Louis MacGillivray, BA - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a lazy, beardy student, dithering in London after a pleasantly dull upbringing in Worthing (good fish). I'm currently living in Finsbury Park, and have just inched my way to the end of philosophy degree at Middlesex Community College for the Under-Achievers of North London (University). Now that I don't have lectures to miss and reading to avoid, I'm struggling to find something to occupy myself with, and trying to think of ways to get by without resorting to the dreaded Job... Into the usual stuff, reading, films, music, yadda yadda, and like chatting with interesting folk, especially if they cook me dinner. Mmm...
I hate sunglasses.

My Interests

Music, reading, films, travelling, beards, maps, real ale and old man pubs, photography, graphic novels, transport, walking in the countryside, philosophy... Lots of things that I have a vague, amateurish understanding of and which I should probably study properly, but don't... umm.... not sports.

I'd like to meet:

Cool, intelligent people who aren't afraid to be serious or funny depending on what the situation (doesn't) call for. Also anyone who'd like to start a band. I play guitar, and sing, sort of, and I have enough pent up frustration to rock your balls off.
Oh, and if you're going to make friends, send us a message first, love. Cheers.

Music:

Lots, I go through phases, though of course I have the obligatory list of bands who I like most of the time. Anything challenging and/or exciting that opens my ears, and maybe my heart. Not Coldplay.

Movies:

Anything atmospheric. Most things by Richard Linklater and Gus van Sant. Loads of others... Withnail & I... er.... lists are shit...

Television:

I'd sooner read a book or watch a film, or go for a walk, but if it makes me laugh I'll watch it.
I should mention Rosemary & Thyme, though - probably the best show about closeted lesbian gardeners who solve crimes that I've ever seen.

Books:

1984, The New York Trilogy, The Tin Drum, Regeneration, Moominvalley Midwinter, Catch 22, ones with nice pikshurs, Fighting Fantasy...

Heroes:

Jesus. Wait, I mean Hey Arnold!

My Blog

Xmas ATP 2006 - Ramblings, rants and reminiscences

I just got back from ATP, and I have to say, despite some good bands and friends, it was the weakest one I've been to. For one thing, there's the new venue, which kind of dominated my experience of it...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:35:00 PST

ATP waffle and chuff

Went to the second weekend of ATP the other weekend. It was a lot of fun, better than the Mars Volta one in December (though that was itself very good), but not as immense as the Vincent Gallo one las...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Tue, 30 May 2006 08:51:00 PST

ATP - The 'Take A Break' Years

Got back from ATP yesterday, feeling, more than ever, that the time is nigh to form a band and make a proper stab at doing music properly. I'll give myself till I finish my exams in Janurary, then see...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:02:00 PST

Hurrah!

Yay! I got a job at Foyles!
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Me = Twat

I'm such a dick. I just walked into the boating pond outside the Aquarina in Worthing to go have a look at the boats. By mistake. I wasn't even that drunk. I thought there wasn't any w...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Long, rambling recollections from ATP. Might be boring to read.

Just for my own benifit (so I don't forget, innit), here's my notes on the bands what I saw at All Tomorrow's Parties, in chronological order (that means the order in which they played, love).Nikolai ...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Club Motherfucker

Oh baby oh baby oh baby.... I've not been to a gig like that is way too long. I swear, they could not have chosen a better combination of lewd bands with female singers. The way each one built upon th...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

naked bedroom dancing - sarah touched my willy!

*vomits* mmm... got really drunk with laura and sarah last night, snogged sarah, danced naked to polly, chundered loads, watched tv, threw my pants into sarah's car as she drove off, spent the day sle...
Posted by Louis MacGillivray, BA on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST