Reading and collecting books/magazines. Fanzines. Music. Collecting Barbies (and other vinyl fashion dolls). Cats. Collecting Marilyn Monroe memorabilia and I would say collecting Jayne Mansfield memorabila but there's precious little of it about. I am a big fan of all the old Hollywood stars though. Alternative culture. Weird stuff --- the kitsch, the strange and bizarre. Gender studies/feminism. Media studiesI've been doing fanzines for 10 years now on a variety of subjects and some of my past work is now online at http://www.prettybutschizofanzine.vze.comMy most recent fanzine was called PussyRock and it was all about female musicians. At the moment I'm working on a directory of fanzines/independent magazines. I've also written several songs that have appeared on albums by Ceramic Hobs.
This profile is a combination of a personal profile and a profile for my zines/creative projects. I get a lot of messages from people wanting me to add them/listen to their music etc. and unfortunately I don't have time to deal with them all. If you're a band/writer/magazine/film-maker/maker of stuffed pandas or whatever then just do a friends request don't send me a message as well.I don't add everyone. It's nothing personal and it doesn't make me a bitch, but this is MY Space not YOUR Space. Therefore I also reserve the right to delete comments if I think you're spamming me. I am NOT looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend, romantic or sexual partner. AND I DON'T DO MSN OR CHAT.
Jack Off Jill/Scarling, Hole/Courtney Love, Inger Lorre/The Nymphs, Patti Smith,Emilie Autumn, The Velvet Underground, Nico, John Cale, Lou Reed, David Bowie, 80s era Prince and related female artists like Vanity, Apollonia 6, Sheila E. etc., Shampoo, Royal Trux, Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro, Bijou Phillips, Transvision Vamp, Thee Heavenly Music Association, Rasputina, The Dresden Dolls, Guns N' Roses, Hanoi Rocks,PJ Harvey, Roxy Saint, Manic Street Preachers, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop/The Stooges, Joy Division, Colt, Debbie Harry/Blondie, Fluffy,Wicked Little Dolls, The Priscillas, Divine, Cristina, Gene Serene, Amanda Lear Honey Bane, Lydia Lunch, Ceramic Hobs, and more.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Velvet Goldmine, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Grease, Cabaret, Con Air and dumb/clever action movies like Die Hard, Grosse Pointe Blank and anything with John Cusack, Dreamchild, Gilda, Times Square, Sick, Showgirls,Casino, Trainspotting, Prey for Rock and Roll, Tarnation, DiG, Capturing the Friedmans, Secretary, The Gift.
Oz, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Blakes 7 and Dr Who, Alan Patridge, Marion and Geoff, Absolutely Fabulous, Phoenix Nights, QI, some documentaries, Coronation Street, trashy Tv like Footballers Wives and Bad Girls, QVC the shopping channel. Prison Break. Life on Mars. Ugly Betty. Skins
The ReSearch series of books, biographies especially of old Hollywood actresses/alternative rockstars/people with mental health issues, Still She Haunts Me by Kate Roiphe, anything by Elizabeth Wurtzel or Coerte Felske, C**t by Inga Muscio, Please Kill Me and We Got The Neutron Bomb and Our Band Could Be Your Life, No Logo by Naomi Klein, and loads more.Magazines --- Bitch/Bust, Nylon, Adbusters, Plan B, Bizarre, Nylon. Back issues of Skin 2, The Face/Details/Detour and NME/other music magazines.
Lydia Lunch, Inger Lorre, Jessicka of Scarling, Genesis P. Orridge, Jayne County. I try not to have heroes/heroines any more because human beings are too infallible and they will invariably let you down but I admire all of the above plus many more for a variety of reasons.