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Ian

They call me Egon, but I'm really more of a Venkman

About Me

My high school class voted me most likely to succeed....at being a failure

My Interests

Pointing out superficial defects in the people around me, writing, gym, sarcasm, drinking, drumming, tennis, swimming, driving along the coast with the top down, watching Seinfeld reruns, hookah sessions

I'd like to meet:

These guys....

Music:

The Killers, Duran Duran, INXS, Oasis, Morrissey, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, T. Rex, The Strokes, Reverend and the Makers, Switches, Pigeon Detectives, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Blur, Kinks, Roxy Music, New Order, Brian Eno, Morrissey, XTC, Travis, The Faint, Simple Minds, Dandy Warhols, Pulp, Bloc Party, Hot Hot Heat, Ok Go, Supergrass, Suede, Electric Light Orchestra, Lou Reed, Vhs or Beta, Elvis Costello, Jerry Lee Lewis, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Depeche Mode, Roy Orbison, Arcadia, The Cure, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Beatles, Interpol, U2, Albert Hammond Jr., Squeeze, Gorillaz, Billy Idol, Pretenders, Stereophonics, Henry Mancini, The Libertines, Adam Ant, The Clash, The Zombies, Ian Brown, and so on and so on

Movies:

Ghostbusters, Batman, Ed Wood, Downfall, Boogie Nights, 8 1/2, the Satyricon, The Conformist, His Girl Friday, Baron Munchausen, Who's Harry Crumb, Last Samurai, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future, Trainspotting, Gangs of New York, Woody Allen, Marx Bros., James Bond, Devil's Advocate, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Empire Strikes Back, Meet the Parents, Alphaville, Sea of Love, A Good Year, Weekend, Weekend at Bernie's, The General, City Lights, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Truman Show, L.A. Confidential, Saving Private Ryan, Emperor's New Groove, Fifth Element, Carnal Knowledge, The Ipcress File, Chinatown,

Television:

Mad Men, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, League of Gentlemen, South Park, Arrested Development, The Office, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Prisoner, The Avengers, The Shield, Life On Mars, Ashes to Ashes, 30 Rock, Rome, Dexter, Brotherhood, Daily Show, Colbert Report, The Real Ghostbusters, The Saint, Quantum Leap, Flight of the Conchords,

Books:

It- Stephen King, Bonfire of the Vanities- Tom Wolfe, Sirens of Titan- Kurt Vonnegut, Crime and Punishment- Dostoyevski, Maribou Storke Nightmares- Irvine Welsh, The Prisoner of Zenda- Anthony Hope

My Blog

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours best album of the year thus far

About as close to a new New Order album you're gonna get unless Peter Hook quits being such a fat wanker. Golf claps for other great albums such as....We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust MasteryLate of t...
Posted by Ian on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:10:00 PST

Pigeon Detectives are Biggest Disappointment of 2008 Thus Far

Other than the obvious (Indiana Jones...thanks George Lucas, my childhood hadn't been fully raped by a family member in the middle of the night yet), it's the Pigeon Detectives follow-up to their simp...
Posted by Ian on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:12:00 PST

Dirty Pretty Things’ Hippy’s Son is Song of the Summer

Mixing Social Distortion cockney sing-talk with mid-90s Blur britpop somehow equals the catchiest song i've heard in ages.
Posted by Ian on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:14:00 PST

Ongoing List of Best Albums of All Time

No beatles, stones, or zeppelin to be included for obvious reasons.Elvis Costello - Armed ForcesThe Zombies - Odessey and OracleDuran Duran - Duran DuranIggy Pop - Lust For LifeFoo Fighters - The Colo...
Posted by Ian on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:33:00 PST

TOP ALBUMS OF 2007

Albert Hammond Jr. - Yours to Keep: Who knew....who fucking knew. And in no particular order:Reverend and the Makers - The State of Things: Ian Brown + Arctic Monkeys + The StreetsKate Nash - Made of ...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:04:00 PST

New Duran Duran AND Killers album out on the same day? You just blew my mind.

DURAN DURAN - RED CARPET MASSACRESo after listening to a few tracks off Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre a few months ago, it sounded to me like it was going to be one of the worst albums I ever hear...
Posted by Ian on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:13:00 PST

Overlooked Songs Playlist of the Week

Iggy Pop - Fall In Love with MeArcadia - Keep Me In the DarkDepeche Mode - The Sweetest PerfectionDoves - Walk In FireBilly Idol - Daytime DramaElvis Presley - Such a NightElectric Light Orchestra - L...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:07:00 PST

VHS OR BETA - BRING ON THE COMETS, best album of the year thus far

Dropping the house music mixing from Night on Fire for a more New Romatnic rhythm section, they find a sound somewhere between Franz Ferdinand and Blondie for their new album which is sans filler trac...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:34:00 PST

What’s the point of celebrating birthdays?

Honestly. Everyone in the world has one. It's nothing more than celebrating the fact that you haven't been stupid enough to wander into traffic and get hit by a car for another year. Good job. you ...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:19:00 PST

Switches - Heart Turned To D.E.A.D.: one of top albums of the year

Switches first caught my ear with their Message from Yuz EP that they released 'cross the atlantic last fall. The song No Hero may possibly be one of the catchiest pop/rock songs out there. And even...
Posted by Ian on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:45:00 PST