Music(and Muzak!) snowboarding(only once but it was good) reading,going to gigs(wee and big) writing reviews,going to watch Glasgow Celtic
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Music
Got a spare couple of days?ACTION GROUP,Air , AC/DC, ANNIE CHRISTIAN,ARAB STRAP , Arcade Fire,ASOBI SEKSU, BAND OF HORSES, ballboy, Baltimora, Syd Barrett The Beastie Boys, THE BEATLES,THE BESNARD LAKES, David Bowie Billy Bragg,BLACK KIDS, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, BRAKES, Bright eyes, Kate Bush, Camper Van Beethoven , The Cars, CARTER USM, Johnny Cash,ROSS CLARK, COCTEAU TWINS, Leonard Cohen, The Concretes, THE CURE,Death Cab for Cutie, Delays, Neil Diamond, DIAMOND SEA, Dire Straits, THE DOORS, William Douglas and the Wheel, Drive by Argument,Eagleowl, EMBRACE, Employee of the month, Brian Eno, Joe Esposito, Explosions in the sky, Nathan Fake, Felt, The Field Mice, The 55's, Fish, Flaming Lips, Roddy Frame, FRIGHTENED RABBIT, Futureheads, Serge Gainsbourg, Gang of four, Laurent Garnier, Gasgiant, GENESIS,GLASVEGAS,Gravenhurst, Half Man Half Biscuit, Jimi Hendrix, House of Love,IDLEWILD, INTERPOL, James, Japan, Jean Michel Jarre, Jesus and Mary Chain, Billy Joel, JOHNNY BOY, JOY DIVISION,Joy Zipper, KERBDOG, The Killers, THE KLF, KRAFTWERK, Dieter Tomas Kuhn, The La's, Jacques Le Cont, LED ZEPPELIN, Linus Loves, M83, Magazine MANIC STREET PREACHERS, MAPS, MARILLION, Maximo Park, METALLICA,Meursault, Mew, Malcolm Middleton, Mojave 3,MORRISSEY, Muse,Music and Movement, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, My Latest Novel,My Tiny Robots, Mylo, Neds Atomic Dustbin, New Order, NIRVANA, North Atlantic Oscillation, Oasis, ODEON BEAT CLUB, Mike Oldfield, The Organ,Over the wall, Pavement, Wolfgang Petry, Pet Shop Boys ,Phantom Allstar Ensemble,PINK FLOYD,PRINCE,Queen, Red Box, Johnathan Rice, Richard X, Ride, SAINT JUDES INFIRMARY, SANS TRAUMA, ULRICH SCHNAUSS, Scritti Politti, Secret Machines, Shout Out Louds, Sigur Ros,Simon and Garfunkel, Simple Minds,SLOWDIVE, The Smashing Pumpkins, THE SMITHS, Sons And Daughters, Alain Souchon, Soundtrack of our lives, Sparks, Spinto Band, Bruce Springsteen, THE STRANGLERS, The Strokes, TALK TALK, Talking Heads, Teenage Fanclub, 2MANYDJS ,Travelling Wilburys, THE TWILIGHT SAD,ULRICH SCHNAUSS, Underworld,JOCKY VENKATARAMAN, The Verve, Vincent Vincent and the Villains ,VIVA STEREO, Rick Wakeman, Rufus Wainwright,Warped Memories, Weezer, The Wedding Present, Wings, The Wonder Stuff, Y’ALL IS FANTASY ISLAND, The Year Zero, YES, Neil Young, YOUR BLACK STAR,ZOEY VAN GOEY
and so on,and so on,and......
Dont watch half as much as I used to but when I did I liked Vic Reeves Big Night out,The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer,Absolutely,Monty Python,Twin Peaks,Garth Marenghis Darkplace,I'm Alan Partridge,The Office.....Pigeon St,Jossies Giants??
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Books
Currently ploughing my way through the Ian Rankin back catalogue and enjoying it immensely and just finished Alan Bissett's Boyracers which was very good too...
Heroes
A few usual suspects Bill Hicks,Jim Morrison,Steven Morrissey,John Lennon,Vic Reeves,John Peel,Henrik Larsson,Tommy Burns,Frank McAvennie,Brian Wilson,Martin O'Neill,Billy McNeill,Jimmy Johnstone,Bobby Murdoch,Jim Craig,Ronnie Simpson,Tommy Gemmill,Willie Wallace,John Hughes,Bobby Lennox,Stevie Chalmers,Jim Clark,Edmund Cybulski,John McLean,Che Guevara,Anthony H Wilson,J Gradie,David Bowie,Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink,Barry Robson,Paul Hartley,Aiden McGeady,Artur Boruc,Shunsuke Nakamura
John Paul's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Leith
Body type:
Average
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
Smoke / Drink:
No / Yes
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Admin Monkey
John Paul's Schools
Napier University, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Major: French
Minor: Business Studies
About me: I currently live and work in Edinburgh,for my mundane 9-5 job I work in a bank,I also spend far too much money on cd's and going to gigs(much more than I can afford!) I also write reviews for a well known independent music magazine/website(well,it is well known in Central Indie Scotland)
I present a show on LEITH FM 98.8,The Sunday Service at 4pm on,funnily enough, a Sunday!
You can also listen live on t'internet at www.leithfm.co.uk
On the show I play mostly Scottish stuff new and old so I would love to hear from Edinburgh bands and artists as it's high time there was a backlash,not that I'm anti-Glasgow(far from it!)but it would be great to unearth some gems from the capital for a change.
So on that note,please could anyone that has anything to send in the form of demos,albums,singles etc send them to the following address marked for the attention of
The Sunday Service. I promise I will listen to them all but bear in mind the type of music I play on the show(see blog)I'm not fussed about fancy packaging or covers,a simple CD-R will suffice,as long as I can hear you.
Leith FM
17 Academy Street
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 7EE
Who I'd like to meet: People who like music,go to gigs and want to promote the Scottish music scene in a positive manner as opposed to the gloom mongering naysayers!Also anyone that I know in the real world who joins the ever growing population of Myspace!! And anyone who agrees with the opinions of the late prophet William Melvin Hicks(Who's he?? Look him up if you haven't heard of him,he was a visionary)Steve Coogan(check!!!)Morrissey,Martin O'Neill(to thank him for 5 glorious years at Glasgow Celtic)Gillian Anderson(well it was a schoolboy crush!)Prince,Mr T,The Band!
Henrik Larsson(to thank him for the 7 glorious years at Glasgow Celtic)
A
4 track EP, titled Call Signs, it provides the perfect introduction to
the band prior to the release of their debut album, Grappling Hooks, in
early 2010.
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
North Atlantic Oscillation's "Hollywood Has Ended", from the forthcoming album Grappling Hooks, is featured in this month's Police Box compilation from TenTracks. It's here:
In case you haven't heard, TenTracks is a new music delivery service where you can buy exclusive 10-track compilations for £1, i.e. a mere 10p per track.
This month NAO are in the illustrious company of the excellent Found, Orkestra Del Sol, Fence Collective luminaries James Yorkston and King Creosote and exactly 5 others. Once again, that's £1 for ALL TEN TRACKS. Not bad, really.
hey John, that's awesome you heard us on the radio. The man you're talking about it James, and he is our new best friend from across the pond. hope to see you there soon!
please tell me james texted you about undercover princes new primetime slot on bbc1????!!! i was at work and though i have seen every episode at least twice i was gutted to miss mani, afrika and remi in action again!
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