Hunting high and low on eBay and other sources for particularly hard-to-find CD's and DVD's; Music; Shiny Things; TV/Movie Trivia; Spotting and commenting on celebrity hairpieces.
Music:
THE PROGESSIVE:
Yes, Barclay James Harvest (particlulary The Woolly Years, though Les Holroyd still has his moments), Woolly Wolstenholme's Maestoso, Rush, Genesis, some King Crimson, some Starcastle, maybe some UK, ASIA, 10cc, Saga;
THE ROCK:
Led Zeppelin, The Who, Cheap Trick, The Sweet, U2, Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple, all the great Hair Metal from the 80's (have a problem with that? maybe I'll just come over there and rock YOU like a hurricane!), Alice Cooper, some of the more obscure KISS (we're talking "The Elder" and "Unmasked" here); "Dio-Era" Black Sabbath (Thank God for the new reunion!)
THE POP:
Duran Duran, Go West, Split Endz, Crowded House, Bram Tchaikovsky, The Motors, Ian Gomm, Nick Lowe, E.L.O., Jules Shear, The Flamin' Groovies, Tommy James & The Shondelles, The Grass Roots, Rick Springfield, David Essex, Susan Jacks/Poppy Family, Nicolette Larson, Talk Talk, The Lilac Time, Lightning Seeds, ABBA, The Carpenters, Marshall Crenshaw, The Records, Haircut 100, Cock Robin, Howard Jones, The Knack, The Raspberries, Badfinger, Bay City Rollers, Bee Gees, Robin Gibb (solo), Big Star, The Beautiful South, The Monroes, The Mutton Birds, The Stems, The Adventures, Pete Shelley, Prefab Sprout, Lindsey Buckingham, The Buggles, ABC, The Fixx, The Cars, The Police, The Psychedelic Furs, The LA's, Ultravox, Fountains of Wayne, Teenage Fanclub, The Rosenbergs;
THE CANADIAN (NOT-SO)GUILTY PLEASURES:
Harlequin, Streetheart, Nick Gilder, Idle Eyes, Platinum Blonde, Kenny McLean, FM, Nash The Slash, April Wine, Harem Scarem, Strange Advance;
SOME NEWER STUFF:
The Stills, The Delays, Metric, Mobile, The Thrills, Athlete, Astaire, Feist, Stars, Nada Surf, Kyle Vincent, Josh Rouse, Howie Beck;
...AND THE REST:
Oh so much more and then some.....Country, Roots, Electronica, Ambient. If there's a good melody, or a great vibe, I'm a fan.
Plus, making exciting new MySpace discoveries all the time. Check my Friends for examples.