London, european travels, backpacking, storytelling, playing sports, live music, museums, art, culture. I really enjoy board games like Scrabble, Boggle, and Taboo.
Artists I admire: Carsten Holler, Chiho Aoshima, Olafur Eliasson, Rodin, Velasquez, Gericault, Gregory Colbert, banksy
Music
NPR (please support national public radio!), Independent Music, garbage, this mortal coil, poe, fiona apple, cat power, kidneythieves, PJ harvey, dream theatre, the mission UK, aimee mann, lennon murphy, loreena mckennit, blondie, pretenders, blue man group, placebo, delerium, conjure one, sneaker pimps, massive attack, air, rufus wainright, sigur ros, red delicious, kent, collide, tori amos, tapping the vein, veruca salt, nina gordon, tegan and sara, ben folds, kate bush, the curve, madonna, free dominguez, elizabeth fraiser, cocteau twins, k's choice, hooverphonic, rhea's obsession, frou frou, imogen heap, lucia cifarelli, rachael sage, jenifer mclaren, beck, love spirals downwards, MANDALAY, nicola hitchcock, joni mitchell, madonna, harland (aka shelly harland), Nerina pallot, anything and everything jon brion is involved in, the sounds, yeah yeah yeahs, Emily Haines!, crystal method, terra naomi, a girl called eddy, stars, the killers, I AM X (chris corner), goldfrapp, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, balligomingo, charlotte martin, robots in disguise, 8mm, talking heads, 80s hits, linda strawberry, sia furler, KT Tunstall, missy higgins, rilo kiley, ladytron, shiny toy guns, paolo nutini, lily allen, the fratellis, lily allen, dresden dolls, paolo nutini, kasabian, the long blondes, paramore, the office, the secret meeting, the submarines, bat for lashes, swell season, maps musicians on my friends list
i will listen to anything done by these producers:
alan moulder, flood, sean beavan, richard hawley, butch vig
Movies
movies that instigate thought, discussion and questions. I prefer arthouse cinema. Directors: PT Anderson, Wong Kar Wei, Linklater, Tarentino, Hitchcock, Crowe, Guest,Hayao Miyazaki, Monty Python, Wes Anderson. memento, the virgin suicides, lost in translation, whale rider, 21 grams, almost famous, my sassy girl, best in show, a mighty wind, leon, le pact de loups (brotherhood of the wolf), amelie, lock stock and two smoking barrels,wallace and gromit, grave of the fireflies, kolya, velvet goldmine, the princess and the warrior, la confidential, korean movies, ghost world, requiem for a dream, movies featuring steve bushcemi, 13 conversations about one thing, HERO, bubble boy, pieces of april, reality bites, films that jon brion does the soundtrack to, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the shape of things, Farenheit 9/11, Napoleon Dynamite, zatoichi, bubba ho tep, GARDEN STATE, SAVED! , The Incredibles, finding neverland, closer, before sunset, Jeux d'enfants (love me if you dare) , studio ghibli films (nausicca, laputa, porco rosso, kiki's delivery service, my neighbor totoro, spirited away), a chinese ghost story, movies w/ cate blanchett,jude law, clive owen or hugh jackman. Harold And Maude, CINEMA PARADISO, Millions, Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (a very long engagement), Howl's moving castle, Mirrormask, ROMY AND MICHELLE's HIGH SCHOOL REUNION!, FF: advent children,
Television
Battlestar Galactica, Mythbusters, Planet Earth, Scrubs, Arrested Development, man vs. wild, iron chef (japanese version), History channel, travel channel, farscape, my so called life, lost, pushing daisies, carnivale, veronica mars, alias, Rome, heroes, Wonderfalls, Firefly, the mighty boosh, coupling, spaced, the state, reno 911, colbert report
Books
Chronologically: i grew up reading fables, mythology, epic poems, anything Roald Dahl and E.B. White. in middle school: Ayn Rand (the fountainhead, anthem, atlas shrugged), Orwell and Salinger. High school: Dostoyevsky, Chekov, Danielewski and Plath consumed me. College: E.E. Cummings, Hemingway Short Stories. Other works include: the perks of being a wallflower, middlesex, the virgin suicides, enders game, a walk in the woods, chuck palauhniuk, the razor's edge, fast food nation, tuesdays with morrie, house of leaves, sarah, the bell jar, great gatsby,the secret garden, stiff: the curious life of human cadavers, glamorama, the pleasure of my company, David Sedaris, 1001 Nights, bless me ultima, The contortionists handbook, Maya Angelou, Bret Easton Ellis, geek love, Harry Potter and Neil Gaiman.
Heroes
People that have faith in themselves, follow and make their own rules, innovators. Artists.
I studied in London for a semester and it was the best decision i have ever made. I'm a self proclaimed geek and enjoy technology and its many uses. I want to travel to beautiful places and see things only previously seen in textbooks. I have a long list of things i want to accomplish and would like nothing better that to check them all off as soon as possible. Live music is a huge part of my life- i support musicians and see a lot of live music.
As a result, im quite active, outgoing, enthusiastic. I discovered the concept of Saudade and am fascinated by it.
I pour a lot of time into my blog Audio Taco
where i talk about bands that i like, new records,and the concerts that i go to.
Im really geeky and random random and i like it.
Ernst Cassirer basically describes everything i love with his quote, "Art gives us the motions of the human soul in all their depth and variety. But the form, the measure and rhythm, of these motions is not comparable to any single state of emotion. What we feel in art is not a simple or single emotional quality. It is the dynamic process of life itself."
Who I'd like to meet: Like minds who are intelligent, open, and accepting. Comprehend the beauty around you and see the hope it brings. when i say i like music, its an understatement. i love it and the people that create it. im in love with the moments before, during and after the shows where for a short time, you feel like you're floating on the highest clouds along with everyone in the room. the pure exhileration of the moment- it makes me feel deeper than anything ive ever experienced. to feel someone else, even for a moment is magnificent. im a fool for the slow and depressing songs, melodies that soar, and honesty in music that pierce your very being. Art makes the world a better place to be.
people that are witty, make puns (or laugh at them), like music as much as i do, read books, and go to geek conventions. Kareoke performers are a welcome addition. You can usually catch me singing some 80s tune (i get really into "summer of 69" and anything Queen or Bon Jovi.
emily haines, chris corner, the knife, carsten holler, banksy, the guys from mythbusters and people that have great taste in music!
I also write for a blog called Audio Taco
Well, the two concerts of James Blunt when Nerina supported him were stunning! I've seen James two more times and I will definitely attend some more gigs, I love that guy!
Well, have seen Paolo Nutini twice this year and also met him both times, he's a really nice guy! And Razorlight in London back then in April.
Yeah, that were the most recent ones... would love to see more! I do hope Nerina will play shows again here someday as well, she was to do so last December but they were "post-poned" due to too much promotion work which she had to do...
Yes, it was the one for the Caron Keating foundation. It was the 3rd time I've seen her, but the 2 times before I only saw her as a support act of James Blunt, so back then I didn't cherish it that much! I actually was in London last April and when I heard that she would play a concert then I wanted to go, but unfortunately it was post-poned. So I was very excited about her playing another gig and thus got to London.
Yes, she is very nice indeed, she was so surprised I came from Germany and was very thankful!
Well, unfortunately she isn't known here at all! I am trying to convince people of her music, but it doesn't quite work...
Hey there Yes i'm lisa28 on the message board, I know Steve due to the many Terra gigs we've been too ;o). Looking forward to the london apollo gig coming up, its a great venue. I saw your post on the message board saying to add you on my space and here i am lol
Well, as you can see (or hear) on her myspace page there's songs from the second album and it's dance/disco.. You mast check her first album, it's just genial!!!!
Hi Tina!There's a huge offer: have you a taste for trip-hop, Indie, post-rock, folk, nu-jazz or electro? These days i'm addicted to Roisin Murphy, Portishead and Tracey Thorn :]
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