david usher, chris koster, coldplay, moist, radiohead, muse, death cab for cutie, eisley, starsailor, the swell season, the flaming lips, pink floyd, leonard cohen, tegan and sara, the frames, city and colour, stars, camera obscura, depeche mode, amy macdonald, damien rice, ben folds/ben folds five, the arcade fire, david gray, david bowie, the shins, feist, metric, the new pornographers, daft punk, danny michel, joni mitchell, tori amos, corinne bailey rae, travis, keane, mika, oasis, blur, jon brion, gary jules, nine inch nails, gorillaz, jamiroquai, morcheeba, broken social scene, k-os, beck, rufus wainwright, tori amos, red hot chili peppers, matthew good/matthew good band, jann arden, sarah mclachlan, emm gryner, the cranberries, REM, no doubt, gwen stefani, bloodhound gang, system of a down, green day, collective soul, elliott smith, doves, hawksley workman, hot hot heat, the beatles, john lennon, elton john, chopin, electric light orchestra, supertramp, queen, the who, led zeppelin, alice cooper, billy joel, scissor sisters, echo & the bunnymen, stevie wonder, bob dylan, gordon lightfoot, james taylor, simon & garfunkel, the killers...& so much more.
Movies
in no particular order - 2001: a space odyssey, requiem for a dream, donnie darko, beetlejuice, the shining, waking life, the cell, edward scissorhands, secret window, saw, from hell, misery, wayne's world, road trip, almost famous, schindler's list, alive, pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, garden state, philadelphia, being john malkovich, what's eating gilbert grape, willy wonka and the chocolate factory, apollo 13, labyrinth, magnolia, forrest gump, the sound of music, the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, adaptation, the nightmare before christmas, the shawshank redemption, the royal tenenbaums, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, monty python and the holy grail, the conversation, vertigo, rear window, finding neverland, sideways, dead poets society, charlie and the chocolate factory, the village, american history x, as good as it gets, the green mile, alice in wonderland, the wizard of oz, return to oz, toys, the truman show, punch-drunk love, million dollar baby, fire in the sky, the exorcist, memento, rain man, stand by me, awakenings, the pianist, cast away, the piano, ray, i heart huckabees, go, fight club, kill bill vol. 1 and 2, 8mm, the birdcage, benny and joon, american beauty, love actually, notting hill, french kiss, fear and loathing in las vegas, red dragon, the silence of the lambs, hannibal, what about bob?, sling blade, monster, sweet november, etc etc.
Television
food network, especially ramsay's kitchen nightmares, hell's kitchen & good eats, grey's anatomy, family guy, the office, kenny vs. spenny, the hour, the x-files, intervention, the colbert report, the daily show, dexter, paranormal state, 24, what not to wear, restaurant makeover, the (original) tom green show, monty python, the amazing race, seinfeld, friends, my so-called life, vh1 behind the music, biography, six feet under, criss angel mindfreak, cosby show, chappelle's show, monty python, fawlty towers, american justice, cold case files, etc...
Books
surfacing (margaret atwood), charlie and the chocolate factory (roald dahl), the lion, the witch, & the wardrobe (c.s. lewis), lord of the flies (william golding), the bell jar (sylvia plath), the shining (stephen king), the fountainhead (ayn rand), oh, the places you'll go! (dr. seuss), a light in the attic (shel silverstein), the lovely bones (alice sebold), etc...
Heroes
gifted musicians, my closest friends, anyone who survived the Holocaust, anne frank, martin luther king, jr., nelson mandela, gandhi, chopin, mozart, stanley kubrick, johnny depp, chris martin, david usher...etc.
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
London, Canada
Graduated: 2005
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Film Studies
Clubs: Western Outdoors Club
life for me is most exciting when things are spontaneous and random...i'm not a typical person who could be classified under a predetermined category. i'm generous and caring, yet cynical and jaded...and above all, i'm hugely open-minded and free-spirited. i live for unconventional film, art, photography and music. in terms of musical tastes i'm mainly interested in rock, alternative, indie, acoustic, folk, underground, experimental, etc...anything with guitars or piano. as for film, i love those that make you think and those that play with your head. anything that challenges the norm. favourite genres include psychological horrors and thrillers, dry/witty/silly and satirical comedies, dramas that aren't too melodramatic or superficial, and surrealism. i'm sometimes shy and quiet, and can sometimes be slightly reserved in large social situations...i often prefer observing others, but i am attentive and pay close attention to detail. i'll try anything once..i'm open to new and exciting things. i especially love going to live concerts and travelling anywhere i can. i believe it's important to maintain individuality and always be yourself, and for me, not adhering to stereotypes of the mainstream is key. i take pleasure in the little things and having fun, and i love to constantly create new and different experiences. laughter is important...it is my ultimate therapy. what's most important is to live life to the fullest, to always maintain your integrity and stay true to your values, to appreciate what you have, and to focus on the things that captivate and satisfy you most.
Live at Barnone in Kingston on New Years Eve/Jan 1 (New Years Day!).
This was the opening song in the set and it set the tone of the night so perfectly. A fantastic rendition of a very fitting song :D
Incredible show, fantastic night!
Who I'd like to meet:
JOHNNY DEPP. CHRIS MARTIN. jonny buckland. guy berryman. will champion. stephen king. charlize theron. gwyneth paltrow. thom yorke. jake gyllenhaal. gwen stefani. gene wilder. julia louis-dreyfus. jack nicholson. de niro. pacino. sarah mclachlan. martin short. john cleese. robin williams. ellen degeneres. jerry seinfeld. michael richards. mike myers. adam sandler. dave chappelle. tim burton. cameron crowe.
I'm hitting the road in a couple of weeks to raise money for War Child, Coast-to-coast – 50 cities – ALL PROCEEDS TO WARCHILD. Why? 66% of all war victims are CHILDREN. Shocked like me? War Child helps these children that have been affected by war. Check out the new blog – the whole story is up there. Love to have you be a part of it.
You’ll find a Blog, Tour page and a Bio page. I’ll be blogging daily from the road.
Hey! What's up? We just wanted to drop in, check out your page, and remind you that we just released our new album. But that's not all the dope stuff we have on our page! Check it out.
We also just finished our new music video too. Just check out our widget below, it's got everything you need.
Wow, I see that you have been sitting in my friends and i haven't had the chance to get to know you. i feel incredibly silly about this. Here I am saying I'll be friends with you and yet i haven't spoken to you. SOOOOO....i decided that i will swing by like a monkey in the zoo on display and come say hi. I mean, what is better than that? Well there are many things that are but hey i can't be the best thing in everyone’s life all the time. lol. I am not here to just promote a band, but i am here to get to know you because it is more than just the music...if that makes sense to you. lol. I sometimes make no sense!! Oh well!!! So how are you? How are you finding the winter? I keep hoping for spring to come early that way i can set myself free and run through the neighbourhood gardens!!! But i am sure no one will be happy with me!!! lol. Btw how is TO?? Anyways, i hope you are surviving the cold like a polar bear and his gang of penguins!!! I know i am....right inside the house!! lol
Take care and i look forward to hearing from you!!!
Amy
Ps: my friend here wanted to say hi too....just be careful lol---->
Hey Amy!!! Some party animal with the worlds biggest mouth told me that it..s a extra special day for you. SOOOOO, I thought I..d drop by before my memory loss kicks in and wish you a HAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPYYYYY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
May it be the best day of the year for you!!!! Don't forget to have an AWESOME DAY!! OH!!!! Don't over do it on the FUN though or you might be hurting the next day....trust me on that one!!! lol
You deserve to have an AWESOME DAY....you are the best and just because you are so great I wanted to give a small gift. Here is a free song for you by YOUR FAVORITE ENEMIES!! I hope you have fun and don't forget to enjoy everything!!!
Let me know how everything goes after you recover from all the excitement....I would love to hear from you!!!
And again.....HAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPYYYYY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
Hey amy! Now that we're officially the best of friends on the interweb, we're going to come over to your house to make christmas wreaths out of pinecones and glitter and wait for santa, 'cause that's how we roll...read our blogs to find out how to get a free cd, and also check out our facebook page if you have nothing better to do! BFF.....Phil and OneStarCity
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Hiya, I'm just letting you know that you can now download the new album from iTunes here! Hope you like the new tracks up on our myspace, we're going to be swapping them about over the next few weeks so keep a look out. Mezza :o)
I see we have a lot in common, isn't Chris Koster great? I saw him live recently at the Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto.
If you ever want to get involved with this or my other site Meg-a Music Toronto, just let me know.
Enjoy your day and your weekend ahead, keep in touch.
Much Love, Mary-Elizabeth Gilbert (Mary) Creator & Founder Meg-a Entertainment Canada and Meg-a Music Toronto “Live your dreams, don’t just dream them…” www. megamusictoronto. com
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