Daniele - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a journalist. I recently moved from Rome to Milan. And this is basically it.

My Interests

pop music with a twist, food, wines, cocktails, second singles by one hit wonders, useless remixes, useless cover versions, reading, writing, flirting, complaining loudly, cooking, jogging in the Appia Antica, ridiculously expensive skincare products, travelling with a purpose, overhearing conversations in restaurants.

I'd like to meet:

you. Yes you with the funny hair.

Music:

Prince, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Cole Porter, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Klaus Nomi, Rick james, Eartha Kitt, The Gossip, Puppini Sisters, Mahalia Jackson, Stephen Sondheim, Teena Marie, Debbie Harry, La Venexiana, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Natacha Atlas, Cranes, Anita O'Day, Richard Strauss, anything Siouxsie, Leonard Bernstein, the Pet Shop Boys, Patsy Cline, Luke Haines, Lucinda Williams, Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, Morrissey, Cathy Berberian, il robot mi ha mangiato, Marc Almond, Billie Ray Martin, Neko Case, St. Etienne, Marianne Faithfull, Diamanda Galas, Sheila Chandra, Billy MacKenzie, Natalie Dessay, the Orb, Me'Shell Ndgeocello, Timbaland, Felix Da Housecat, Goldfrapp, Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya, Throbbing Gristle, ABC, Isobel Campbell, Regina Belle, Amy Winehouse, Robert Smith, Leonard Cohen, Stephin Merritt, Momus, Mina, Fairuz, Matia Bazar, David Daniels, Claudia Brucken, Air, Cerys Matthews, Sugababes, Richard X, Kelis, Rouge, Nona Hendryx, DJ Shadow, Etta james, Yma Sumac, "Porgy and Bess", New Order, Joy Division, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, Daft Punk, Gruppo Italiano, The The, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Everything But The Girl, Jody Watley, Nina Hagen, Rosenstolz, Tanya Donelly, Odetta, Dowland, Carla Bley, Kate Bush, Lydia Lunch, Les Rita Mitsouko, Dame Joan Sutherland, Mavis Staples, Neneh Cherry, Gonzales, Basement Jaxx, Cowboy Junkies, Human League, Peggy Lee, Erykah Badu, Mingus,Beverly Sills, Destinys Child circa The Writing's On The Wall, kd Lang, The Breeders, Brigitte Fontaine, Nina Nastasia.

Movies:

"La dolce vita". I really can't see why one should watch any other movie.

Television:

Do DVDs count? Last night I watched "Cover Girl" with Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth and I absolutely loved it.

Books:

I totally identify with Becky Sharp out of "Vanity Fair". Does anyone know where I can get a decent cashmere shawl?

Heroes:

Myra Breckinridge.

My Blog

Hello Kitty porn

Does it exist? Does it include incest with the Little Twin Stars? Or interracial orgies with Keroppi and Pochacco? If it doesn't it should. And don't tell me that she doesn't have a mouth.
Posted by Daniele on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:27:00 PST

Are You Still Dying Darling?

It's a Siouxsie & The Banshees old b-side whose title I absolutely love. The song is a country-sounding little number about someone on a life support machine. I think someone should cover it now. Some...
Posted by Daniele on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:01:00 PST

Invincible

I thought it was time to listen to the ill-fated, ill-advised, ill-everything "Invincible" album by Michael Jackson all over again. I thought it was time to listen to it, as someone said, without prej...
Posted by Daniele on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:53:00 PST

Thank you, my friends

I'd like to thank every one of you, MySpace friends, for having NOT sent any Valentine's day wish.I think that Valentine's day is a hoax created by people that want us, not only in vacuum sealed monog...
Posted by Daniele on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:34:00 PST

Dancing to the tune of a lazy afternoon

It's all about Sarah Nixey these days. Her new single "When I'm Here With You" sounds like Julee Cruise decided to join Portishead in a cocktail lounge in the year 2030. And I really like this "I'm da...
Posted by Daniele on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:56:00 PST

Tracey Thorn

I can't believe that we already have the best album of 2007. I mean: it's only February!
Posted by Daniele on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:15:00 PST

The Worst Albums of 2006

1. Christina Aguilera "Back To Basics" (the real SCREAMO experience. Dreadful. Possibly worst pop album of the decade)2. Scissor Sisters "Tah Dah" (what a disappointment!)3. Take That "Beautiful World...
Posted by Daniele on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:26:00 PST