Trouble In Little China, Mad Max, Goodfellas, Society, Wayne's World, Near Dark, Hellraiser, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Old Boy, Rope, Vertigo, The Birds, Nothing but Trouble, The Life Aquatic, Ghostbusters, Salem's Lot, Christine, The Straight Story, Stoked, Lord Of The Rings, Killing Zoe, The Frighteners, Young Frankenstein.

Television:

The News, Loony Tunes, that girl with the clown that used to come on BBC before all this 24 hour nonsense. Oh yeah, and cookery programmes (except The Hairy Bikers, who are bastards).

Books:

The Hobbit, The Informers, High Rise, If I die in a Combat Zone, The Wasp Factory, Spares, Hells Angels, Dead Air, The Great Gatsby, The Detainees.

Heroes:

Jason Jessee, Eric Dressen, Jeff Grosso, Bruce Campbell, Satan.

My Blog

Health vs Naked Raygun

So I've been feeling pretty lousy recently. So much so I decided to go visit my friendly local GP. After poking me with a needle and making me pee into a cup (not a mug), I've been informed my blood i...
Posted by Ian on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:56:00 PST

Photo-ma-graphs

It's Easter time, so to celebrate the fact that Jesus died for our sins and we celebrate by taking chocolate eggs from rabbits, I've put up some new photos. Apologies in advance.
Posted by Ian on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:12:00 PST

April Fools Day

So. Here it is again. The day of fools, idiots, dunces and general jesting types. I am celebrating by sitting in the house with a 4 pack of Coors Light and 200 grams of Jarlsberg Cheese. Alone. I con...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:09:00 PST

NEW PHOTOS

They're pretty crap.
Posted by Ian on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:18:00 PST

Twats

Some student wankers just set fire to a bin in our alleyway. Right next to Ben's window. Then they crowded round the fire engine when it came, acting like they'd never seen one before. Twats....
Posted by Ian on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:32:00 PST

The Weekend

Last weekend I went to a nice relaxed engagement party in the country side, complete with fluffy cats and garden swings. Sunday was spent at a newly discovered skate ramp, and fun was had involving be...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Flogging Molly

I played a few shows with Flogging Molly last week. They had a 14 berth, double decker tour bus and trailer for their gear. We had a shopping trolley.
Posted by Ian on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Mr. The Strawberry

Yesterday I found a strawberry which looked like a person. This amused me. It doesn't really take a lot to amuse me.
Posted by Ian on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Sardy Nite.

So Saturday was a fun day. I spent the morning feeling delicate, following an evening of cider and chatting up female police officers, so my friend and I decided to go check out the Skate demo/comp wh...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

B & Q Hell.

Yeah, so for the last 2 nights Gogs, Mully, Liam, Eamonn and I have been stocktaking for B&Q in Newtownabbey and Newry. This basically consisted of being stuck on a team of Russians and Poles, who...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST