FASHION, MUSIC, DANCE, ART, PERFORMANCE ART, PARKOUR, COMEDY, SEX....not necessarily in that order!
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MUSIC IS EVERYTHING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!I love the best of every genre of music. Here's a short list:ELO...David Bowie...Lucinda Williams...Mos Def... Beth Orton...Daft Punk...Jon Brion...George Michael... Mahalia Jackson...Yaz...Paul Williams...Leiber and Stoler...Kraftwerk... John Lennon...Sade...Stanton Warriors...New Order... Leonard Cohen...Roni Size...2 Live Crew...James Brown... Lionel Richie...Simon & Garfunkel...N.W.A... Kool and the Gang...Outkast...The Eurythmics... Aretha Franklin...The White Stripes...Saul Williams... Boogie Down Productions...George Harrison... Stefan Scott Nelson...Slick Rick...Bjork...Spearhead... The Pharcyde...Iggy Pop...Damien Rice...EPMD... Diana Ross...Depeche Mode...Hank Williams...Bright Eyes... Santi White...ABBA...Michael Jackson...John Frusciante... Steve Miller Band...DJ Shadow...TLC...Heart...Sigur Ros... Regina Spektor...Cut Chemist...Pharrell Williams... Aphex Twin...Cat Power...Radiohead...Jay-Z... Belle & Sebastion...Art of Noise...Madonna... Doobie Brothers...Spank Rock...Aluminum Group... Lauryn Hill...Air... Prince...M.I.A...Queen...Ice Cube... The Flaming Lips...John Lee Hooker...Rufus Wainwright... The Roots...Giorgio Moroder...Run DMC...Ryan Adams... Sheila E... Ministry...Stevie Wonder...Brian Wilson... Squarepusher... Sinead O'Connor...De La Soul... Hall and Oates...Isaac Hayes...Led Zeppelin... Serge Gainsburg...Camper Van Beethoven...The Avalanches... Missy Elliot...Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five... Crowded House...DJ Krush...The Smiths...Beck... Jane Sibery...Kanye West...Justice...Ween... Kate and Anna McGarrigle...Burt Bacharach...El General... Merle Haggard...Armand Van Helden...Blondie...Johnny Cash... Erasure...Gram Parsons...Pete Rock...James Taylor... Bob Marley...Roxy Music...Public Enemy...Travis... Patsy Cline...Boom Bip...Billy Squire...Eric B. and Rakim... Tracy Chapman...Imogen Heap...Wilco...Black Star... Robin Thicke...Gary Jules...Lou Reed...James Ingram...Guns n' Roses... Wham...T Rex...Peaches...Pulp, J. Cocker...Deltron 3030... Bloc Party...L.L.Cool J...Thin Lizzy...Elliot Smith... Van Morrison...Salt-N-Pepa...Duran Duran...Jackson 5... Nirvana... Tricky...Fleetwood Mac...Beastie Boys... Sean Lennon...Pixies...Bachman Turner Overdrive...Blur... Cream...Sparklehorse...Pretenders...Jody Watley... Felix Da Housecat...The Carpenters...Jimi Hendrix... Peter Gabriel...Ramones...Little Richard...Culture Club... Silversun Pickups...Magnetic Fields...Joe Walsh... Roxanne Shante...Jackson Browne...Blonde Redhead... Basement Jaxx...John Mellencamp...Mirwais...Dungen... Falco...Joe Jackson...Nine Inch Nails...Carole King... DJ Honda...Nico...DMX...Nick Cave...The Chemical Brothers... Joni Mitchell...Busta Rhymes...Peter Wolf... Heavy D and the Boyz...Fischerspooner...Emmylou Harris... Photek...A-Ha...Adam and the Ants...Junior Senior...2Pac... Talking Heads...Timo Maas...Zapp...They Might Be Giants... Village People...Deborah Cox...Fatboy Slim...Zero 7... Frankie Goes to Hollywood...Herbie Hancock...Nu-Mark... Bronski Beat ...Cee-Lo...Elton John...Khia... The Decemberists...John Legend...Junior Sanchez...Kinky... India Arie...Goldfrapp...Sique Sique Sputnik... Prodigy...Journey...Electric Six...The Go-Go's... DJ Funk...Royksopp...Chicago...Grace Jones...Simian... Daniel Bedingfield...Nas...Pat Benatar...Keyshia Cole... Sting...Musical Youth...Brian McKnight...The Cure... The Housemartins...Teddy Pendergrass...The Beatles... Roots Manuva...Dusty Springfield...Mariah Carey... The Verve...Hole...Dizzie Rascal...Muse...Curtis Mayfield... The Slits...Madness...J.J. Fad...Anita Baker...Cracker... Barry White...Musique...Waylon Jennings... Sly and the Family Stone...The Cookie Crew...Herb Alpert... Toto...Cameo...DJ Icey...Marvin Gaye...PJ Harvey... Sex Pistols...Erykah Badu...Morrissey...Notorious B.I.G... The Libertines...Dolly Parton...The Specials... Stephanie Mills...Gorillaz...Sam Cooke...Gary Glitter... Eagles...Lipps Inc...Big L...Underworld... Earth Wind and Fire...The Byrds...Massive Attack... Necro...The Strokes...Kelis...The Jets...Joy Division... The Rentals...Chaka Khan...Cat Stevens...Etta James... Jane's Addiction...Labelle...Wings...The Gap Band... Coldplay...LFO...R.Kelly...Le Trim...Keane...Buju Banton... Soft Cell...Ice T...Sister Sledge...Steely Dan...UTFO... Frank Zappa...Eminem...Minnie Riperton...Tom Petty... Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock...Men at Work...The Bee Gees... 50 cent...Motley Crue...Sizzla...Weezer...LTJ Bukem... Mellow Man Ace...Patti Smith...James...AC/DC... The Flying Burrito Brothers...Tony! Toni! Tone!... Portishead...Lou Reed...New Edition...Beenie Man... The Cars...Rancid...10cc...Jill Scott...Klaus Nomi...The Killers...Amy Winehouse...The Specials...Sarah Vaughn...Eminem...The Fray...DJ Magic Mike...Loretta Lynn...Orbital... Tom Waits...Redman...Sarah Mclachlan...The Darkness... Big Pun...Smashing Pumpkins...C&C Music Factory... Neil Young...Danger Mouse...The Pointer Sisters... Elephant Man...The Stone Roses...John Coltrane...N.E.R.D... Stone Temple Pilots...The Staple Singers...Bounty Killer... Chic...Method Man...Lee "Scratch" Perry...Moby... Parliament...The Clash...Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley... The Crystal Method...Carl Orff...Madness...Blondie...The Housemartins...Fatboy Slim...Giacomo Puccini...Black Grape...Schooly D...Antonio Vivaldi... Jody Watley...Jeff Buckley...Franz Liszt...Pet Shop Boys... Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew...Robert Johnson... Full Force...Mickey Avalon...The Polyphonic Spree...Sir Mix-a-Lot... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead...Producers: Rick Rubin...Quincy Jones...Dr. Dre...Nile Rodgers... Timbaland...The Neptunes...Brian Eno...Erick Sermon... The Dust Brothers...William Orbit...Jermaine Dupri... The Bomb Squad...Rick Ocasek...James Lavelle...Teddy Riley...Van Dyke Parks... Dan "the Automator" Nakamura...David Foster...
*Watership Down, 1978, Martin Rosen directed Animated Classic, based on the best-selling novel by Richard Adams.This movie left a huge, unforgettable impression on my brain as a child. Art Garfunkel lends his voice to the soundtrack. By far my favorite animated film ever! This film answers the question, "What is the meaning of life?"* Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006, Larry Charles directs Sacha Baron Cohen in one of the funniest movies EVER!!! High Five! I Like! Is Nice! * Shortbus, 2006, John Cameron Mitchell does it again with this sexual, voyeuristic masterpiece. * Jesus Camp, 2006, Directorial Duo, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, creates a very unbiased documentary that if you aren't a fucking wacko will scare the shit out of you! (sidenote: I've been to many camps like this in my childhood.) * Pink Narcissus, 1971, James Bidgood's fantasy "erotic poem" full of amazing visuals. A constant source of inspiration for designers and creative types alike. *The Women, 1939, George Cukor directs this legendary fashion extravaganza! Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, and Rosalind Russell star in this all-women ensemble with costumes by the great Adrian. A bona fide Classic! * The Color Purple, 1985, Steven Spielberg directs Oprah, Whoopie, and a cast of other legendary actors in Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The first film I ever cried uncontrollably at. * In A Glass Cage or Tras el Cristal, 1987, Agusti Villaronga's deep, dark, disturbing, and grim as they come film. Beyond the category of horror. Wrong on so many levels, you'll probably never be able to find it. * Kung Fu Hustle, 2004, Stephen Chow kills it with this wildly genius and imaginative Action film. Visually stimulating and explosive! * The Proposition, 2005, John Hillcoat directs Nick Cave's Austalian Western about a family of notorious outlaws. * Mysterious Skin, 2004, Gregg Araki directs actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt in this moving film based on the book by Scott Heim. * Don't Look Now, 1973, Nicolas Roeg directs Keifer's dad, Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in this cinematic Psychic . * Truth or Dare, 1991, Alek Keshishian documentary that follows Madonna on her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour. * Rush, 1991, Director Lili Fini Zanuck's drug induced Drama. Actors Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Max Perlich are so fucking HOT- they are the most illegal substances in this movie! * Pecker, 1998, John Waters comedy with amazing performances by Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci and Martha Plimpton. * Paris is Burning, 1990, Documentary by Jennie Livingston about New York, Balls, Drag Queens, Living, Being Major, Being Legendary, Being Fierce, and Letting your freak flag fly! House of Lebeija Forever! Willi Ninja R.I.P. * Notebooks on Cities and Clothes, 1989, Wim Wenders documentary about the creative process of fashion genius Yohji Yamamoto. * Unzipped, 1995, Douglas Keeve's behind the scrim documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Much more relevant than Robert Altman's "Ready to Wear" released around the same time. * Kismet, 1955, Vincente Minnelli directed big budget musical with sensational visuals, this movie blew me away as a kid and I can still close my eyes and see the magical procession sequence. * Blade Runner, 1982, Ridley Scott's futuristic thriller. Costume designer extraordinaire Michael Kaplan's first movie, Mr. Kaplan has gone on to create the wardrobe for many memorable films including: Flashdance, Seven, Fight Club and most recently Mr. and Mrs. Smith. * Gilda, 1946, Rita Hayworth is so sexy in this movie directed by Charles Vidor, I can't believe it. The costumes are also very inspirational or maybe it's just her wearing them! * How To Marry A Millionaire, 1953, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall onscreen at the same time is outrageous! They are so funny and hot in this kitchy movie that I could have on repeat all day long in the background while I'm working! Directed by Jean Negulesco. * Portiere di Notte, or The Night Porter, 1974, Charlotte Rampling is a genius actress who is provocative and beautiful in this superiorly disturbing film by Lilianna Cavani. This film lends yet more proof that Italians do it better! Every fashion designer must see this movie! * Blazing Saddles, 1974, Mel Brooks is my favorite director and this movie is insanely funny and timeless. I know the lines of this movie by heart and I quote it on a daily basis! * The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, 2000, A humorous look through the compassionate eyes of a former televangelist. This documentary by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato is ultimately honest and endearing. * Mahogany, 1975, Berry Gordy directs his wife at the time Diana Ross. Majorly inspirational for anyone dreaming of becoming a superstar fashion designer! Do you know where you're going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Do you know? * Parapluies de Cherbourg or The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 1964, Directed by Jacques Demy is maybe, quite possibly the most whimsically beautiful motion picture EVER! Catherine Deneuve is stunning and as obscure as this movie is to find, FIND IT and MEMORIZE IT! You will be a changed human being! * Mildred Pierce, 1945, Joan Crawford's style is legendary. I love this movie on so many levels. Classic and covertly hilarious. Directed by Michael Curtiz, this movie put Glendale on the map! * Capturing The Friedman's, 2003, This documentary is scarier than any horror film could be! Confusing and chaotic, brace yourself for this excellently unbiased piece of documentary film making. Directed by Andrew Jarecki. * Purple Rain, 1984, I'm a child of the 80's, what can I say? And what do I really need to tell you about Prince? Music and Fashion hand in hand, an awesome time capsule directed by Albert Magnoli. * Reservoir Dogs, 1992, Quentin Tarantino kicked in the door so hard with this brilliant piece of cinema! If you haven't seen this movie watch it at your next slumber party! * Shall We Dance, 1937, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing on a cruise ship, what more do you need? O.K. they roller-dance as well! I love Ginger's clothes in this musical that really gets overshadowed by other films by this dynamic duo, but I hold this one dear to my heart. Directed by Mark Sandrich. *Taxi Driver, 1976, Martin Scorsese directs Robert De Niro..... This movie is Bad-Ass! Jodie Foster's wardrobe alone is worth watching this film. Travis Bickle is a passionate, violent, complex character that you don't want to mess with! * Bowling For Columbine, 2002, This documentary by Michael Moore exposes our violent nation in a way that only Michael Moore can. This movie preceded Fahrenheit 9/11 and is in many ways, a more poignant and powerful look into the subconscious of our American lives. *Up In Smoke, 1978, Cheech and Chong made cinematic and comedic history with this insane, drug induced must-see! Directed by Lou Adler, this movie works whether you're stoned or sober, check it out man! *It's A Wonderful Life, 1946, If you're suicidal like I know you are, this film will make you change your mind. A powerful piece of Hollywood cinema directed by Frank Capra. James Stewart is the ultimate actor, highly imitated, never duplicated! * Saan Gaang Yi, Three...Extremes, 2004, Directed by Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, and Chan-wook Park. Disturbing! This trilogy is what nightmares are made of. Bai Ling is so incredible in the "Dumplings" segment that all of her fashion disasters are forgiven. Yeah, that good! * Amores Perros, 2000, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu directs a perfectly woven masterpiece of cinema. This film cemented the future of brilliant actor, Gael Garcia Bernal. I saw this film in Los Angeles when it was first released and it instantly became my favorite film. I was fully engaged for the entire 153 minutes! The subtitles during the start of the film were out of register with the movie screen, so it give me a reason to ask the manager to allow me to watch it again for free. I'm always surprised that so many have never seen this explosively visual film- a definite "Must-See" Picture. * There Will Be Blood, 2007, yet another stunning piece of storytelling by director, Paul Thomas Anderson. Leading actor, Daniel Day-Lewis is God's gift to our times. * No Country For Old Men, 2007, Directed by Ethan & Joel Coen this amazingly complex and terrifying thriller was executed flawlessly. Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Woody Harrelson are the foundation of an unforgettable cast and Oscar-winning Picture.
Watch TV as if you are trying to learn something when you watch it....when you've wasted hours in front of one, you'll at least feel smarter! Inside the Actor's Studio...T.V. Funhouse...I'll Fly Away...Kid Nation...The Carol Burnett Show...The Comeback...Project Runway 2...Pitagora Switch...The 1980 Floor Show...Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe...America's Most Smartest Model...120 Minutes...Insomniac with Dave Attell...I Love Lucy...Gossip Girl...The Muppet Show...Mr. Show...The Kids in the Hall...A&E Biography...The Office...Pee Wee's Playhouse...Schoolhouse Rock...The Andy Dick Show...The Howard Stern Show...Family Guy...My Name is Earl...Deadwood...24...SCTV...Night of 100 Stars...The Twilight Zone...South Park...Ca$h Cab...Curb Your Enthusiasm...This American Life...Late Night with Conan O'Brien...The Simpsons...Alex Haley's Queen...Battlestar Galactica...How Its Made...The Daily Show with Jon Stewart...Benny Hill...The Cosby Show...Saturday Night Live...News Radio...Chappelle's Show...Buck Rogers in the 25th Century...Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas...Putting on the Hits...This Old House...The Wonder Years...Fraggle Rock...Style with Elsa Klench...Jeopardy...Entourage...Best Week Ever...Designing Women...Antique Roadshow...A Different World...Batman (1966)...The Colbert Report...House of Style...Penn & Teller: Bullshit!...Growing Pains...The Jenny McCarthy Show...The Sarah Silverman Program...Breaking Bad...Ellen...The Brady Bunch...Just Shoot Me...Stairway to Stardom...3rd Rock from the Sun...Martin...The Facts of Life...Family Ties...The Golden Girls...The Soup...Filthy Rich...In Living Color...The Jeffersons...Ca$h Cab After Dark...Alice...Remote Control...Carnivale...The Oprah Winfrey Show...The Grand Ole Opry...Pants Off Dance Off...Press Your Luck...Quantum Leap...Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special...Jimmy Kimmel Live...The Amazing Race...Pimp My Ride...Three's Company...The Gong Show...Mad About You...I Love New York...The Tracey Ullman Show...Jackass...Da Ali G Show... Dream On...Silver Spoons...Frasier...Get a Life...Run's House...Little Rascals...Yo! MTV Raps...The George Carlin Show...Gimme a Break!...Arsenio...The Jetsons...Solid Gold...The Gumby Show...My 2 Dads...It's Garry Shandling's Show...That's My Bush...Myth Busters...WKRP in Cincinnati...The Lyricist Lounge Show... The Partrige Family...The Simple Life...MTV Cribs...Reno 911...The Munsters...Northern Exposure...Perfect Strangers...The Tom Green Show...Sew What's New?...Punk'd...The Sonny & Cher Show...The White Rapper Show...Friday Night Videos...The Ellen DeGeneres Show...H.R.Pufnstuf...Def Comedy Jam...Star Search...Punky Brewster...Mystery Science Theater 3000...Sanford and Son...Big Love...Alex Haley's Roots...Girls Gone Wild...The Sandra Bernhard Experience...Lauren Ezersky's Behind the Velvet Ropes...The Waltons...Tales from the Crypt...Drawn Together...
God...Mark Twain...William Shakespeare...Bret Easton Ellis...Chuck Palahniuk...Langston Hughes...Edgar Allen Poe...Alex Haley...Marilyn Manson...J.D. Salinger...Anthony Burgess...William Golding...Alicia Drake...F. Scott Fitzgerald...Alice Walker...Allen Ginsberg...Joyce Meyer...Richard Adams...Kevin Aucoin...Marque de Sade...Stephen R. Covey...
Mom...Jesus Christ...William Shakespeare...Michelangelo Buonarroti...Leigh Bowery...Vivienne Westwood...Genesis P. Orridge...RuPaul Charles...David Geffen...Marco Polo...Malcolm McLaren...Steven Meisel...Mark Twain...Sacha Baron Cohen...David Bowie...Shawn Carter...Tommy Chong...Jean Baptiste Mondino...Africa Bambaataa...Yohji Yamamoto...Herb Ritts...Andy Warhol...John Lennon...Oprah Winfrey...Prince Rogers Nelson...Vincent Van Gogh...Stephen Colbert...Paul Mooney...Karl Lagerfeld...KRS-One...Antonio Lopez...David Belle...Halston...Robert Plant...Isaac Hayes...John Lee Hooker...Pablo Picasso...Dali Lama...Quincy Jones...Salvador Dali...Richard Avedon...Christian Dior...Gianni Versace...Stevie Wonder...Azzedine Alaia...Moses...Mariano Fortuny...Little Richard...Jean Paul Gaultier...Alvin Alley...Valentino...Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky...Martin Luther...Helmut Newton...Yves Saint Laurent...Hilary Clinton...Cat Stevens...Muhammad...Cristobal Balenciaga...Giorgio Armani...Oscar de la Renta...Madeleine Vionnet...Malcolm X...Edward Plummer...Leonardo di Vinci...Sarah Silverman...Malcolm X...Coco Chanel...Thomas Jefferson...Bill Gates...Egon Von Furstenberg...Tom Anderson...Leonardo da Vinci...Debbie Wolf...Edwin Herbert Land...Wilbur Wright...Orville Wright...Steve Jobs...Charles Worth...Donatello...Walter Valentino Liberace...Joe Francis...Willi Ninja...Mao Zedong...Huey Newton...Diana Vreeland...Raphael...Pepper Labeija...Mohandas Gandhi...Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...Albert Einstein...Fidel Castro...Martin Luther King...Quinto Niccolini...Nelson Mandela...Walt Disney...Valentino Garavani...Giancarlo Giammetti...Confucius...Jim Henson...Bob Marley...Rock Hudson...King James...Martha Graham...Pat O'brien...Anne Frank...Rudolph Valentino...Fred Astaire...Michael Linsenmeyer...Christopher Columbus...Che Guevara...Tom Ford...Louis B. Mayer...Tony Duquette...Giacomo Puccini...Henry Ford...Sam Walton...Sigmund Freud...Gene Kelly...Ferdinand Magellan...Bernard Arnault...Franklin D. Rosevelt...Rosa Parks...Mother Theresa...Ludwig Van Beethoven...Amerigo Vespucci...Meriwether Lewis...Don Imus...William Clark...Charles Lindberg...John Lydon...Renzo Rosso...Richard Rodgers...Oscar Hammerstein II...Charles Lindberg...John D. Rockerfeller...Amelia Earhard...William Randolph Hearst...Eli Broad...Ray Charles...Howard Hughes...Andres Serrano...Bill Cunningham...Brad Blanton...Ed MacPhearson...Ira Glass...Jacques de Bascher...George Gershwin...
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