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Alex

alex_sk

About Me

A little lady with a strong mind. I like to talk lots and laugh real loud.

My Interests

Have an obsession with punk, electro, trash + kitschy things.Music esp. collecting lots and lots of great records, making loads of alternative + kitsch crafty things, surfing the web, photography, lookin' after my golden syrian + dwarf hamsters, watching nature.

I'd like to meet:

Any cool peeps!

Music:

Adam + the Ants, Alec Empire, Althea + Donna, Amen, Amy Winehouse, Annie, Ari-Up, Aretha Franklin, Art Brut, Atari Teenage Riot, Avengers, Avenue d, B-52s, Babes In Toyland, Bad Brains, Bananarama, Bananas, Basement Jaxx, Bearsuit, Beastie Boys, Be Your Own Pet, Bikini Kill, bis, Black Flag, Blondie, Bobbyteens, Bratmobile, Brigitte Bardot, Bush Tetras, Buzzcocks, Cable, Chicks On Speed, Cibo Matto, Cobra Killer, Cramps, data Panik, Dead Kennedys, Delgados, Delmonas, Delta 5, De la Soul, Dick Dale, Divine, Dolly Mixture, electro, ESG, Estelle, The Fall, Frumpies, Germs, Girls Aloud, Gits, Glass Candy, Gogol Bordello, Go-Gos, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Gossip, Grandmaster Flash, Griswalds, Harum Scarum, Thee Headcoatees, Helen Love, Help She Can't Swim, Henry Fiat's Open Sore, Huggy Bear, Jack Off Jill, Julie Ruin, Junior Senior, Kaiser Chiefs, Kaito, Kelis, Kelly Osbourne, Lady Sovereign, LCD Soundsystem, Lene Lovich, Les Georges Leningrad, Le Tigre, Lili Z, Liliput (aka Kleenex), Lily Allen, Limp Wrist, Long Blondes, Love Is All, Lunachicks, Lungleg, Madness, Melt Banana, M.I.A., Minor Threat, Minty, Mocket, Mo-dettes, Motards, Ms Dynamite, My Ruin, Nation Of Ulysses, New Bomb Turks, Nikki + The Corvettes, Noisettes, Operation Ivy, Pandoras, Peaches, Piney Gir, Pipettes, PJ Harvey, Princess Superstar, Pussycat Trash, Raincoats, Real Losers, Red Aunts, Rezillos, Robots In Disguise, Rocket From The Crypt, Runaways, Salt 'n' Pepa, Scissor Sisters, Screamers, 60s Girl groups and girl garage groups (a la 'Girls In The Garage'), Shampoo, Shangri-Las, Skinned Teen, Sleater Kinney, Slits, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Specials, Stevie Wonder, Subtonix, Sugarhill Gang, Talulah Gosh, Tyrades, Undertones, Urusei Yatsura, Volt, Wanda Jackson, We Start Fires, X, X-Ray Spex, Yummy Fur, Zeke, Zombina + The Skeletones.

Movies:

Horror, good dramas and documentaries (esp. British) like Kes + Shane Meadows' films, Pixar Studio animation, Thelma + Louise, Pink Flamingoes, Faster Pussycat, Kill!...Kill!.

Television:

I'm a sucker for trashy reality TV, documentaries, nature programmes, Eastenders & Corrie. Like with films, I adore good, gritty British dramas. Love Bad Girls, Father Ted + Only Fools and Horses too. Also, one question.....Deal Or No Deal?

Books:

Feminist, history of women in rock, Leigh Bowery, alternative + kitsch culture. Keep updated on all the latest bio-medical research into the illness Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)

Heroes:

Not too keen on the term "heroes" and I aint a fan of celebrities . But I like Divine (for his/her killer one-liners!). Big respect for John Peel too.Think people that live with long-term illness and those who care for them deserve the most admiration.

My Blog

If you ever wanted to read our zine....

...Star Kitty ( 2 & 3), then head down to the Women's Library (part of the London Metropolitan University).  They are now archived there in their zine collection "which reflects women's ...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:08:00 PST

Check out my crafts. I take commissions!

Well I haven't posted here for while.  Been a bit busy with learning to drive..... As a lot of you know I love making stuff and have found crafts to be really theraputic in dealing with my chroni...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:04:00 PST

Great article about zines + bands in 1997 & Andy Quirk's photos from the era.

A brilliant article about the ole 'zine days and bands around in 1997.  Twas a special time and most definitely the last moment of photocopied punk musings before the world wide interweb too...
Posted by Alex on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:36:00 PST

My videos from the awesome bis gig on Saturday

Here's my videos from the fantastic Bis gig at the Islington Academy on Saturday. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Alexsk1 Making People Normal and Sci-fi Superstar for your delectation.  The ...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:48:00 PST

My Lady Sovereign & Killa Kela videos from the Scala gig

My videos from the Lady Sovereign gig at the Scala back in February: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Alexsk1 SOV and the amazing beatbox support, Killa Kela. Looking forward to seeing her again on...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:45:00 PST

"It's a rave Dave"

I love this...it makes me laugh. Trash Fashion "It's a rave Dave" http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual &videoid=1562010248 Been listening to SL2, 808 State, A Guy Called G...
Posted by Alex on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:39:00 PST

Say it loud and proud......."I'm a feminist".

One thing that always bugs the hell out of me are people who say "I'm not a feminist but...." If you say "but" then you're a feminist!  What the hell is wrong with being a feminist?&n...
Posted by Alex on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:07:00 PST

Lily Allen's great rant on the pathetic state of the music industry

Lily Allen's great rant on the pathetic state of the music industry: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=36707169&blogid=196786235&page=10 ...
Posted by Alex on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:53:00 PST

British films rule!

I've always loved a good British film. Yeah I know that there is some pretty bad stuff being released (often with Lottery cash). However there's something about this country that when it does a good f...
Posted by Alex on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:27:00 PST

There's a new hammy in town!

Hey ho!  There's a new hammy in town! He is a golden syrian hamster called Mister Cool.  I got him recently and he is settling in nicely. He doesn't mind being picked up and feels SO soft!...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:01:00 PST