Music. Good writing, red wine and dark chocolate. Theatre and film. Wit. New faces and faraway places. Fighting for free speech and eradicating ignorance. Anomalies. Ballet flats and 6-inch stilettos. Lunchtime jaunts. Aquarelles. LA. Red nails. Mrs Loubelle's Diana Fres dresses, Laura Biagotti glasses and other assorted accoutrements circa '72-'89. Magnificent men in their flying machines. Sunshine & The Summer of Yes. Singing loudly in public when I don't know the words...
People with passion, people who make me laugh, people who make me think, people who lead inspiring lives... and people who get a bit turned on by punctuation.
Currently tuned in to Scott Fury's Musical Education Mix (Axelrod, Ohio Players, Nancy Priddy, Minnie Ripperton, The Techniques, The Uniques, Andy Bey & countless other quality gems) Aim, Aimee Mann, Ammoncontact, Astrud & Bebel Gilberto, Augie March, Badly Drawn Boy, Barry White, Beady Belle, Beatles, Bjork, Blackalicious, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Boca45, Boney M., Bonobo, Buena Vista Social Club etc, Burt Bacharach, Cat Stevens, Commodores, Crazy Penis, Crowded House, Curtis Mayfield, Cut Chemist, Bowie, De la Soul, DJ Shadow, Donna Summer, Doves, Elliot Smith, ELO, Elton John (the early years), Feist, Finley Quaye, Fleetwood Mac, Gilberto Gil, Goldfrapp, Grand Master Flash, Herbert, Herbie Hancock, J5, Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush, KID KOALA, Lamb, Le Tigre, Louis Prima, Lyrics Born, Masters At Work, The Meters, Mike Patton/Mr Bungle, Miles Davis, Moloko, Mr Scruff, Mull Historical Society, Muse, Nina Simone, Otis Redding, Ozomatli, Paul Simon, People Under The Stairs, Pepe Deluxe, The Pharcyde, Pixies, Quantic, radio Citizen, Radiohead, RJD2, The Stones, Regina Spektor, The Roots, Roxy Music, Rufus Wainwright, Run DMC, Ryan Adams, Scissor Sisters, The Shins, silverchair (true), Simon & Garfunkel, Sleepy Jackson, The Smiths, Stereo MCs, STEVIE WONDER: musical genius, Stone Roses, Sufjan Stevens, Sugar Hill Gang, Supertramp, Tito Puente, Tom Tom Club (what do YOU consider fun?), Tribe Called Quest, Ugly Duckling, Unabombers, unkle, Zero7... and the list goes on
The creators of all I read, see and hear. Writers, performers, designers, photographers... music makers and rule breakers... you are the original provokers of thought, action and change in this world. ...and my mum. She's the bizness (but she was right, you can't take us anywhere)