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Raphael

Interesting....... Very interesting.........

My Interests

Music:

Super Furry Animals, Stephen Malkamus, Pavement, Weezer, the Beatles, Beach Boys, Common, 2 Many DJs, Soulwax, Spiritualized, Dangermouse, Dizzee Rascal, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Oasis, Spoon, Beck, Kings of Leon, the Flaming Lips, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Dandy Warhols, Al Green, Jamie Liddell, Stone Roses, Ween, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Led Zepplin, Wolfmother, Regurgitator, Gorrilaz, and Plenty More.....

Movies:

Anything by Stanley Kubrik - especially A Clockwork Orange, 2001, Dr Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket, Donnie Darko, Pi/Requiem For a Dream (Darren Aronofsky - what a genius!!!), Kill Bill,Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs (QT has done some wonderful things!!!), Seven Samurai, Naked Lunch (Kronenburg is a weirdo!!!) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Human Nature, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation (Spike Jonez, Charlie Kaufmann and Michel Gondry are the best!!!) all musical docos like DIG and really alot of other films that I cannot mention here in this small space......

Books:

Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany's (and anything else by Capote), To Kill a Mocking Bird, Junk, Naked Lunch (Burrough's other stuff)Weird: Anything by Brett Easton Ellis - especially American Psycho and Glamorama, Kevin Sampson (especially Powder and Clubland), Nick Hornby, Irvine Welsh (loved Porno and Trainspotting of course!!!), Stephen King (Awesome - especially his early stuff written under the pen name of Richard Bachman)Legal/psychological thriller fiction: Scott Turow, Faye Kellerman and I guess I read the odd Grisham for fun....

Heroes:

Stanley Kubrik, Douglas Adams, Irvine Welsh, Kevin Sampson, Pearl Jam (we love you Eddie!!!) John Bonham (drummer from Led Zepplin), Gryuf (Super Furry Animals) the Beatles and my Dad....

My Blog

Lollapolooza 2006 lineup - amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out this line up: (my favs/who Id see in colour) Red Hot Chili PeppersKanye WestManu ChaoWilcoDeath Cab For CutieThe RaconteursThe Flaming LipsWeenQueens of the Stone AgeThe Sh...
Posted by Raphael on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:54:00 PST

Harold Hunter dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just read on the internet that Harold Hunter the legendary black skateboarder hasa died of a cocaine overdose in NY - crazy shit!!!!!!!!!!!! You may know him from the Larry Clark film Kids in w...
Posted by Raphael on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:19:00 PST

Book recommendation of the week: Kafka on the Shore

For all you kids out there looking for an esoteric journey of human awakening and knowledge of self (fuck - what a load of crap!) read Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore............ but seriously aw...
Posted by Raphael on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:59:00 PST

Sydney paper reports sordid underworld of the net...

Well, Im sitting at work this morning reading a well known Sydney paper online which reveals an article describing the way this 13 year old boy in California who sold his body over the internet: "So b...
Posted by Raphael on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:52:00 PST

No Sex for Rivers!!!!!!

So the good old SMH paper in Sydney has recorded that Rivers Cuomo of Weezer fame is still extending his 2 year celibacy past his declared deadline - now we all know that Rivers is a cool (but strange...
Posted by Raphael on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:28:00 PST

The Silly Season has Arrived!!!!!!!

Well once again we approach New Years with the furvor that only Christmas and the Silly Season can bring!!!! I can't go to the beach due to the fear of being harassed and attacked, I'm still at work w...
Posted by Raphael on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:55:00 PST