Self preservation (to a degree), the city (warts and all), the country (gimme death over suburbia), music (rock, roll, punk funk n soul etc etc), operating turntables where n whenever I can, people who excite me, the street (not Corrie!) "la beaute' est sur la rue", the Beats, popcorn, snakebite n black, A.F.C. socialising and solitude, looking after people as best I can in work and play, biting off more than I can chew, breaking the ice, breaking on thro', breaking my limits, seeing the world with a set of fresh eyes or through the eyes of others (oh lord u know it ain't easy but oh how I try)
.....oh and kleptomania.
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Music
This could take a while, it's the one constant in my life but I can't make it for shit! (I really should try harder) In the absense of Tom Waitsian like genius I spin records for the entertainment of myself and others wherever I can as loud as I can. LET'S HAVE IT! from Blues, Boozy RnR, Rockabilly, Garage Punk, Bad ass Funk, Junk n Skunk, Hardcore but not the happy bollox, Motown, Notown, New Wave not Chas n Dave (fuckin Spurs fans) Electronic, That Gospel Sonic Tonic, Razzamajazz yeah! Strings n things and all that good time shit from yesteryear. Of the many musicians and bands I embrace here's a few...........
Janes Addiction (To all the Mosquitos...), The Doors, The Dead Kennedys, The Damned (I said captain, I said what), The Cramps, James Brown, Winnebago Deal, The Melvins, Mudhoney, L7, The Stooges, The Testimonial MC5 Rama lama lama!!,Tom Waits, The Stones, Fugazi (I am a patient boy) , Sonic Youth, The Butthole Surfers "daddy what does regret mean?", Sigur Ros, Nick Cave, his Bad Seeds and Birthday Party, The Gaye Bykers On Acid, The Ramones, Secret Fool (Fuckin A!!!), The Jesus & Mary Chain (what's a guitar tuner?), SPACEMEN3, Spiritualized (Viva J Spaceman!), Nirvana, Marva Whitney, Ella F, Nina S, Arethra F, Janis J and all the soul sisters who make my heart melt, Porno For Pyros, Ministry, El Capitan Beefheart cos he'll boogalize ya baby!!!, Mazzy Star (Hope Sandoval mmm), Deus, The Clash, Aphex Twin, Kyuss, The VU, Hasil Adkins, The Sonics, The 13th Floor Elevators, Robert Johnson, Beck, The Jurassic 5, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, The B.Boys, My Bloody Valentine, Seefeel, early Sisters of Mercy, Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus (You can take the boy outta Gothdom but not.....) , Mr Hendrix!!!, Zeppelin, Mama Hoochie Bang, The Sheep Thieves (Strobes, love n LSD), Neil Young, The Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds (See GBOA), With Scissors, 80's Matchbox....., The Koma Kats, Bikini Kill, Babes In Toyland, The Phil Collins 3 (dressing up never looked sooo good when done dirt cheap!!!), Lapsus Linguae (Check this band out or die incomplete, in-com-plete I tell you!), Black Flag, Death From Above 1979, The Flaming Lips, Faith No More, Fantomas, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Johnny Cash, Crime, Dylan, Primus, Jetscreamer (come back to our little isle!!!), Husker Du, The Pixies, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Ramsay Lewis, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Mowax, Ninja Tunes, Warp shit, K Records n all that Calvin, Talking Heads, The Stone Roses, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Fall and the list goes on.......
The Cramps-Like A Bad Girl Should
Home ones.... um watch this space. Tim Burton, I take my hat off! The Big Lebowski, Hype, Apocalypse Now, Amelie, This Quiet Earth, True Romance, Monsters Inc (got mistaken for Sully once haha), Badlands, The Proposition, The Year That Punk Broke n more that have escaped my brain, for now anyways.
Ed with the hands
"THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED" My housemate has one and it always surprises me how much shit can fit into such a small box. Those Simpsons characters are cool tho.
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Books
Beat! Beat! Beat! The usual suspects, particularly On The Road, Neal Cassadys' The First Third, Junky, The Most Beautiful Women In Town, Mr Huxley....1984, Brave New World & The Doors Of Perception. The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Perfume, The Peculiar Memoirs Of Thomas Penman, Poets such as Tennysson, Rimbaud, J.D.Morrison, Modern Toss, "Robin Friday, The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw", Lester Bangs!, When The Ass Saw The Angel, Rebels For The Cause, Our Band Could Be Your Life.
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My maker, eventually, with my head held high n a wild card up my sleeve!
Myself, right there, just before I made some of my most memorable and spectacular fuck-ups just to ask, "are you sure this is what you really want?" (oh the useless guiding hand of hindsight).... but as The Buttholes once said, "it's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't done". Anyone who comes along on the road that is my life, especially those with a tale to tell and a soul to sell..... also those with a bar tab, some spare pharmacuticals, a tank of fuel and a love of sharing!!!
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We are finally getting the first issue of our 'zine sorted and have setup a forum to go with it's impending release in December.
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Have a look at the forum, sign up, start promoting your projects, band, writing, etc and join in the discussions.
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Just a reminder that we have these events coming up . . .
11/10/09 - Brightona bike rally at The Concorde 2, Brighton
TBB will be DJing at The Komedia as part of the Club Ampwitch Halloween special. Club Ampwitch follows the Club Smooch cabaret night (which includes a set piece performance to Cathedral's Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)!!!) Club Smooch tickets are priced at £10/£8 conc (there's also a £20 meal deal, check The Komedia website for more details) and include entry to Club Ampwitch as well. If you just want to come to Club Ampwitch entry is £4.50.
Club Smooch doors open 7.30pm with the cabaret show starting at 9.00pm.
Club Ampwitch starts at 11pm and runs through to 3am!
HAIRRRRR BEARRRRRRR ..........what an amazing rock n roll drunken janes addicted two days we had!!!!!! that was fucking fun.......jeese i can still have rock n roll sores...........soooo great to see u!!!!! trippppp awwwwayyyyyyyy :) xxx
hi neil i know you ll be at faith no more 'gig in brixton but for the rest of us who couldn t get ticket for that, come to the albert on wed the 10th to see us
haha... last time I photographed Bad For lazarus, the bassist landed on my foot, they managed to behave themselves fairly well this time! I've put a selection of the photos up on my myspace now so you can take a look
hey, lovely to meet you t'other night sorry I had to dash off so sharpish to catch my train, had a bit of a hectic weekend... too much whiskey then trying to move house, not good! Keep your eyes peeled for the pics, they are looking rather stunning!
My maker, eventually, with my head held high n a wild card up my sleeve!
Myself, right there, just before I made some of my most memorable and spectacular fuck-ups just to ask, "are you sure this is what you really want?" (oh the useless guiding hand of hindsight).... but as The Buttholes once said, "it's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't done". Anyone who comes along on the road that is my life, especially those with a tale to tell and a soul to sell..... also those with a bar tab, some spare pharmacuticals, a tank of fuel and a love of sharing!!!
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