Music, Film, Photography, Beer, Food, NYC, Biking, Travel, Pop Cultural Idiocy of All Shapes and Sizes
Music
KILLING JOKE, Cop Shoot Cop, Firewater, the Stranglers, XTC, Buzzcocks, Ramones, Devo, Motorhead, Minor Threat, This Mortal Coil, Dead Kennedys, Cocteau Twins, COIL, the Pop Group, the Birthday Party, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Foetus, the Misfits, Gang of Four, AC/DC, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, the MC5, Throbbing Gristle, the Circle Jerks, Black Flag, MDC, Jane's Addiction, Black Sabbath, Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, the Damned, Bad Brains, the Dead Boys, King Crimson, Nick Drake, Generation X, New Order, Joy Division, Julian Cope, Madness, Gavin Friday, the Virgin Prunes, early R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, Iron Maiden, Redd Kross, the Wonder Stuff, 999, the Wedding Present, the House of Love, the Soft Boys, Kate Bush, Slayer, Lush, Skeleton Key, Prong, Nasvhille Pussy, the Replacements, Stiff Little Fingers, Levitation, Kitchens of Distinction, New Model Army, VENOM, Galaxie 500, the Jam, Barkmarket, The The, Goldfrapp, Pussy Galore, fIREHOSE, Surgery, the Plasmatics, Calexico, Kraut, vintage make-up-era Kiss, Mr. Bungle, Sham 69, Queen, Curve, the Clash, Alice Cooper, Parliament, the Specials, the Cult, Ride, the Gun Club, the Modern Lovers, Theatre of Hate, Ultra Vivid Scene, Fields of the Nephilim, Missing Foundation, the Vibrators, DNA, Secret Machines, the Exploited, Laibach, FEAR, G.B.H., Pere Ubu, Duran Duran, Yes, Cardiacs, Trouble Funk, Swans, the Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop, the Stooges, Shriekback, Talk Talk, Massive Attack, Laika, Alien Sex Fiend, the Specimen, Love & Rockets, Bauhaus, Volcano Suns, Pop Will Eat Itself, The The, Lene Lovich, Naked Raygun, Chrome, Neneh Cherry, Monster Magnet, Mansun, Pigbag, Gary Numan, Zappa, Bowie, (early) Psychedelic Furs, Headcount, Belfegore, Botanica, Van Halen, the Police, Elvis Costello, Soundgarden, the Pogues, X, T.S.O.L, Bonzo Dog Band, Elastica, Suede, Andy Prieboy, the Fixx, Hooverphonic, the Young Gods, the Jesus Lizard, Pink Floyd, Radio Birdman, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, the Stone Roses, ....oh, jeez, and a whole bunch of other stuff
Movies
After Hours", "Blow-Up", "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Local Hero", "The Taking of Pelham 123", "The Conversation", "Wait Until Dark", "Suburbia" (not the Bogosian crap, but the Penelope Spheeris film), "Downtown 81", "Basquiat", "The Nomi Song", "Apocalypse Now", "The Shining", "The Wind & the Lion", "Man Bites Dog", "Dead Man", "Soldier of Orange", "Run Lola Run", "The Blair Witch Project", "Dial 'M' for Murder", "The Road Warrior", "Blade Runner", "The Exorcist", "Alien", "Planet of the Apes", "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels", "Withnail & I", "Jaws", "The French Connection", "Mystery Train", "Monty Python & the Holy Grail", "The Wicker Man", "Breaker Morant", "Repo Man", "Taxi Driver", "the Silence of the Lambs", "Frantic", "La Femme Nikita", "Cat People", "The Hunger", "Dead Man", "The 4th Man", "Sexy Beast", "Quadrophenia", "Monsoon Wedding", "The Last Wave", "The Warrriors," "North By Northwest"....and loads more.
Television
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Lawa," "The Daily Show," "Iron Chef," "Cold Feet," "Foyle's War,"......not a huge TV guy, actually.
Books
Please Kill Me" by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, "Et Tu, Babe" by Mark Leyner, "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury, "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliose, "A Handful of Dust" by Evelyn Waugh, "Low Life" by Luc Sante, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, "Oh The Glory of It All" by Sean Wilsey, "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain, "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, "The Secret History of Rock" by Roni Sarig, "Gentlemanly Repose" by Mike Ruffino, "American Hardcore" by Steven Blush, "Without Feathers" by Woody Allen, "Head On" by Julian Cope, "Our Band Could Be Your Life" by Michael Azerrad, "Needs Must" by Kris Needs, "Between Montmartre & the Mudd Club" by Bernard Gendron, "45" by Bill Drummond
Denison University
Granville,Ohio
Graduated: 1989
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
Minor: Studio Art
Clubs: The Denisonian, WDUB
1985 to 1989
Alex in NYC just doesn't spend a lot of time on MySpace these days. Sorry. Posted at 12:05 AM Apr 5, 2008 view more
About me:
For a start, why not check out my weblog by clickng: on FLAMING PABLUM
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Otherwise....
Born in New York City on a Friday the 13th in 1967. Loves beer. Hates ham. Hates salmon. Prefers Sean Connery over Roger Moore. Does not enjoy fishing. Frowns on bad umbrella etiquette. Thinks people who recline their seat-backs into his lap during flights should be viscerally garotted. Thinks that the doors in movie theatres should be locked once the movie starts. Has never been to Tibet. Does not enjoy travelling with food. Does not collect stamps. Has every intention of wearing silly band t-shirts well into his forties. Thinks that there is a special place in Hell for the inventor of the car alarm. Suffers from Tinnitus in his right ear from years of systematic headphone abuse. Absolutely loathes skim milk. Given the option, he'd much rather walk than take the subway. Has never found "The Three Stooges" even remotely funny.
In 2001, Alex won $4,600.00 on the ill-fated Vh1 game show, "Name That Video." He might've won the grand prize (an SUV and 100 compact discs Vh1 considered "the 100 greatest of all time") had he not been stumped by an REO Speedwagon video.
Alex has, at one point or another, written for/contributed to: The New Yorker, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Creem, Irish Connection, Huh!, New York Perspectives, In-Fashion and The New York Review of Records (aka The New Review and/or NYROR).
He has also contributed two chapters to "Don't Believe the Hype!: Die miestüberschätzten Platten der Popgeschichte" by Sky Nonhoff (Fischer, 2005)
Alex is married to Peggy, the most wonderfully patient, exquisite and loving woman on the planet is the father of an incandescent little girl named Charlotte (aged 2) and a newborn baby-boy named Oliver.
Who I'd like to meet: Similarly inclined individuals.
FIREWATER - LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS! Last shows until October!
Jun 26 : Larz, GERMANY : Fusion Festival Jun 27 : Audincourt, FRANCE : Rencontres & Racines Jun 28 : Istanbul, TURKEY : Balkan Soundz Festival July 02 : Dornbirn, AUSTRIA : Speilboden July 03 : Bulle, SWITZERLAND : Gibloux Festival July 04 : Jena, GERMANY : JG Stadtmitte July 05 : Hradec Kralove, CZECH R.: Rock For People July 06 : Vienna, AUSTRIA : Szene Wein July 08 : Linz, AUSTRIA : Posthof July 10 : Steyr, AUSTRIA : Röda July 11 : Bologna, ITALY : Mondiali Antirazzisti July 12 : Milano, ITALY : Magnolia Festival July 13 : Colmar, FRANCE : Hiero July 15 : Paris, FRANCE : Batofar July 17 : Pozega, CROATIA : Dirty Old Empire Festival July 18 : Veszprem, HUNGARY : Utcazene Fesztivál July 24 : Riberac, FRANCE : Le Grand Souk Festival July 25 : Gdynia, POLAND : Globaltica Festival July 31 : Namur, BELGIUM : Esperanzha Festival Aug 01 : Habere-Poche, FRANCE : Rock'n'Poche Festival Aug 02 : Bladel, NETHERLANDS : Bladelse Zomerfeesten
> Bellydancers in costume get in free at all club shows!
> More shows are still being added, so check the Firewater MySpace page for updates.
> This message was sent by an evil robot. So if you are somewhere other than Europe and can't escape, we're sorry. We'll be back again someday soon.
hi alex,top of all my lists of fav people in the entire world ;)))
H A P P Y BBBBB I R T H D A Y
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND YOU MAKE SURE YOU LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND HAVE A REAL ENJOYABLE TIME O.K WILL BE THINKING OF YOU AND ALSO HAVE A GREAT YEAR..LOVE..PEACE..AND RESPECT TO YOU.
ps your baby is adorable,i would love to have one,can i borrow yours ;-D))?? xxxxxx
Alex! I feel sooo bad! I've been out of touch with you for so long that I had no idea you and Peg had another beautiful little creation! Congratulations on that and a big fat early happy birthday! I couldn't forget your birthday because I was married on Friday, October 13th. I just wanted to wish you happy birthday incase I fail to get to my computer Saturday!
