My fav bands/artists are,the stooges,hendrix experience,MC5,soledad brothers,velvet underground,the slits,david bowie,jawbone,the black keys,gang of four,the movies,raising kain,the yummy fur,daniel johnson,figure 5,love,billy childish,the cramps,ivor cutler,armitage shanks,thee headcoats,elizabeth harper,new york dolls,the heartbreakers,dmz,libertines,the damned,the pogues,guitar wolf,film school,shambles,futureheads,the rakes,chuck berry,bloc party,nick drake,mr david viner,jim noir,sonic youth,kings of leon,the ronelles,13th floor elevators,big brother and the holding company,the urges,billy bragg,dr feelgood,legendary stardust cowboy,P.I.L,the five aces,cribs,django reinhardt,field music,british sea power,arcade fire,the fire engines,josef k,art brut,interpol,the chalets,modern lovers,rev hornton heat,black wire,lomax,mother and the addicts,the long blondes,the little flames,the willowz,pete doherty,devandra banhart,the black keys,yeah yeah yeahs,joy division,xtc,the franz,a certain ratio,zeppelin,the who,floyd,richard hell,beatles,doors,west coast pop art experimental band,smiths,roses,northside,the chartlatans,22-20s,cherubs,oasis( back in the day),the jam,can,modey lemon,beefheart,tom waits,obscure 60's psychadelia,lou reed,the coral,i like alot of 80's street punk oi bands such as uk subs,peter and the test tube babies,999 and the cockney rejects etc,syd barrett,john fahey,jeffrey lewis,adam green,radiohead,herman dune,bo diddley,link wray and on and on.....and THE FALL i love the fall.....and billy joel (dont laugh!) he's ace!
Movies
Raging bull,labyrinth,clockwork orange,american splendor,devil and daniel johnston,big lebowski,the shining,being john malkovich,childs play,godfather....n stuff
Television
I like biog channel,docu channels,mtv2,movie channels,strange random religous channels,vh2,wife swap,a bit of bellenders and the odd other soap,the top 50/100 countdown's they do on channel 4,alan partridge,armando annucci,nighty night,monkey business,meerkat manor,the newz,jonathan ross,fraggle rock,i really love wildlife documentarys aswell.
Books
Bukowski,I like autobiography's,ian curtis biog,hendrix biog,new york dolls biog,doors biog.
Heroes
Jim morrison,beatles,jeffrey lee peirce,john fahey,hendrix,billy childish,johnny thunders,charles bukowski,john lennon,MARK E SMITH,de niro,the stooges,charles bukowski,alan partridge,new york dolls,ramones,I used to be a bit of a sylvester stallone freak when i was younger,worringly enough.*yo adriiiaaaaan*
About me: The breeding morning and the swooning noon
the moist regard and the rising tune
the angel eyes and the devil paws
laughing gently with the quiet applause
the seething evening and the breeding night
the want for dreaming and the kindest light
the quitting freezing and world is a door
with only wonderful things to explore.
D.L.A SUPERSTAR .... im a D.L.A superstar with ma fancy clothes and my brand new car ,the doctor told me that id go far if i played my cards right , an early bird thats what im not cheat the system thats what iv been taught tick the boxes tick the lot who really cares if its wrong or not...CHORUS> im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land ,im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land< VERSE 2>....im twenty one and i just cant lose iv got all my money for fags and booze and ill be drunk before the evening news so fuck the system and all of you.....>CHORUS> im a sick sick man and you dont understand that things didnt work out in the promised land ,im a sick sick man and you dont understand that things didnt work out in the promised land< VERSE 3 on my headstone it will say ,that i was a member of the D.L A shy of work but keen to play, cash in hand and now im on my way CHORUS>im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didn,t work out in the promised land, im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land!! VERSE4 << so here it comes the dreaded end no D.L.A for me my friend, i have to get a job i to make ends meet and learn how to stand on my own two feet CHORUS> coz im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land ,im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land,im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised land im a sick sick man and dont you understand that things didnt work out in the promised
the tortured soul of the fat controller im a dedicated man doing a dedicated job for the transport dedication deparpment iv got ma black tie on and nothing feels wrong theres no mistakes ever made in the signal box were all as hard as rocks and dedicated to the steam engine foundation of trust....come in percy and bring thomas with ye as for james hell stay the same ..mischevouis and dangerous ..you see what really gets me is ringo never knew me i was a happy man in a happy land then the bbc blew it for me scrutinised every thing we done children obsessed with my sunday best what went wrong was that stupid song and the oscars we never won thomas he dont like publicity hed rather shoot a needle up his sleeve but you cant brodcast that on christmas eve prime time telly just got smelly i think our time has came and gone as u see no apostrophes in this song is what you make it i know we would never fake to a uk number 1 the friction my friend is the end were the fact controller goes to bed and puts the kettle on as for thomas he sticks it out as for james he snorts his fame and percty was a TOUT ....FUCK THE FAT CONTROLER COZ MY CARTOON DAYS ARE OVER ID RATHER TAKE ROVER FOR A WALK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY...ENJOY
an eighties weegy anthem tongs ya bass and the cumby fleeto,Arthur thomson and the volkswagon beetle,wm lows was the way to go. bring on the poll tax and the glourious dole,scottish cup finals the huns and the tims ,no trendy bars or luxury gyms CHORUS...these grey days are fading away but this old town is were ill always stay so lets give it up for the cavalry thnk you god for glesga,, verse2< hey u watch ma bru or the baltic fleeto will be after you,dalmarnock posse through and through stanley knives and snooker cues ,ice cream wars and thatchers drawers ,the bucky boys and the berlin wall,the shankill road and up the falls ,the eighties where great they had some balls...CHORUS ..theses grey days are fading away but this old town is were ill always stay so lets give it up for the cavalry thank you god for glesga!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your support! The show went really well at the Laugh Factory, and the turnout was great!
If you couldn't make it, I have uploaded to my profile seven ten-minute segments from this outstanding variety show featuring Old Time Music, magic, dance, comedy and fun!
This Sunday.... THE FIVE ACES ROCKIN’ DANCE PARTY. A night of rockin’ soul, rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues featuring live music from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers and The Privates Hammond Orchestra. Mikey Collins will be DJing which makes this an unofficial pre club to the last night of the glasgow mod weekender. Tickets £5. The Venue @ Oran Mor, Byres Rd. Doors at 7pm, 1st band onstage at 7.45pm sharp Last band offstage by 10pm latest.
Mark E Smith
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