"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean.. if Pac-Man affected us as kids,we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc,1989
I would like that David Byrnes explain me his "touch of class" ... I think that I will find his email adress soon .... I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Best of 2006 (no particulary order) : Cat Power "The Greatest", Hot Chip "The Warning", TV on the Radio "Return to the Cookie Mountain", ESG "Keep on Moving", Spank Rock "Yoyoyoyo", A Girl Called Johnny "No title", Tony allen "LAgos No Shaking", Ellen Alien & Apparat "Orchestra of Bubbles", Herman Düne "Giant", The Gossip "Standing in the Way of Control", Darkel "Darkel", Bonnie "Prince" Billie "The Letting go", Poni Hoax "Poni Hoax", Islands "Return to the Sea"
Best of 2006 (no particulary order) : Terrence Malik "The New World", Paul Verhoeven "Black Book", Larry Clark "Wassup Rockers", Brian de Palma "The Black Dahlia", James Mcteigue "V for Vendetta", Pedro Almodovar "Volver", Ang Lee "The Secret of Brokeback Mountain"
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Not too much this year but interesting as Tom Wolfe "I am Charlotte Simmons", Richard Powers "The time of our Singing", a book about the democracy by Luciano Canfora ...
Not heroes but producers that i respect a lot : Phil Spector for his Wall of Sound technique creation - Norman Whitfield for The Temptations, Rose Royce - Martin Rushent for Human League, Love & Dancing - Nile Rogers for Let Dance - Danger Mousse for Gorillaz - Ewan Pearson for The Rapture - Brian Eno for Roxy Music - Rick Rubin for Beastie Boys, Run DMC - Prince Paul for De La Soul - Dj Shadow for Organ Donor - Aphex Twin for Windowlicker - Timbaland for Missy Elliot - Jackson if we are going to L.A drinking champagne in a swimming pool full of b*****s