William

I'd like to meet:

Everyone interesting, without pretension.

Music:

I’m a Beatles man, but I’m told that while I was in the womb, I would only kick to Elvis... I suppose tastes change once you're born.

I Enjoy:

Beck , Cardigans , Chris Newman , Coldplay , David Bowie , Dead Can Dance , Doves , Earl Slick , High Violets , Jack Schell , Jeff Saphin , Kaitlyn Ni Donovan , Kate Bush , Laurie Anderson , Momus , Negativeland , Oblivion Seekers , Peter Gabriel , Pixies , Portishead , Radiohead , Robert Fripp , Rosewood Thieves , Spoon , Stereolab , The Shiny Things , Tony Levin , Ween

Other Interests

Ambulance
Amy Winehouse
Andy Summers
Annie Defranco
Arcade Fire
Beyonce
Bill Laswell
Bjork
Bravery
Brian Eno
Christina Aguilera
Dot Allison
Duke Spirit
Dungeon
End of Fashion
Franz Ferdinand
Fujiya & Miyagi
Jamie Lidell
Goldfrapp
KT Tunstall
Mother Hips
New Pornographers
Nouvelle Vague
Raconteurs
Spock
Vines
Violent Femmes
White Stripes
Wolfmother

Classics and Contemporaries I will always love:

Allman Brothers, America, Animals, Aretha Franklin, Argent, Association, B52’s, Beatles, Blue Oyster Cult, Cab Calloway, Cars, Johnny Cash, Clan of Zymox, Elvis Costello, Deep Purple, Devo, Don Henley, Don McLean, Donovan, The Durutti Column, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Echo and the Bunnymen, ELO, English Beat, Brian Eno, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Flock of Seagulls, Lisa Gerrard, GoGo’s, Eddy Grant, Heart, Chris Issac, Thelonius Monk, John Zorn, Jon Coletrane, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Jackson, John Lee Hooker, Killing Joke, Carole King, King Crimson, Kronos Quartet, Johnny Lang, Laika, Love and Rockets, Lou Reed, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Mellow, Missing Persons, Modern English, Momus, Nat King Cole, Negativeland, Naked Eyes, New Order, NIN, OMD, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Praxis, Prince, Psychedelic Furs, Radiohead, Otis Redding, Residents, Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Grover Washington Jr, Grand Funk Railroad, Barry White, Al Green, Radiohead, REM, Sade, Santana, Percy Sledge, Snoop Dog, Sonic Youth, Steely Dan, Stereo Lab, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkle, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, The Cure, The Damned, The Pretenders, The Supremes, This Mortal Coil, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tones On Tail, T Rex, Anita Ward, Velvet Underground, The Who, Ween, XTC, Yardbirds, Zombies

More classics I will always love:

B52s---Bach---Beatles---Beethoven ---Cab Callaway---CCR---Cocteau Twins---Cure--- Blue Oyster Cult---Carly Simon---Carole King---Cream---Dammed---Devo---Don McLean---Donovan---Django Reinhardt---Eagles---Ella Fitzgerald---ELO---Elvis Costello---Ennio Morricone---Eric Clapton---Eric Satie---Eurhythmics---Fleetwood Mac---Frank Zappa---Gary Newman---Jim Croche---Jeff Beck---Jimi Hendrix---Joe Cocker---Joe Jackson---John Coltrane---King Crimson---Kinks---New Order---Nine Inch Nails---Pink Floyd---Police---REM---Residents---Rolling Stones---Steely Dan---Talking Heads---U2---Van Morrison ---XTC---Zombies

I found these superb tracks in 2007, listed here in no particular order...

Big City, The Broken West Lazy Greys, The Morning After Girls Failsafe, The New Pornographers Golden Skans, Klaxons Nightrocker, The Chalets Hey Now Now, The Cloud Room Sun Baby, The High Violets Think Long, Mates of State Chelsea Dagger, The Fratellis One Fan, Saphin Fake Tales of San Francisco, Arctic Monkeys Not What You Wanted, BRMC High Rise, Ladytron 100 Days 100 Nights, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings When the Lights Went Dim, The Rosebuds Knife, CSS 44 Down, The High Violets Rich Girls, The Virgins American Steel, The Oblivion Seekers Navy Nurse, The Fiery Furnaces So You Say, The Bird And The Bee Twin Killers, Deer Hoof Key of H, Divining Rods All the Money or the Simple Life Honey, The Dandy Worhols Ocean, A Place to Bury Strangers Mental Cabaret, Polyphonic Spree Queen B, Puscifer A Few Hours After This, The Cure Paper Money, Soulsavers Cherry’s Dance of Death, Chingon Last Night, The Strokes Liquid Memoryman, The Oscillation When the Creepers Creep In, The Village Green

I found these great tracks in 2006, also in no particular order ...

Dead Street, Monotypes Four Leaf Clover, Mellowdrone Hi, Psapp Drowaton, Starlight Mints Declare a New State!, The Submarines Freedom Hangs Like Heaven, Iron & Wine Finally Free, Clearlake Forgot Myself, Elbow Good Day, Tally Hall Gotta Reason, Hard-FI Here Comes Everybody, Autolux Hide Another Mistake, The 88 I Bet You Look On the Dance floor, Arctic Monkeys It Would Be So Easy, Cassandra Wilson Look At Her Face, The Coral Sea We'll Be All Right, Kid Galahad Open Book, The Rakes Overdue, Bitter Sweet Passenger 24, Melissa McClelland Save Yourself, The Colour Signs of Life, Every Move a Picture Super massive Black Hole, Muse The Compromise, The Format The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, The Flaming Lips Ungodly Fruit, Wax Tailor Weight of the World, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

When I need more motivation than inspiration, I enjoy...

Psy-Goa, Psy Trance, or any amalgamation of beeps, whirs, and progressive-anthemic chord progressions with a dubious beat.

When I need both inspiration and motivation, I listen to Jeff Saphin .

Movies:

My favorite Directors:
1. Robert Altman
2. Martin Scorsese
3. David Lynch
4. Coen brothers
5. Oliver Stone
6. Stanley Kubrick
7. Peter Greenaway
8. Spielberg

Television:

Television is irrelevant, except for perhaps Current TV

Books:

My Faves
Bluebeard, Kurt Vonnegut
Brave New World, Aldus Huxley
Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
Dune, Frank Herbert
Hitchhikers Guide, Douglas Adams
Still Life with WoodPecker, Tom Robins
The Shining, Stephen King