Some people may think I'm not a risk taker, but by avoiding the risk of asking various women out on dates I am taking the greater risk of dying alone, so in fact I'm living on the fucking edge.
Tim Bisley, Daisy Steiner, Marsha Klein, Mike Watt, Twist Morgan and Brian Topp.
My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, Nick Drake, Scott Walker, Rufus Wainwright, Pet Shop Boys, Elliott Smith, Radiohead, The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, Magnetic Fields, Kraftwerk, Beirut, Low, Yo La Tengo, Kitchens Of Distinction, Joanna Newsom, Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, Stereolab, James Yorkston, The Radio Dept, Pavement, The Stone Roses circa 1990, Serena Maneesh, Momus, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, The Research, Nathan Fake, El Perro Del Mar, The Hidden Cameras, Aphex Twin, Smog, Seefeel, Kompakt, Warp, The KLF, The Fiery Furnaces, Antony & The Johnsons, Jose Gonzalez, Martha Wainwright, Gang Gang Dance, Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, The Wedding Present, Multicast, Boards Of Canada, Casino Vs Japan, Will Oldham, Air, Max Richter, Lali Puna, Hood, Sisters Of Mercy, Cud, Beta Band, Psapp, Tortoise, Brian Eno, The Field Mice / Sarah Records, Belle & Sebastian upto "Storytelling", Sonic Youth, Jeff Buckley, Ivor Cutler, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Goldfrapp, Julian Cope, Lucky Pierre, Lightning Bolt, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Broadcast, Nirvana, Four Tet, Deaf Center, Luke Haines, Wire, Beastie Boys, Joy Division, New Order, The Fall, Lambchop, The House Of Love, Kristin Hersh, Olvis, Frank Sidebottom, The Divine Comedy, Papa M, Devendra Banhart, Richard Hawley, Soft Cell, Tarwater, Luke Vibert, Fennesz, Interpol, The Bathers, Joy Zipper, Girls Aloud, West End Girls, Candythief, Neotropic, George Demure, Remote_, Stasis and all those reprobates.
Dog Years, Brazil, This Is Spinal Tap, Withnail & I, Ghost World, Tideland, American Beauty, Blazing Saddles, Life Of Brian, Dr. Strangelove, Lost In Translation, Dead Man's Shoes, The Italian Job (definitely not the remake). I've not seen a second of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, although Elijah Wood is a very pleasant young man. See also Harry Potter, who at my school would have been used a toast rack.
The Simpsons, The Office, Peep Show, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Spaced, Extras, Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show, I'm Alan Partridge, Phoenix Nights, Look Around You, Have I Got News For You, Family Guy, Futurama, Brass Eye, The Day Today, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Father Ted, Larry Sanders, Curb Your Enthusiasm, QI, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Blackadder II & III, anything by Dennis Potter, Snub TV, Vic Reeves' Big Night Out, The Prisoner, Fawlty Towers, Porridge, Top Gear, The Two Ronnies, Crufts, Eurovision Song Contest.
The Manual, Head On, Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Once More With Feeling, Moab Is My Washpot, Cock & Bull, Powder, Morvern Callar, The Sopranos, My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry For The Prize.