Music, creating photodiaries, destiny, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, mochi, good and evil, stinky cheese, The Hacienda and anything assigned a Fac No., rhodes pianos, collecting vinyl and cds, putting plastic sleeves on things that I collect and want to keep in perfect condition, electric blankets, tarot, fake eyelashes, NARS eyeshadow, power, nosebleeds, sugar, honey ginseng tea, grilled cheese sandwiches, sushi, hibernation, napping, black and white crime scene photography, singing at home in a dark room, love, salvation, fate, correct spelling and grammar, throwing caution to the wind, primitive instincts, grace, the smell of electronics (if they could bottle that new plasticy, electronics smell, that would be my daily perfume - MMmmm, like heaven), letting my bleeding heart rule my head, alphabetizing and organizing things, creating lists, loving on Nipsey, reading British music magazines, sexy and well-designed furniture, katamari damacy, Guitar hero, creme brulee and coconut popsicles.
I want the soul of something simple to take home with me
Twilight Singers/Afghan Whigs/Mr. Greg Dulli, Arab Strap, Marvin Gaye, Coltrane, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Elvis Costello, Prince, The Cure, Interpol, The Fall, The Smiths, Sebadoh, Pavement, The Human League, New Order/Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Ministry (when Alain was still beautiful), Echo & The Bunnymen, Book of Love, The Colourfield, Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox, The Chameleons, New Model Army Otis Redding, STAX, Motown, Nation of Ulysses, PJ Harvey, Placebo, Wire, Serge Gainsbourg, Big Star, This Mortal Coil, Air, Belle & Sebastian, Tahiti 80, Phoenix, Kanye West, Kool Keith, Soft Cell, Tiga, Unrest, Murder by Death, The Radio Dept., Isolated Pink Pony, Elefant, My Bloody Valentine, Girls Against Boys, Chavez, Spoon, Moving Units, Editors, doves, The Departure, Swervedriver, Tom Vek, Martina Topley-Bird, I Love You But I Have Chosen Darkness, Versus, Mew, The Specials, The Beat, The Shout Out Louds............ I could go on forever listing a million bands I like, but just trust me, I know my stuff............
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16 Candles, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Magnolia, Valley Girl, Happiness, Raising Arizona, Purple Rain, Adaptation, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Boogie Nights, High Fidelity,House Party, I Heart Huckabees, Election, Carlito's Way, Eternal Sunshine, This is Spinal Tap, Vampire's Kiss, Grey Gardens.......
Dexter. I am also a sucker for all those "reality" shows on Bravo and VH1. I have a current obsession with How Clean is Your House, as I love watching those ladies clean up Britain and Scotland. Arrested Development, even though it isn't on tv anymore.
The Art of Seduction. 48 Laws of Power. Touching from a Distance (Ian Curtis bio). Tainted Life (Marc Almond bio). The Story of Babar. Dante's Inferno (Pinsky translation). Origin of Satan. Weegee's World. Luc Sante's Low Life. John Water's Shock Value. All Music Guide to Rock. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave. Trouble Man. And like any good Robert Smith fan who saw him reading the same in Star Hits, Lolita.
Those who are not afraid of love