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m a t t

I've been so busy running, never stopped to think where I was running to.

About Me

preposterously tall... exceptionally fun... devastatingly handsome... you should find out for yourself

My Interests

Music (singing, songwriting, collecting CD's and records, concerts, karaoke). Also: Comics, Live music, Movies, Photography, T.V., Museums... Oh, and friends (they are the cheapest and usually best source of entertainment).

I'd like to meet:

To tell you the end of the tale... Would be cheating... But I can say that without fail... Love has been fleeting.

Music:

Tori Amos, Sandra Bernhard, Sarah McLachlan, Imogen Heap/Frou Frou, Emm Gryner, Garrison Starr, Gabriel Mann, Jay Nash, Adrianne, Billy Hawn, Garbage, Metric, Madonna, Björk, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel, Goldfrapp, Massive Attack, Portishead, Jellyfish, K's Choice/Sarah Bettens, Autour De Lucie, Nathalie Archangel, Babble, Dubstar, Julia Fordham, Front 242, Angie Stone, Fiona Apple, Jill Scott, Concrete Blonde, Erykah Badu, Ivy, Brandy, Maxwell, Morrissey/Smiths, Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Maggie Estep, Saint Etienne, Shakespear's Sister/Siobhan Fahey, Stereolab, The Sounds, Tears For Fears, The The, Jill Sobule, Dar Williams, Dirty Sanchez, Regina Spektor, Punk Bunny, Aqua, Brazilian Girls, Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega, Jim Bianco, Bangles, Tracy Chapman, The Catherine Wheel, Ani DiFranco, Lisa Loeb, Ladytron, Husky Rescue, Candi Staton, Michael Penn, Aimee Mann, Charlotte Martin, Kate Bush, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Northern State, Lil' Kim, Hooverphonic, Dr. Dre, Alison Moyet, Indigo Girls, Móa, Julieta Venegas, Esthero, Brassy, The Cardigans, Toni Childs, Patsy Cline, Cooler Kids, Imani Coppola, Amy Correia, Tara MacLean, Nikka Costa, Cowboy Junkies, 10,000 Maniacs, The Delays, Tina Dico, Fannypack, #####, Underworld, Lamb, Kelli Ali/Sneaker Pimps, Everything But The Girl, Los Amigos Invisibles, Patty Griffin, Dolly Parton, Tasmin Archer, Frente!, Luscious Jackson, Prince, Melissa Ferrick, Kylie Minogue, Sam Phillips, Cyndi Lauper, Travis, Erasure, Sade, Big Sir, Bis, Tracy Bonham, Cranes, The Judybats, Caroline Lavelle, Patty Larkin, Kelis, Kirsty MacColl, Holly McNarland, Bif Naked, Mystic, Moony, Momus, Placebo, The Postal Service, Rasputina, Res, Jonatha Brooke, Chaka Khan, The Sundays, Counting Crows, Baxter, Beastie Boys, Meryn Cadell, Le Tigre, Butterfly Boucher, Peaches, Matt Nathanson, Chicks On Speed, Cibo Matto, Pizzicato Five, Nouvelle Vague, Feist, Kyler England, P.J. Harvey, Gemma Hayes, Brenda Kahn, The Hope Blister, Depeche Mode, That Dog, Emiliana Torrini... just to name a few!

Movies:

The Accidental Tourist, Elvira - Mistress Of The Dark, Clue, Without You I'm Nothing, The Women, Auntie Mame, Young Frankenstein, The Dark Crystal, Disney's Alice In Wonderland, A Chorus Line, Your Friends And Neighbors, What's Up Doc?, Annie Hall, Girls Will Be Girls, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Inside Monkey Zetterland, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, You Can Count On Me, Labrynth, Deconstructing Harry, City Of Lost Children, Hair, Amelie... and of course, Showgirls.

Television:

Six Feet Under, Simpsons, Family Guy, Desperate Housewives, Firefly, Nip/Tuck, Once and Again, South Park, America's Next Top Model, Invader Zim, Veronica Mars, Weeds, Sex and the City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Wonder Woman, Absolutely Fabulous.

Books:

Sandman (Neil Gaiman), Myra Breckinridge (Gore Vidal), The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Graham), Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin), Less Than Zero (Brett Easton Ellis), Cody (Keith Hale), You Are Not A Stranger Here (Adam Haslett), Wicked (Gregory Maguire), Griffin & Sabine (Nick Bantock), Confessions of a Pretty Lady (Sandra Bernhard, Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs).

My Blog

2005 Music Review (albums)

     These are my top 10 albums of 2005. Most of the artists here have made my top 10 in previous years, and their album releases this year were again exceptional. If you know me a...
Posted by M@ on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:26:00 PST

2005 Music Review (singles)

     These are my top 20 singles of 2005. Not necessarily the biggest hits, just the stuff that connected with me throughout the year. Artists that show up here on my singles list ...
Posted by M@ on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:34:00 PST

2004 Music Review (singles)

I never did get around to writing one of these year-end wrap-ups last year. So here it is... more than 13 months late. 2004 as it was in all it's glory. I hope you can forgive my tardiness. Enjoy! 01...
Posted by M@ on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:55:00 PST