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Johnny Others

no one said it would be easy

About Me

I'm in a band called The Others. I play bass (and sometimes guitar) and write about 70% of the music. The second album is now out and recording it was a much better experience than recording the first. I think that almost all the things I was unhappy about with the first have been addressed. I am a lot happier with this one!

Before the band started, I wrote and recorded my own songs at home in my bedroom. One day I may release some of these recordings...

I read although not enough I suspect. I do quite a lot of wrting too (stories and articles) and am currently working on a musical.



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My Interests

Writng, Music, Literature, Art/Performance Art, Cabaret

I'd like to meet:

Creative People, Artists, Performance Artists, Interesting People. Ta x

Music:


Shakespears Sister/ Siobhan Fahey,
LCD Soundsystem,
Eels,
Denim,
Betty Boo,
Alabama 3,
Babybird / Stephen Jones,
Judy Garland,
All Seeing I,
Camera Obscura,
Hamell On Trial,
Isobel Campbell,
David Bowie,
Mansun,
Elastica,
Fun Boy Three,
Looper,
Belle & Sebastian,
The Handsome Family,
These Animal Men,
Duran Duran,
Paddingtons,
Scott Walker,
(Early) Suede,
David Devant And His Spirit Wife,
The Sisters Of Mercy,
The Mission,
Marion,
Depeche Mode,
The Fall,
Mogwai,
New Order/Joy Division,
Cinerama,
British Sea Power,
Bloc Party,
The Faint,
Siouxsie And The Banshees,
The Chemical Brothers,
Primal Scream,
Julian Cope/Teardrop Explodes,
PIL,
Nick Drake,
The Jesus And Mary Chain,
Echo And The Bunnymen,
(Clan of ) Xymox,
Rakes,
Art Brut,
Agent Blue,
Gravenhurst,
Fischerspooner,
Your Codename Is Mylo,
Clearlake,
Death In Vegas,
Faust,
Nine Inch Nails,
Tom Waits,
Jim White,
Soulwax (Too Many Djs),
Minty

Movies:

David Lynch, Tim Burton, Planet Of The Apes (original)
Favourite Musicals (so far - this list will be added to)
A Star Is Born, Wizard of Oz, Singin In The Rain (how can you not love that?), New York New York, Calamity Jane, Fiddler On The Roof,

Television:

Am currently obsessively watching Twin Peaks - was too young when it was on tv. Um, I think I used to quite like Quantum Leap? When I had a TV I used to sometimes revel in the domesticity of cookery programmes...

Books:

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World, Ian Banks - The Wasp Factory, Lewis Carroll - Alice In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass, George Orwell - 1984, Catherine Storr - Marianne Dreams, Stuart David - Nalda Said, Luke Rhinehart - The Dice Man, Carson McCullers - The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe, Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden, John Wyndham - The Chrysalids, Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange, J.G.Ballard - Hi-Rise, Mary Shelley - Frankenstein, Lots by Arthur Conan Doyle, Anything by Charles Bukowski, Julian Cope - Head On/Repossessed/ The Modern Antiquarian/The Megalithic European, Oscar Wilde - Picture Of Dorian Gray, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Lyrical Ballads (I know it's a cliche)


You're Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is all that gets you through them. These experiences have also made you an ardent pacifist, though you present your message with tongue sewn into cheek. You could coin a phrase that replaces the word "paradox" for millions of people.
Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid .

Heroes:

Babybird's Stephen Jones for doing it his way and inspiring me to record at home. David Bowie (for all the usual reasons) and um... I'm sure there are more...

My Blog

First large mammal to become extinct for 50 years

From today's Independent: The Yangtze river dolphin is today declared extinct. It is the first large animal to be wiped from the planet for 50 years, and only the fourth entire mammal family to disapp...
Posted by Johnny Others on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:22:00 PST

I have a new column

I have a new weekly music column.  You can find it here: http://www.indieoma.com/johnnyothers  should you wish to read my ramblings on ...stuff. Ta J x...
Posted by Johnny Others on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

Omg A Photo Blog!

I was given a shiny digital camera for xmas. Today I was distracted by the Booth Museum:       ...
Posted by Johnny Others on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:34:00 PST

Music Towers Interview

By the lovely Jane Gazzo...   From www.musictowers.com   Interview: All Hail!! It's the return of The Others!! Friday, October 20, 2006 by Jane Gazzo Two years ago, THE OTHERS were leaders...
Posted by Johnny Others on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:10:00 PST

Mother Natures Bountiful Soul

August was mostly quiet.    In the first week I watched a lot of musicals (Little Shop Of Horrors, Guy And Dolls, Oliver, Camelot, Funny Girl, Singing In the Rain (again), Meet Me In St Lou...
Posted by Johnny Others on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:47:00 PST

Bands News and Promo Updated

New Single Truth That Hurts released 23rd October 2006.  Three formats 2x7" and CD New Album Inward Parts released 30th October New Website:  http://www.letskilltheothers.info Tour dates ann...
Posted by Johnny Others on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:08:00 PST

Djing at The Engine rooms

Me and Mister Jimmy Lager played the best finale ever at The Engine Rooms last night after it became apparent that the only thing the regulars really wanted to hear was bad me...
Posted by Johnny Others on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:30:00 PST

On a motorway 13 miles outside Brighton at 3am

Wednesday 16th August 2006:   Due to "vital engineering works" tonight's train service is replaced by a bus from Three Bridges to Haywards Heath and Brighton.    We hit a traffic ...
Posted by Johnny Others on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:44:00 PST

I know, I spoil you. First quiz since October!

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone whats your name spelt backwards?: Srehto Ynnhoj What did you do last night?: Research for an artical on sustainabil...
Posted by Johnny Others on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:18:00 PST

Dear Diary...

Hmm, so I missed a June blog but during the month of June: 1) I made the second Others album and mixed it 2) I moved House (which was not the simple affair that it should have been.) 3) I had a d...
Posted by Johnny Others on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:33:00 PST