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John A Metro

Read the Metro Section, See My Name

About Me

"The rolling, sticking, never-stopping, ever-swelling clump of stuff that makes a star out of everyone and everything."

My Interests

indie rock, shows, record stores, avant garde cinema, cartoons, arbuckle's, blazing the trail, magic brownies, slurpees, uppers, downers, lap-pop, zipper buffets, hitting the sack, beating the devil around the stump, bending an elbow with the boys, IDM, bipsters, fish highways, cat condos, pipelaying, linestepping, birthday suits, water pipes, bronsons, crisco twister

Music:



Movies:

eraserhead, blue velvet, dead man, annie hall, happiness, ghost world, pink flamingos, donnie darko, mullholland drive, requiem for a dream, do the right thing, memento, storytelling, lost highway, the muppet movie, fear & loathing, gummo, kids, welcome to the dollhouse, the big lebowski, fargo, and way too many more

Television:

tv nation, mr. show with bob and david, the OC, sex and the city, the sopranos, the muppet show, the gong show, my so-called life, the simpsons, futurama, family guy, space ghost coast to coast, aqua teen hunger force, police squad, strangers with candy, arrested development, the brak show, life as we know it

Books:

high fidelity, catcher in the rye, the metamorphosis, the new york trilogy, nightmare of ecstasy, franny and zooey, our band could be your life, downsize this, heavier than heaven, the hipster handbook, eightball, optic nerve, about a boy

Heroes:

thurston moore, jim henson, stephen malkmus, calvin broadus, lou barlow, mark e. smith, allen woodrow

My Blog

I am featured in a Dominion Power Advertisement

Wowee this happened quite awhile ago but I appeared in a Dominion Power commercial and I feel the need to blog about it now:Dominion Power "Every Day" .....
Posted by John A Metro on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:29:00 PST

Unrest "So Sick" Teenbeat w/ J. Metro Circa 1993

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Posted by John A Metro on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:05:00 PST

Read this if you want to be a Simpsons Character !!!

LOOK HERE IF YOU WANT A SIMPSONS AVATAR Ok so me and my bandmate Miguel have been featured as the Simpsons Movie top frie...
Posted by John A Metro on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:06:00 PST

My Trip to the Kwik-E-Mart

Click here for the entire set!...
Posted by John A Metro on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:55:00 PST

On Tour with Stamen & Pistils

COME SEE Stamen & Pistils AND SAY HI ON UPCOMING TOUR:May 20, 2007 // Spazzatorium // Greenville, NCw/ Deleted ScenesMay 22, 2007 // ISP // Atlanta, GAw/ Deleted ScenesMay 23, 2007 // Bread & ...
Posted by John A Metro on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:14:00 PST

I'm playing some shows this month

Greetings Friends:I'm playing a couple of shows soon:Friday Feb 23rdStamen & Pistils @ The Red & the Black WDCSunday Feb 25th Portions Toll @ IOTA Club and Cafe Arlington VAHope to see everyone ther...
Posted by John A Metro on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:43:00 PST

Rainbow Connection / Grubby / Loudoun County Scene

Friends:If you recognize any of the above names, you'll be interested in this website:http://216.254.118.165/~jgarrett/which in the process of archiving pics and info for all the bands from our old hi...
Posted by John A Metro on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:05:00 PST

Tops of 2006

Top Albums:Dosh - The Lost Take (Anticon)Excepter - Alternation (5RC)First Nation - S/T (Paw Tracks)Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (Sony)Liars - Drums Not Dead (Mute)Pajo - 1968 (Drag City)Sonic Youth -...
Posted by John A Metro on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:57:00 PST

Current Listening Post

+/- - Let's Build a FireAnimal Collective - People (Australian Tour EP)Annuals - Be He MeDosh - The Lost TakeFrida Hyvönen - Until Death ComesKaren Dalton - In My Own TimeLavander Diamond - The Cavalr...
Posted by John A Metro on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:32:00 PST

DJ Johnny Metro at Galaxy Hut This Wed Oct 18


Posted by John A Metro on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:38:00 PST