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Matthew

Music anorak & crap (but enthusiastic) footballer.

About Me

Song, by Toad - My Music Blog: all things new and emerging in the world of indie, indie-pop, alt-country, Americana, folk, punk and god knows what else.

Song, by Toad FM - the podcast to accompany the blog. All that same swearing, slurring and general ranting, as well as the top tunes, but this time in one single handy mp3.

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My Interests

Music:

Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Eels, Billy Bragg, Andrew Bird, The Decemberists, Bloc Party, The Arcade Fire, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Blur, Calexico, Wilco, Clem Snide, The Dead Kennedys, The Postal Service, The Flaming Lips, The Magnetic Fields, Howe Gelb, Grandaddy, Grant Lee Phillips, Half Man Half Biscuit, Hem, Interpol, James Yorkston, Jenny Lewis, Johnny Cash, Jolie Holland, King Creosote, Lambchop, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Marcy Playground, Mark Lanegan, Modest Mouse, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Willie Mason, Pearl Jam, REM, Ryan Adams, The Smiths, Smog, Sparklehorse, The Walkmen, The Wedding Present, Cinerama, Yo La Tengo

Movies:

Quiz Show, The Apartment, Most Hitchcock, The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Fish Called Wanda, Delicatessen, Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV, V & VI), Back To The Future Trilogy, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Men In Black, Flash Gordon, Good Night & Good Luck, Down By Law, Open Range, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West, A Fistful Of Dollars, High Noon, The Unforgiven, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Hero, House Of Flying Daggers, The Killer, Ronin, Bullitt, Das Boot, Life Of Brian...

Television:

The Simpsons, Futurama, Fawlty Towers, Teachers, Desperate Housewives (I know, I know), Match Of The Day, Chewin' The Fat, The Avengers, Newsnight (sorry, but yes), Get Smart...

Books:

Asterix, Tintin, The Flashman Papers, The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, most popular science, lots of popular history, and plenty of 'serious literature' that I can't be arsed to list.

Heroes:

Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Eric Cantona, Tony Benn, George Clooney, Holly Hunter...