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Sarah Bennetto

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About Me



I like MySpace friends, oh yes I do. But if you want to add me, and we've not had the pleasure of meeting in the real world, please drop me a line introducing yourself. It's only basic manners, really. And from there, a new friendshipshapedthing will spring forth. Thanks!

My Interests


I like adventures.
I'm reaching out to nice people who like music. Lots. I dig people who are funny and smart and weird. People who like the moon and the mood it puts you in. People who like kitsch tat and Ebay. People who tell stories. People who get wrapped up in the moment. People who want out of their shitty office jobs.
Come, let's have an adventure: liberty is at hand!

I'd like to meet:

All and sundry. Have you a good heart? Then you're for me! Let's talk about stuff we dig and how we'll grab the world by the scruff of its neck and blow people's tiny minds. Or alternatively, if your black heart's rotting at the core, then I'm your man. We'll have midnight adventures and drink tears from a cup, while we reel to heartbreakingly beautiful music. And other stuff like that.

Music:

The Cure, Life Without Buildings, Talking Heads, Joanna Newsom, Blondie, PJ Harvey, Doves, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Smiths, Interpol, Pixies, The Breeders, Blur, Pulp, The Dears, Depeche Mode, Pavement, Dinosaur Jr, Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, The Lucksmiths, Sodastream, Darren Hanlon, Kate Bush, Architecture In Helsinki, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (nothing past their first record), You Am I, The Crash, The Flaming Lips, The Polyphonic Spree, The Grates, M Craft, Ryan Adams, Rufus and Martha, Jane's Addiction, Joy Division, Hole, Dandies, Salteens, Kiss Me Deadly, Kaiser Chiefs, The Shins, Mogwai, Morrissey, David Bowie, Yo La Tengo, Bj..rk, sigur r..s, Doug Anthony Alstars, The Datsuns (well, pretty much just for Harmonic Generator alone, but they still bear mentioning), Guillemots, Skulker, Mercury Rev, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Sonic Youth, Ed Harcourt, Badly Drawn Boy, Pet Shop Boys, Peaches, Underworld, Weezer (before they went kiddie rock) Klinger, New Order, The White Stripes, Boss Hogg, The Cruel Sea, Echo And The Bunnymen, Stellastarr*, Ben Folds (and his marvellous) Five, Eels, The Divine Comedy, Trans Am, Rocket Science, Joy Division, Nick Drake, Lamb, Belle And Sebastian, Portishead, Nick Cave, The Raveonettes, Delays, Modern English and last but never, ever least... Billy Ocean.

Movies:

The Daytrippers, Ghostbusters, Little Miss Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, This is Spinal Tap, Magnolia, Weekend at Bernie's, Amélie, Garden State, Dig!, Donnie Darko, Almost Famous, American Beauty, Saved!, Fight Club, Cruel Intentions, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Wild Things, Goonies, the Indiana Jones films, the Back To Future films, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 24 Hour Party People, Series 7: The Contenders, Anchorman, High Tide.

Television:

Twin Peaks, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Funky Squad, The Larry Sanders Show, The Simpsons, Lost, The Conan O'Brien Show, The Office, Extras, The Goodies, Kath & Kim, Rage, DAAS Kapital, music documentaries and music shows in general.

Books:

Vonnegut, T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell and the hilarious 'Head-On' & 'Repossessed' by Julian Cope.

Heroes:

Lauren Laverne.

My Blog

Radio, Live Transmission.

For those who may've been listening in to my little radio show up here in Edinburgh, (or indeed around the world online) you might be interested in this tiny nugget:Tonight I say goodbye to my little...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:43:00 PST

Musical Injustices - Part Two: LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS

Life Without Buildings: How can something so wonderful be so fleeting?If you don't know them, (and it's so sad how many people don't) they were a Glasgow art school project from around 2000 that only ...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:39:00 PST

Musical Injustices - Part One: RATCAT

Ratcat: they just never really made it over here. What a shame. Simon Day was a big pin-up of mine. If you can imagine an even prettier Carl Libertines, you're kinda there. Such glossy hair! When Ratc...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:17:00 PST

What a Total Dork.

The saga continues...Last night, for some reason I attempted to talk about 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' on Trevor McDonald, (to be screened thi...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:06:00 PST

Watch Extras on your televisual boxes tonight.

The Right Honourable Mister Lord David Bowie is in it (INNIT!). That should be pretty good, huh? Yes, I think I'll watch that. I like his hair and that. Oh yep, indeedy.... I wonder who else might be ...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:28:00 PST

Stars, Spots and 'All Men Are Bastards' [sic]

Today was an aesthetic success: I love stars and I love spots, and today my outfit was a marriage of both. My ensemble also featured enough electric blue to kill a horse. Look out, horse!My brother, h...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:11:00 PST

R.I.P. Grant McLennan

That is all.
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Thu, 11 May 2006 08:47:00 PST

HELP SOLVE SARAH'S CRAFT QUANDRY ***NOW WITH PRIZE!!*** (Warning: this IS actually about craft)

Hello again. Can any of you lovely people help me out?I dearly need a craft nerd. I'll give the kind person to leave the answer a WONDERFUL Sarah-made thank you present. Made in my own living room, on...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Sun, 07 May 2006 11:21:00 PST

The album review I'd LIKE to submit.

So, I've been pretty much told I have to write an album review tonight. It's for 'Fort Recovery' by Centro-Matic, which is released on May 1st.This is what I'd prefer to submit:"The distributor sent m...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:19:00 PST

"FEET FIRST ONLY!!!"

A few weeks ago, against my better judgement, I attended my first ever hen's weekend. I have nothing against that sort of thing, but I am slightly suspicious of the whole philosophy behind it all. Luc...
Posted by Sarah Bennetto on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:22:00 PST