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Mike Love

1, 2, Great to be here! Sure is! 3, 4!

About Me

My first name starts with the letter T. I play in a band that rhymes with the phrase "Moley Pole". When I say 'play in' I mean that I write all the songs, sing the songs and play guitar in the songs. Also I have my own project - that's right, The Reverend Jemima Project. That's me. Haven't done a gig in a year now though under that name - September 30 is the anneversay of the last show. But I'm all for playing again. There is other stuff but i'm not an open book - you may have to do some work other than just looking on MySpace.For more useless information go to http://revjemima.blogspot.com/orhttp://reverendjemima.livejo urnal.com/

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My Interests

Stuff, things, other stuff, other things. Yeah. Creating alphabetical lists. Playing in weird rock and roll bands. Making myself look mysterious on MySpace. (Ohhh he's so mysterious!), learning French from Serge Gainsbourg and Jaques Brel songs. Learning how to make book shelves.

I'd like to meet:

Well, I have met Kinky Friedman, Damo Suzuki, Wayne Coyne and Jimmy Carl Black.They were cool. I met Fab Stroke once. He was a dick. I want to meet the good Doctor Seuss. He is also a hero. But he is also dead. So that is where that is at. People who like, think for them selves and have ideas about stuff. Geez i don't know...

Music:

I like how music sounds. 15-60-75, John Adams, Antony & The Johnsons, Au Pairs, Angelo Badalamenti, The Band, Syd Barrett, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Birthday Party, Frank Black & The Catholics, Black Sabbath, Born In Flames, David Bowie, The Boys Next Door, Orville Brody & The Goodfellas, Kate Bush, Bush Tetras, John Cale, Can, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen, Ornette Coleman, Comets On Fire, Alice Cooper, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Davis Sisters, Skeeter Davis, Deep Purple, Digger & The Pussycats, Dimi Derro Inc., The Dirty Three, The Drones, Dungen, Bob Dylan, Easter Monkeys, The Exiles, The Fall, David Fanshawe, Jay Farrar, Faust, The Fingertips, Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys, Robert Fripp, Garry David, Gimmicks, The Girls, Phillip Glass, Petra Haden, George Harrison, Hawkwind, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Highwaymen, Robyn Hitchcock, The Holy Soul, Home & Garden, Brian Henry Hooper, Rowland S. Howard, Husker Du, Bert Jansch, Jefferson Airplane, The Johnnys, The Kill Devil Hills, King Crimson, The Kinks, Kris Kristofferson, Spencer P. Jones, John Lennon, Love, MC5, Minutemen, Mudhoney, Nico, Yoko Ono, Roy Orbison, Arvo Part, Pere Ubu, The Pixies, Iggy Pop, Elvis Presley, Red Crayola, Otis Redding, Lou Reed, Rocket From The Tombs, The Rolling Stones, The Scientists, The Seeds, The Shaggs, Silver Apples, Silver Jews, Sly & The Family Stone, Patti Smith, Smog, The Soft Boys, Sonic Youth, The Sonics, The Stooges, Suicide, Television, David Thomas & 2 Pale Boys, Mayo Thompson, Richard Thompson, Richard & Linda Thompson, Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers, Tortoise, The Travelling Wilburys, Tripod Jimmie, Moe Tucker, TV On The Radio, Townes Van Zant, The Velvet Underground, Richard Wagner, Tom Waits, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, We The People, The Who, Wesley Willis, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, X-Ray Spex, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, The Zombies, John Zorn

Movies:

American Splendor, Blue Velvet, Donnie Darko, The Dreamers, Eraserhead, Erik The Viking, Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind, For A Few Dollars More, Garden State, A Gunfight, Head, Masked And Annonymous, Mullholland Drive, Pecker, Pink Flamingos, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Rubber Chicken Manifesto, SNAKES ON A MOTHERFUCKING PLANE!!!!!!!, Taber Corn, Tommy, 200 Motels, Wild At Heart

Television:

Marquee Moon was definitly their masterpiece. (although Adventure is pretty awesome too - kind of the other side of the coin or whatever metaphore you like best to fit the situation) Tom Verlaine is a bit of a control freak. At least Richard Lloyd got to stretch out his guitar playing in the Rocket From The Tombs redux. Billy Ficca played with Spencer P. Jones. That makes him ok by me. What? you know what i'm talking about? drop me a line!

Books:

Yep. (Like anyone actually looks at this section... 'Oh he reads books, oh well how novel [no pun intended] well that is interesting.... ").

Heroes:

We can be. Just for one day. And villains. Kinky Friedman, David Thomas, Henry Miller, Allen Ginsberg, Arthur Jarry, Richard Brautigan.

My Blog

Answers to trivia questions

A) Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson B)The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait until that other is ready. C)Vachel Lindsay...
Posted by Mike Love on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:12:00 PST

3 reasons why it is worth buying new release CDs this month

New Bob Dylan album New Pere Ubu album New Drones album    
Posted by Mike Love on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:25:00 PST

Believe in Love

He's a poet, he's a pickerHe's a prophet, he's a pusherHe's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stonedHe's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,Takin' ev'ry wrong dir...
Posted by Mike Love on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:42:00 PST

my amazing e-mail interview with chris from repressed records in penrith

O.K Alison. Grab your respirator! Heart pills! Are you seated? Here is the Re-   pressed Records 5 questions for Trent of the Holy Soul (the redhead of the   band).   1. The Holy Soul...
Posted by Mike Love on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:59:00 PST

In the persuit of randomness

folks, this is what is known as a NEW SONG. it has not been heard by ANYONE YET. so there. and if i find these lyrics in someonelse's song (i'm looking at you, Allen Ginsberg and Youth Group...
Posted by Mike Love on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:23:00 PST

Pere Ubu Live Redux

So i was at the show in Nancy, France and it was awesome. yep. in point form "Things That Happened At This Gig" -Saw Pere Ubu live - one of the greatest bands in exiustance. -Had a big conversation ...
Posted by Mike Love on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:18:00 PST

The Songs That Are Stuck In My Head Right Now

All of the SMiLE album by Mr. Brian Wilson. Why? Because it is one of the greatest musical achievements by ANYONE EVER. That's why.   All Down The Line - Rolling Stones Armenia City In The Sky -...
Posted by Mike Love on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:42:00 PST

Pere Ubu Live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri, May 26 Nancy (F), Musique ActionURL: www.musiqueaction.com I plan to be at this show - OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!...
Posted by Mike Love on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:25:00 PST