Music, vinyl, mod culture, good food, film, art, and hanging out with good people!
Anyone who would leave me feeling enriched by their company...
Check Out:
The Artwoods
Merrill Moore
The Beatstalkers
Dave Van Ronk
The Artwoods, The Hipster Image, Ian & The Zodiacs, David John & The Mood, Thor's Hammer, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, Timebox, Zoot Money, St. Louis Union, The Sonics, Joe Meek, The Syndicats, Paul & Richie & The Crying Shames, The Cherokees, The Chevlons, Insects, The Roulettes, Small Faces, The Animals, The Birds, Tony's Defenders, The Apostolic Intervention, Felder's Orioles, Ola & Jangers, Pussycats, The Exciters, The Exception, The Bo Street Runners, The Majority, The Pink Floyd, Brian Auger, The Beatles, The Jam, Elvis Costello, Mrs. Mills, Nic Armstrong, The Epitones, The Rifles, Dave Van Ronk, Robert Johnson, Link Wray, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, The Meteors, The Stray Cats, The Epitones, Gene Pitney, Burt Bacharach, Helen Shapiro, Lorraine Silver, Cilla Black, Lulu, Timi Yuro, Nina Simone, Lesley Gore, Sam Fletcher, Mark Murphy, Mel Torme, Jack Hammer, Dee Clark, Jackie Wilson, Tony Galla, Jimi Hendrix, The Velvet Underground, MC5, John Mayall, Tony Joe White, Yusef Lateef, John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, Tubby Hayes, Michael Garrick, Don Rendell, Ian Carr, The Emcee Five, The London Jazz Four, Graham Collier, Ronnie Ross, Mike Carr, Kenny Wheeler, Joe Harriott, Amancio D'Silva, John Barry, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Claus Ogerman, Enoch Light, Cozy Cole, Denny Zeitlin, The Atomic Bitchwax, Kyuss, All Night, Luv Machine, The Byrds, The Association, King Crimson, The Louvin Brothers, Emcee Five, Neil Young, Perrey And Kingsley, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Carl Perkins, Joe Clay, Rudy Grayzell, Billy Lee Riley, Merrill Moore, Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Holloway.The Who, Prince Buster, Roland Alphonso, The Skatalites, Errol Dixon, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Shangri-las, Phil Spector, Jimmy Gordon, Duffy Power, Jimmy Smith, Tazers, Fantomas, Roy Orbison, Art Farmer, Pete La Roca, Gary Burton, Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Vince Guaraldi, Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Shelly Manne, The Sugarhill Gang, James Brown, Herb Alpert, Brian Bennett, Alan Hawkshaw, The Mohawks, John Cameron, The Out Cast, Carnabeats, Swing West, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian Dury, The Pogues Frank Zappa, The Shaggs, Scott Walker, The Crack, Jack Jones, Sergio Mendes, La Lupe, Cliffie Stone, Hepcat, The Smiths, Joy Divison, Transistors, Throbbing Gristle, Arthur Brown Set, Julie London, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Barney Kessel, The Shadows, Peter and Gordon, Roy Harper, Sick Things, Son House, Dick Hyman, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Carol King, Don McLean, Beethoven, Satie, Faith No More, Bad Religion, and so many more...
As much as detest like the use of 'genres', they are a necessary evil, so here's the musical styles I mainly dig... 60s Mod, British R&B, Rockabilly, Northern Soul, Popcorn, Freakbeat, Psych, Op Art, Pop Art, Merseybeat, Garage, Group Sounds, Girl Group, Jazz, Modern Jazz, Modal Jazz, Mod Jazz ,3/4 time, Hard Bop, Big band, Ska, Rocksteady, Funk, Rare groove, Deep Soul, Reggae, Dub, Jive, Jump, Spacerock, Psychobilly, Punk, Folk...
Goodfellas, Blow-Up, Alfie, The Italian Job, Bullitt, The Wicker Man, To Sir, With Love. All My Loving, The Acid Test, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, The Third Man, Casino Royale, On The Town, The Girl Can't Help It!, Un Chien Andalou, L'Age D'Or, Django, Midnight Cowboy, À Bout De Souffle (Breathless), Spirited Away, The Naked Gun trilogy, Airplaine, Back To The Future, films by Russ Mayer, music on film, spaghetti westerns...
Police Squad, Fraiser, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfield, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, The Good Life, Rising Damp, Are You Being Served?, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Revolver, Scrapheap Challange, Nathan Barley, Iron Chef, Alan Partridge, Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh, Bottom, The Young Ones, The New Statesman, The Munsters, The Simpsons, Futurama...
Jack Kerouac - On The Road
Charles Schulz - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Peanuts
Charlie Richardson - My Manor
Geoffrey Giuliano - Tomorrow Never Knows
Graham Greene - Brighton Rock
Kieth Waterhouse - Billy Liar
Is it a bad thing not to have heroes? - maybe it is, but I can't think of any at the moment.....