Frederick F. - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Art damaged malcontent with a taste for cinematic anarchy, literary barbs and aural bombast. Noise merchant and audio electronics dilettante. br

My Interests

God. My family. Pugs. Bass guitars. Books. Shoes. Watches. Toys. Wine. Tea. Pens.

I'd like to meet:

That guy...you know...the one who wrote that book? MySpace Codes

Music:

Tool. Sigur Ros. Porcupine Tree. Opeth. Iron Maiden. A Perfect Circle. Dead Can Dance. Meshuggah. Dream Theater. Auf der Maur. Massive Attack. Arch Enemy. Between the Buried and Me. Motorhead.

Movies:

Luis Bunuel, John Cassavetes, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jean-Luc Godard, Ingmar Bergman, Roman Polanski, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Frederico Fellini, Stanley Kubrick, Paul Thomas Anderson.

Television:

Whatever I can find with the remote.

Books:

P.J. O'Rourke, Jean Genet, William S. Burroughs, H.L. Mencken, Jeri Cain Rossi, Anna Kavan, George F. Will, Jim Carroll, Alexander Trocchi, Rachilde, Jeremy Reed, James Havoc, James Ellroy, Guy De Maupassant, Alberto Moravia, Walter Pater, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Bertolt Brecht, Heinrich Boll, Italo Calvino, Arthur Machen, Roland Barthes, Jorge Luis Borges, Jean Cayrol, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jim Goad, Hubert Selby Jr, Adam Parfrey, Comte de Lautreamont, Flannery O'Connor, Samuel Beckett, Stig Dagerman.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ. Anthony Bourdain.

My Blog

Noise Annoys

Someone recently asked me who my favorite guitarist was. I said that I didn't really have one, but there are some guitar solos which I think are quite creative. Time for another list. My top five fav...
Posted by Frederick F. on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:29:00 PST

A Perfect 10

Have you ever listened to an album that seemed to be perfect from beginning to end? One of those where you find yourself listening to it in its entirety rat...
Posted by Frederick F. on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:09:00 PST

Dinner with the Darklings

When a person is in a band and part of whatever music scene, there has always seemed to be an unwritten rule about going to see friends when they perform. In most cases okay, make...
Posted by Frederick F. on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:34:00 PST

Closing the Door on Things Dark and Stupid.

Have you ever had a revelation that you weren't expecting? I seem to have had many lately. Especially in the realm of what I thought interested me. I have never professed to be a goth. Ever. In fact, ...
Posted by Frederick F. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 PST

My Review of the Latest Tiger Army Release (Just for you, Chrissy)

The following is my unbiased review of the latest album from Tiger Army album titled "Music From Regions Beyond." First, I will begin with the quasi-comic bo...
Posted by Frederick F. on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:51:00 PST

The Last Rock Star

Whenever a youngster tells me they are entertaining the idea of forming a band or have any aspirations of becoming a rock star, I usually offer a few suggestions: Wat...
Posted by Frederick F. on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:14:00 PST

Moved by the Moss.

I may lock myself away with the latest Throbbing Gristle release purely for inspirational purposes. It's so simple in structure, yet so complex in execution. Modern technology has been very kind ...
Posted by Frederick F. on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:27:00 PST

Thoughts on the Third World

Everyone should have the chance to visit a third world country. I recently spent some time in Guyana and it has had an impact on me that will remain for the rest of my life. I have never been among s...
Posted by Frederick F. on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST

Cash Cows

Where's Henry Padovani when we need him? I suppose I am in the minority when it comes to the excitement generated by the upcoming reunion tour of The Police. I have always thought they we...
Posted by Frederick F. on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:13:00 PST

My "peers" can kiss my ass

I will be 45 years old next month and I just cannot relate to musicians my age. Yes, I play the bass guitar. I hate the Fender Precision bass. I like active electronics. I play with a pick and us...
Posted by Frederick F. on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST