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Tone

A lad in vein.

About Me

I run my own web design business and I also DJ sometimes down my local where I spin some 70s Funk! Recently started to get more into photography.

My Interests

David Bowie, Laurel and Hardy, web design, dj-ing, photography, 70s Funk, 70s space age design, cinema, seafood, burnt orange colour, Bison vodka and apple, cinnamon, pub music quiz, Half-Life 2, Man Ray, Robert Doisneau, Jan Svankmajer, Egon Scheile, Guy Peellaert, Saul Bass, Art Deco, Surrealists, Woody Allen, Three Stooges, Marx Brothers, V and A museum-London.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in getting a website designed - Im affordable! www.talltonedesigns.co.uk

Music:

David Bowie, Parliament/Funkedelic, Talking Heads, Fad Gadget, Kate Bush, Associates, Paul Haig, Edwyn Collins, Stevie Wonder, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, T-Rex, Marc Bolan, Arcade Fire, Aretha Franklin, The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, X-Ray Spex, Ian Dury, Television, Magazine, Barry Adamson, Nick Cave, Elvis Presley, Betty Davis, Bootsy Collins, Nikka Costa, The The, Foetus, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Voilent Femmes, Sly And The Family Stone, Graham Central Station, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Legendary Shack Shakers, Danielle Dax, Beck, James Brown, Earth Wind And Fire, B-52s, The Teardrop Explodes, Kraftwerk, XTC, The Human League, Paul Weller, Buzzcocks, The Beat, Minnie Ripperton, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, The Specials, George Duke, Kool And The Gang, Zapp, Roy Ayers, The White Stripes, Toots And The Maytalls, The Who, The Smiths, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Stranglers, Anne Peebles, The Meters, Air, Radiohead, Ennio Morricone, Prince, Portishead, The Pogues, The Psychedelic Furs, The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Movies:

Goodfellas, Some Like It Hot, Baby Doll, Blade Runner, Le Diabolique, Rear Window, Sleeper, Delicatessen, Black Cat-White Cat, Bonnie and Clyde, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Angels With Dirty Faces, Suspiria, Sons Of The Desert, Glengarry Glen Ross, Casino, Carlitos Way, Love And Death, Un Chien Andalou, The Odd Couple, Performance, White Heat, The Good The Bad And The Ugly, The Wild Bunch, Videodrome, Dont Look Now, Terminator 2, Aliens, Raging Bull, Withnail And I, Bringing Up Baby, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Barbarella, A Clockwork Orange.

Television:

The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Shameless, Lost, UFO, Steptoe and Son, The White Room, Nighty Night, GBH, The Tube, Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, Captain Scarlet, Fawlty Towers, Our Friends In The North, The League Of Gentleman, The Buddha Of Suburbia, Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge, The Double Deckers, Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, The Apprentice.

Books:

Stranger In A Strange Land, Maximum Bob, The Dice Man, Metro, On The Road, The Bang Bang Birds, The Topless Tulip Caper.

Heroes:

David Bowie, Laurel and Hardy, Salvador Dali, George Clinton, Tex Avery, Nic Roeg, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin.

My Blog

Im feelin` rough, Im feelin` raw ...

OK, the votes are already in and I can anounce that the album of the year 2008 is...Oracular Spectacular by MGMTMGMT are a New York duo who are THE group at the moment. To me, their album has a blend ...
Posted by Tone on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:09:00 PST

Get on board!

Just rediscovered the video of the opening title sequence of the 70s British Childrens TV show "The Double Deckers". (Check it out now on my page).I have not seen this for years but do remember that ...
Posted by Tone on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:52:00 PST

Ear Candy!

I thought I would mention what my current listening pleasures are. This could be a weekly thing or when I feel the urge to divulge.1. Space And The Woods (2008 single)      Late Of...
Posted by Tone on Mon, 19 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

Live!

I went to see Paul Haig play at The Borderline, London last night. It was my first time I had seen him play live and luckily, the venue was really intimate. He played Chained - my favourite song of hi...
Posted by Tone on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:48:00 PST

Halcyon Daze!

I went to Sheffield for the Easter break and celebrated Jarrod Monsters 40th birthday. Now, I am not a bitter man, I like to move forward! No, I am talking about the ale (I normally indulge in lager) ...
Posted by Tone on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:53:00 PST

21st century so far!

Recently been listening to Stephen Malkmus `Face The Truth`. A great undervalued album.This got me thinking about the best 5 albums released so far in the 21st century. Here goes. (in no particular or...
Posted by Tone on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:04:00 PST

Glasto!

For the last week my favourite track has been the new single by the Chemical Brothers `Do It Again`. Just watched them at Glastonbury (on TV) and they were amazing. I loved their video backdrop with w...
Posted by Tone on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:48:00 PST

On Fire!

Just bought the new Arcade Fire album `Neon Bible`. Another work of grandeur. They are the only band around at the moment that offer an unbridled passion and affirmation for the listener. Truly inspir...
Posted by Tone on Mon, 21 May 2007 08:36:00 PST

Oscar!

Friday night is music night on my favourite TV channel BBC 4.  Just watched pianist Oscar Peterson in concert from 1974.  The man was sweating buckets but wow he`s got nimble fingers! Excell...
Posted by Tone on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:53:00 PST

This is Soul

Just watched  `Soul Brittania` on BBC4 and what an excellent series it is.  Something you would expect from BBC4 - with it`s cultural and artistic leanings. `Soul Brittania` starts with the ...
Posted by Tone on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:14:00 PST