films. music. football. fishing. China (the country). Mongolia. tortoises. cats. personality flaws. eyes. lips. man's inhumanity to man. cookery. alarm clocks. passion. theatre. sleep patterns. fruit.
Unbelievable how shit some of these things are!
sunset rubdown. the books. css. labradford. wolf parade. murder of rosa luxemburg. owls. black dice. lightning bolt. bonnie 'prince' billy. at the drive-in. wolf eyes. the advantage. hella. battles. crimes in choir. animal collective. isis. alfonse. san luis obispo. tyler(rip). saii corporation(rip). an albatross. an emergency. diego garcia. ymss. the evens. the apes. zu. cove. pelican. q and not u. maher shalal hash baz. mclusky. jarcrew. yes. gravenhurst. herman dune. godspeed you! black emperor. silver mt zion. dismemberment plan. cerberus shoal. envy. libertines. futureheads. walkmen. incredible string band. focus. 90 day men. paperchase. bilge pump. pixies. american football. pele. caP,n Jazz. 65dos. slint. songs:ohia. hal. scout niblett. clap your hands say yeah. swan lake. sander van doorn. the unicorns. los campesinos!. islands. explosions in the sky. the unicorns. bound stems. are weapons. regina spektor. les savy fav. yo la tengo. sufjan stevens. thunderbirds are now!. belle & sebastian.
Movies
pi. requiem for a dream. elephant. ghost dog. back to the future(trilogy). breakfast club. the shining. easy rider. league of extraordinary gentlemen. steal. 13. spirited away. volver. paperclips. bombon. tony takitani. tarnation.
Television
I'm alan partridge. the day today. brass eye. jam. green wing. peep show. monkey dust. league of gentlemen. 24. west wing. black books. father ted. knowing me knowing you. six feet under. judge john deed. the shield. without a trace. poirot. the thick of it. shameless.
Create your own 8 Ball
Books
joseph heller-catch 22. ray loriga-my brother's gun, tokyo doesn't love us anymore. jd salinger-catcher in the rye. haruki murakami - kafka on the shore, the wild sheep chase, wind-up bird chronicle, norwegian wood, dance dance dance. billy childish - my fault. gunter grass - the tin drum. banana yoshimoto - kitchen, hard-boiled hard-luck. crap westerns=escapism
Heroes
john barnes. jose mourinho. jeff capes. darren aronofsky. gus van sant. jack nicholson. steve coogan. chris morris. armando iannucci. peter baynham.
About me: "This isn't quite what I thought it might be" was my brother's reaction when first asked to hold me after I was born. He was four and so, for the first few years of my life, I was side-lined in favour of my brother's uncanny ability with the vagueries of the English language. Now he has children of his own and they can't even drive a car so they can shut up. When I first caught reflection of my upside down self on my fathers retina I was six and confused and fat. He just smiled blankly and put down the spatula, ruffled my sweaty hair and told me to shut up. I left the room. My mother was a different story: she left when I wasn't old and got a job in a cafe near the local train station, good tomatoes but too few beans (not the name but a surmise of the quality of the goods on offer). She hasn't got any idea that I exist despite my constant reminders that it's the case. So I haven't got a hope of convincing her I'm her son as well. If she stopped talking about the state of the Queen's Speech for one minute I might be able to get a word in but it doesn't ever even seem to suggest that it's going to be happening in that or any other similar or different way at all ever does it so I won't even begin to start even trying to begin to start. When I got knocked up at the tender age, I wasn't expecting to give birth to a fridge, fully stocked with produce, but it turned out that my interpretation of childbirth was akin to most peoples view of simple commerce. When I found out that childbirth was disgusting I was disgusted and I can safely say i don't envy any of you girls out there in the place aside from those with abilities which I would like to have in which case I am jealous and do indeed envy you.
I did my first episode of Pobol y cwm when I wasn't yet forty and i played a mere youth offender in the background of a youth offenders court scene. My next appearance came later than the first and I moved up in the world: I played a bouncer outside a nightclub and the fight-coordinator complimented me for having strong elbows. My most recent performance saw me take on the role of Landlord at a local pub/restaurant where a scene of jealous intrigue unravelled. My instructions were simple: On 'action' I was to walk to some contrivedly dishevelled tables and wipe them down and reset the chairs, then when I heard a wine-bottle being put down I was to move over to the table by the window and do the same. All the while a deep and intricate love triangle was playing out in the foreground. when the gentleman's ladyfriend moved to the bar to give her order I had my final glory. I was to mov across the room, acknowledging her as I went, and go as if to head behind the bar and serve the girl. Sadly my serving of her was only implied and so, despite my moaning, the scenes of me pouring the drinks - complete with artistic close-ups and some pans - never made the final cut. My career can only go up the metaphorical hill from here. I am now teetering on the cusp of stardom...open your hole and let me in...I want to be the really one of the fame as well I am.
Nowadays everyone just stops when they hear my footsteps and we have a brief and uninformative chat then go on our respective ways. Nothing gained and only time and dignity lost. This shouldn't affect me but if it didn't it would be stranger than fiction, ie Truth. I would hazard that truth is not stranger than fiction and that that phrase is just not the case, a bare-faced lie, a shawer of effluence, a shot glass full of not the case spirit which tastes a bit like berries and a lot like shit. I am coming to end of my career and would like to thank all those who've stuck by me through it all. Thanks
Who I'd like to meet: John Barnes and any other defunct sports luminaries.....like wolf from gladiators.
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
Please come early for the first 2 acts who are from the US, especially if you love your bands with loads of members like sax, clarinet, accordion, keys, trombone, vibraphone, percussion, marimba, violin, oboe..!
Whats up? I found this website and thought i'd tell everyone, it shows you if anyone at school likes you... I dont know how it works but its really cool, its revealed a few people who have had crushes on me FOREVER, i called them up and it was actually true! You gotta try it!
