Touring, Music! Film! Pubin and a clubin etc. oh and mexican wrestling masks, make up and other clothing choices that make builders shout stuff at you. and sporks! The Cro Bar is sorta an obsession (sigh). I have also started coming up with inventions such as the marshmampoline and the kids cartoon series 'Bad pants' which I'm co writing with Phil after drinking to much on the night he moved down to London. The weird thing is every day everyone should actualy feel like they're living. This can be good stuff or reel bad stuff but try n realize you only get one of these wee 'life' things. Just try n enjoy it for yourself but without making anyone misrible along the way.oh and being able to spell dosn't make you a good person ;)
Anyone who owns a cat named Doug or a dog named Kat ...... and anyone who dares to follow their dreams. Musicians that can still play in a power cut when that electronic tuner and FX unit don't work :) Oh and folk that I've met on the road who I've half forgotten about cause I was mashed. I don't add bands to this page as I have my own wee band page www.myspace.com/bighandmusic (it's very nice).
Right I LOVE every single one of these bands, acts, musos, wineos etc: (Here we go)... Ugly Duckling, The Slackers, Reel Big Fish, Bombskare, Hatebreed, Jimmy Eat World, The Ruffness, Snow Patrol, Anti-Flag, Pluto Shervington, The Mighty Mighty Bostones, Jack Johnson, Mint Royale, De La Soul, Imortal Technique, Big Hand (sorry but it had to go in), Green Day, AC/DC, Machine Head, Chimaira, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, The Get Up Kids, Sam and Dave, Miles Davis, Avenged 7X, NOFX, Rancid, Operation Ivy, Parlament, Zero 7, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, NWA, Public Enemy, Toots and the Maytails, Jimmy Cliff, Jonny Nash, The Specials, The Cat Empire, The Beat, Madness, Blink 182, Slipknot, Skindred, The Live Sciences, Sonara (RIP), The Wannadies, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Red Tape, The Transplants, Cypress Hill, Skinnyman (for my sins), The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Korn, 36 Crazyfists, The Killers, Dirty Americans, The Black Crows, Cake, Bad Religion, Every Time I Die, Bleeding Through, Atrayu, The Dresden Dolls, Prince Busta, Ravel, Less Than Jake, Capdown, Roxy Music, Tenacious D, Booker T & The MGs, Ninia Simone, Pendulem, Roni Size, DJ Hype, The Prodigy, The Bestie Boys, GNR, Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Sublime, The Pharcyde, SOAD, Weezer, Jean Grae, Massive Atack, The Hippos, Bob Dylan, Lee Griffiths, Tim Lomas solo shit, Deftones, Alabama 3, Beecher, 7 Seconds Of Love, Radiohead (first 2 albums) , Damian Marley (his dads pretty good too) etc etc etc...
Anything by Kevin Smith or Blade 1, 2 or Trinity, From Dusk Till Dawn is a winner too, La Heine, Pirates of The Carabian as are the Fith Element and Leon . Just watched Grosse Pointe Blank which gets props for the soundtrack n acting styleees. Anchor Man has become my cheer up movie no matter how many times you watch it it's till great...uuuummm Willow and the Princess Bride are great on hangovers. Also the little mermaid and aladdin are 2 recent faves to watch with my younger relatives. A Jamacian crab! genius!
Oh dear! It really is a bit crap these days... with the exeption of The Simpsons, The Family Guy and South Park. More recently: Skins, The Mighty Boosh and Spaced all make me chuckle. I'm also drawn to masterchef (and other cooking programs)as the food always looks so tasty and makes me hungry.
Books about the music industry n touring bands: Powder, Back Vinyl/ White Powder, A Riot Of Their Own, The Dirt etc. Hunter S Thompson, Terry Pratchett, Ian Banks, JR Tolkin etc