interweb. musicality. obsessive collecting. public transport. the moving image. ink on skin. coffee. zazen. kulture. cult? sure. the expression of controversial opinions. staying sober. spreading disease all across the land. reading sometimes but less and less and that's a bad thing, right? capital letters. organising my vinyl according to different stratagems mood determined. belief systems. the carnivalesque. body hacktivism. cuban coffee by the kilogram from C4. donuts that are filled with sugar crappies, glazed with sugar crappies, and sold in a box. the preparation of food. buying things just to feel guilty and sell them again. mental illness. claiming albums are the best of their genre in the last 5 years.
tim rogers. dita von teese. charles bukowski. jeff buckley. elliott smith. buddha. el-p. miles davis. steve albini. ryan adams. david lynch. dita von teese. thom yorke. rimbaud. murakami. the drones. neckface. bill hicks. boba fett. david cross. ornette coleman. pj harvey. kevin smith. elvis. johnny depp. david bowie. eno. chopper. suicide girls. my cats in human form. heidi van horne. dave chappelle. dita von teese. dylan. keef richards. jeff buckley. my doppelganger. grant morrison. a british poet named stephen knight. dirge. kyle mclachlan dressed in his dale cooper get up for donuts and coffee. people who hate myspace. jhonen vasquez. virtually no-one i grew up with or went to school with - so fuck off. anthony bourdain. daniel lanois. neil young. lenny bruce. peter carroll. richard metzger. aesop rock. robert johnson. dale cooper. dalai lama. john daido loori. hunter s. thompson. shunryu suzuki. miyamoto. everybody knows the things she does to please. leonard cohen. a great artist i saw in sydney called lin onus. douglas coupland.the person that invented pop domes on cowboy shirts. bodhidharma. oh, and jeff buckley, tim rogers, and dita von teese.
TATTOO ARTISTS! mike giant. angelique houtkamp. the illicit tattoo crew (again and again and again). trevor mcstay. chapel tattoos. kat von d. tattoo magic. tatudharma. westside tattoos. theo mindell. new york adorned.
this page is pretty much for friends i want to meet, bands i want to see, and artists i want ink from at some stage in the future. if you could be one of those people then add me!
currently obsessed by: the frames, augie march "moo you bloody choir", the drones EVERYTHING, you am i "convicts", okkervil river "black sheep boy", the gin club, panda bear "person pitch", isis, chris bell s/t LP, queens of the stone age "lullabies...", karen dalton & wire reissues.
can't wait: el-p's "i'll sleep when yr dead", radiohead's new one, something from timmy rogers & the temperance union.
honour roll: you am i, tim rogers, tex perkins, the drones, sleepy jackson, gin club, big star, karen dalton, chris bell, bowie, iggy, leonard cohen, marvin gaye, al green, augie march, ryan adams, GP, el-p and def jux esp. aesop, cage, lif, can ox. animal collective, mush records, anticon, most of touch & go especially shellac, slint, and jesus lizard, pavement, powderfinger, johhny cash, ryan/ whiskeytown, tim rogers & temperance union, elvis, will oldham/ palace/ bpb, interpol, arcade fire, okkervil river, sebadoh, afghan whigs, spiritualized, sigur ros, de la soul, radiohead, dj shadow, eno, ed harcourt, miles davis, charlie parker, urge overkill, emmylou harris, lucinda williams, bright eyes, johnny cash, rockabilly, psychobilly, delta bloos, avant-garde soundscapes, noise, dubstep, most things dangermouse produces, neil young, most things on lex/ motown/ chess/ warp/ kranky/ jagjaguwar, dylan, tom waits, springsteen, van morrison, dirty three, misfits, black flag, dks, brian setzer, kiss, the who, king loser, the stones, the beatles, pavement, joy division, quiksand, tenacious d, ornette coleman, pj harvey. harry smith anthology. robert johnson. leadbelly. fat possum bloos revival stuff. the frames. the band. spoon. beastie boys. wilco. velvets. richard buckner. mingus. marvin gaye. aretha franklin. james brown. elvis. beach boys. powderfinger. jesse malin. madvillain. things i grew up with which means most of the 60s CSNY stuff, paul simon, kiss, stray cats... yer, it goes on and on and on and on until you'd think all i was was music and nothing else. stevie ray vaughn. mastodon = metal revival. rockabilly is the new black. soundtracks esp by badalamenti and elfman. anything recorded by daniel lanois. joy division. godspeed you black emperor. joanna newsom. john spencer. dm + gemini. stones throw records entire roster. avalanches. solomon burke, can you feel the soul? most things eno has touched. clipse = best hip hop album since forever (not on def jux). classic 180 gram vinyl reissues from galaxy make the world go round. tim rogers.
you know, i used to run a music store...
recently? little miss sunshine, thumbsucker, kenny, borat.
all time? david lynch. kevin smith. fellini. kurasawa. tarantino. robert rodriguez. star wars. jim jarmusch. pt anderson. scorcese. the godfather trilogy. most pixar stuff. tim burton. hong kong action films, esp if the credits mention chow yun-fat and john woo. anime. blade runner. matrix. amelie - most jeunet et caro. stop making sense. the last waltz. don't look back. casablanca. vertigo. idiot box. spinal tap. withnail & i. monty python. i don't see half as many as i should but more than's good for my health.
you know i used to run a video store...
twin peaks. invader zim. chappelle. miami ink. whatever happens to be on at 3 in the morning. family guy. sopranos. music. fox news. no just kidding. mr show. adult swim. from the sublime to the stoopid. for someone who plays no sports i sure watch a fair bit. documentaries. oh and twin peaks.
currently reading: the diamond age, neal stephenson.
just finished: the eight gates of zen, john daido loori.
poetry. anything mildly fetish by goliath or taschen. phillip k dick. haruki murakami. lowbrow / hotrod art. so many words so little time. graphic novels. douglas coupland. comix. crumb. dirge yes lenore. will self. brett easton ellis. peter biskind. neil gaiman esp american gods. neal stephenson esp snow crash. peter gurlanik.
you know i used to work in a "bookstore"...
hiro protagonist.