Things that force a smile out of nic are; Gillian, vinyl, tea (monkey), money, gin, fish, hoodies, weed, cassettes, blurry photos, swear words, tattoos, beer, evil basslines, animals, nintendo ds, snow, black pepper, south park, backgammon(when i win), marker pens, gravy, breasts, staffs, big ashtrays, amen breaks, growling, arsenal, piercings, dreads, fire, kissing, bacon sandwiches with brown sauce, skaters falling over, free stuff, fart noises, opening mail, double cheeseburgers, sumo tv, that little green hamster over there---, the sky, frisbees, BB guns, short skirts, festivals, things that glow in the dark, hugs, salt and vinegar crisps, thunder storms, winking inappropriately, calling people "cheeky", safety pins, oil on puddles, limes (but fruit in general), waking up without a hangover, yorkshire puddings with jam (really), blowing smoke through beams of light, splashing water onto very hot surfaces, mashed banana with yoghurt and honey, the word 'spacker', any impression of Jimmy Saville,the list will continue as i smile more
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It would probably be a shorter list of things I don't like, but fuck it, in no particular order(apart from the first!)...
Mogwai (amazing! if you haven't heard them you really should, bestest band in the whole goddamn world), Godspeed you black emperor!, Tool, Autechre, Afx, Squarepusher, DJ Krush, Diana Cluck, Benga, Monolake, Cable, Technical itch, Beethoven, System of a down, Metallica, Amon Tobin, Mike Patton (anything he does is genius), American head charge, Nine inch nails, Captain beefheart, Mozart, The mars volta, Killswitch engage, Dave Matthews, Pearl jam, NOFX, Dillinja & Lemon D, Bjork, Marvin Gaye, Sublime, Evil 9, Wu tang, Gadjits, Clutch, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Kittie, Sunn 0))), The bug, Ed rush & Optical, Pelican, Anti pop consortium, Red hot chili peppers, Dj shadow, Deftones, White zombie, Augustus Pablo, Radiohead, Will haven, JS Bach, Dj Cam, Beastie boys, Ultraviolence, Reprazent, Pixies, Prodigy, Modeselektor, Bitstream, Electric wizard, Bob Marley (and all of his talented offspring), Thrice, Black sabbath, LFO, Ray Keith, Meshuggah, Korn, Luke Vibert, At the drive in, Johnny Cash, Tim Exile, Ozric tentacles, Dizzee rascal, Underworld, Testrack (big up Kane!), Analog (big up Graham!), Lastboss (big up Tate!) Coheed & Cambria, Hatebreed, Smashing pumpkins, Limewax, Coalesce, Bleeding through, Frank Zappa, Foo fighters, Mudvayne, Shitmat, Chris Clarke, Isis, Venetian snares, SikTh, Dark star, Black label society, Dredg, Helmet, Portishead, Vex'd, Chimaira, Pinch, Did i mention Mogwai????
Last week i have been mostly listening to...
I am currently listening to...
My favourite has to be "the straight story", watch it now, it will make you a better person and it will give you a warm feeling deep inside. David Lynch is pure genius, i like things to be a bit random. Love comedies (especially Kevin Smith) and things with explosions+guns+people dying aswell. Team america is all of this and more
big fan of .... Family guy (season 1-3), the boosh, peep show, Chris Morris, lost, spaced, big train, black books, buffy & angel, firefly, samurai jack, NEIGHBOURS!!!!!!!, any Derren Brown programs, due south, football, adult swim, Garth Merenghi's darkplace, sopranos, the Armando Ianucci shows, nature programs (have you seen planet earth? it don't get much better than that), just shoot me, heroes, mixmasters, 24, Scrapheap challenge, Green wing, south park (too much man, too much too much!) and cartoons from my childhood of which i have loads of videos (see blog titled kids vids)
I like to read a few books at once, always too impatient to stick to one! Love mostly fantasy but also Sci-fi, horror and philosophy, i'll give just about anything a go that isn't girly or murder mystery cos they just get on my tits. I've read loads of Brian Lumleys books, just love his take on the whole vampire thing. Chuck Palahniuk is pretty cool. A few of my favourites I recommend are Number 9 dream, American gods, Straw dogs (not the book of the film, a philosophy book that will change the way you should be thinking about everything, Highly recommended!), Harry potter (come on, you know they are good)+ Memory, sorrow & thorn or The war of the flowers by Tad Williams
currently reading...
The first casualty - Ben Elton
Straw dogs - John Gray
Black coffee blues - Henry Rollins
Invisible monsters - Chuck Palahniuk
many and varied...
Mark Caro, Thiery Henry, Richard D. James, Mike Patton, John Peel RIP, Mampi Swift, Tad Williams, Andy C, David Seaman, DJ Friction, Jackson Pollock, Ross Noble - the magical fountain of random bullshit, The guy who invented air hockey, Dj Shadow, Joss Whedon, Shigeru Miyamoto, Maynard James Keenan, Neil Gaiman, My Mum (even though she's a massive pain in my arse), my Gran, anyone who still believes that tapes are better than mp3's, Benicio Del Toro, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, anyone that likes my DJ skills..., Dimebag darrell RIP, Benedictus de Spinoza, David Hasslehoff, Mary Anne Hobbs, Brian Lumley, Chris Morris, Lee 'Sratch' Perry, David Attenborogh, Bjork, Derren Brown