music, literature, art, hispanic culture, history, interesting people, men, fun, socialising, going out, swimming, politics, altruism, alcohol, travel, bits n bobs
I'd like to meet:
bill hicks, chavela vargas, carlos gardel, alfredo le pera, vargas llosa, andres calamaro, leonard cohen, jeff buckley, jesus, paul newman, and more
Music:
lots of types. indie/alternative/funk/punk/ska/trip hop/hip hop/blues/alt country/salsa/tango...rarely without my music.
mini list:
fiona apple -
raimundo amador -
air -
tori amos -
beck -
basement jaxx -
british sea power -
buena vista social club -
bebo valdes -
mary j blige -
bersuit vergarabat -
blur -
james brown -
jeff buckley -
david bowie -
bjork -
calexico -
andres calamaro -
the cure -
the clash -
john coltrane -
leonard cohen -
nick cave -
chemical brothers -
bob dylan -
desparecidos -
nick drake -
the delgados -
miles davis -
death in vegas -
elliott -
eels -
missy elliott -
ibrahim ferrer -
ruben gonzalez -
funkadelic -
grandaddy -
gorillaz -
al green -
carlos gardel -
martin grech -
gotan project -
francoise hardy -
herbie hancock -
interpol -
idlewild -
the jam -
jimmy eat world -
joy division -
louis jordan -`
fela kuti`-
luar na lubre -
lamb -
lambchop -
mikel laboa -
mariza -
mew -
madness -
charles mingus -
mano negra -
jose merce -
massive attack -
raul paz -
the pixies -
omara portuondo -
portishead -
pink martini -
parliament -
astor piazzolla -
django rheinhart -
radiohead -
los rodriguez -
radio futura -
elliot smith -
the smiths -
sfa -
sly and the family stone -
sugababes -
sparklehorse -
tricky -
the velvet underground -
bill withers -
tom waits -
kanye west -
weezer -
the wrens -
iron and wine -
dismemberment plan -
sensefield -
yeah yeah yeahs -
Movies:
labyrinth, il postino, amelie, ma vie en rose, mar adentro, dr zhivago, on the waterfront, anything monty python, habana blues, life is beautiful, the hustler, cool hand luke, cat on a hot tin roof, willow, an american tail, big fish, gone with the wind, my fair lady, the producers, the sweet and lowdown and so many many more
Television:
Neighbours, of course, the OC (I know I should hate it, but is there any better escapism?), dead ringers, have i got news for you, e.r., when in spain...aqui no hay quien viva & caiga quien caiga
Books:
boquitas pintadas & kiss of the spiderwoman - manuel puig, east of eden - john steinbeck, pedro paramo - juan rulfo, conversacion en la catedral - vargas llosa, His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman, el arbol de la ciencia - baroja, sostiene pereiera - tabucchi, fairytales and folklore, and many many more
Heroes:
chavela vargas. shes nuts, but so damn cool.
