music, music, music.
Oh yeah and I quite like shopping, surfing the net (for music), going to the cinema and baking vegan cakes
Music
I love lots of different kinds of music: metal, deathrock, goth rock, darkwave, electro, punk, future pop, synth pop, glam, old school rock, doom, stoner rock, rock n roll, rockabilly, psychobilly, industrial, industrial metal... and probably more that I've forgotten to mention!
Some of my favourite bands include
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 45 Grave, The Misfits, Metallica, Motorhead, Slipknot, Paradise Lost, the Cure, The Cult, X-Ray Spex, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, Pantera, KISS, Skid Row, The Clash, Kaiser Chiefs, The Damned, The Cramps, AFI, Tori Amos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Green Day, L7, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, the Skeletal Family, 69 Eyes, Curve, Poison, The Start, Nina Hagen, Hole, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Frankenstein, Fuzzbox, The Stranglers, Korn, My Ruin .............. and many many more!
Movies
Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Vincent, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Drugstore Cowboy, Neverending Story, Batman Begins, Batman, Batman Returns, Dogs in Space, The Lost Boys, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Delicatessen, the City of Lost children, Matrix, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Amelie, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith (you must see this film! British cinema at its best!)
Television
I may be a Smallville addict (but don't tell anyone) and totally hooked on Supernatural. I also love watching Never Mind the Buzzcocks - one day, I'd love to be on there *sigh*
Books
Anything by James Herbert - especially Others which is my favourite book of his. I'm also a big Harry Potter fan and I love Susan Hill and Martin Amis' work.
Heroes
Siouxsie Sioux, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Suzi Quatro, Johnny Rotten, James Herbert, John Peel, Tommy Vance
DJ/presenter for Mix 107 and TotalRock Radio. Recent guest DJ slots at Mean Fiddler, Electric Ballroom, Club X Tro, Dead and Buried - contact me if you'd like me to DJ at your club!
Mix 107, Reuters on-line audio, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBc Radio Solent, BBC Radio Shropshire (and TV - BBC South, BBC North East, ITV1, Channel 5, Detonator.tv, BBC News 24)
About me: I'm a presenter on TotalRock Radio and music journalist for Terrorizer and Metal Hammer. I was the founding editor of meltdown magazine - the UK's biggest selling mag for Goths and co-produced BBC Radio 1's documentary all about Goth culture, Beyond the Pale. I also co-hosted the Licensed To Rock show on Rockworld TV with Talita and Chris!
I've been interviewed for countless Classic Rock Productions music DVDs and appear in the HIM documentary 'Poison Arrow' - I was one of the first UK journalists to interview the band and play their music. You've probably heard me before on various BBC radio stations defending the Goth movement and you may have even seen me being interviewed about it on BBC 1, ITV1 and Channel 5.
So, yeah, I'm a media whore!
I've been working as a paid journalist since 1994 and believe me, it's been a long hard slog but I finally feel like I've got half a foot in the door now. Yes, this is how I make my living and as much as I would love to contribute to fanzines/webzines, I just don't have the time to do this at the moment so please don't be offended if I decline invitations to write for you or your site. That said, music is my life so I really couldn't imagine doing anything else :)
I will add most people/bands unless we really don't have anything in common. I am not interested in fetish/BDSM, swinging, drugs, rap music, football, getting pissed or black/death metal so if that's you to a tee, I will probably decline your invitation - sorry! I do like gothic rock, punk, glam, metal, deathrock, some electro, Tim Burton and I've been straight edge all my life so if that's your bag then step this way!
UPDATED ADDRESS! If you want to send me your CD or demo, please mail it to: Natasha, c/o totalrock, 24 Denmark Street, London
WC2H 8NJ. I do listen to everything I get sent (eventually!)
The Batcave show plays out on TotalRock Radio every Wednesday from 6-9-pm (UK time) and is repeated every Sunday from 3-6am
As some of you can't seem to read, I'd just like reiterate: I AM NOT interested in drugs, alcohol, fetish, swinging, football or rap music. If I continue to receive friends requests from groups relating to any of these or from people whose interests are exclusively about these things (ie we have nothing musically in common), I WILL start blogging straight edge/poison-free/pro-monogomy rants and you really don't want me to do that ;) You have been warned...
Who I'd like to meet: Not many of my musicial heroes left that I haven't met but I'd love to share some intellectual discussion with Marilyn Manson and swap hair dye tips with Trent Reznor some day...
listen, we need your help in a competition. it only takes 5 seconds of your time. just go in on this page www.rockthenight.dk/dirty-dollars and vote 6 out of 6 and your done. and if you possibly can, please try to remember this as many days as you can up till the 25th
Natasha, THIS IS IT, I have ONE LAST have a favor to ask you about this, could I? Since, as you might’ve heard, my picture won at the monthly level & Round 1, I got nominated for the LongHair Hawtie of the Year Finals (!) that ends tomorrow (can you just get it done now?) and... - was hoping for those 6 votes from you ;)
So... this is where you would cast a vote. Yeah, you do need to get accepted as a friend of www.MySpace.com/OfficialLongHairHawties before you can vote, but they’re nice girls (the hawtie folks), no harm whatsoever :)
Thank you so much already, In appreciation, - Armand www.MySpace.com/ArmandVio7
PS. since it would be so cool to win ‘by a landslide’ of like 500+ votes OVER and ABOVE over #2 guy (who will give us run for the money, he’s done that before!) - so, an 'evil' thought - maybe you can tell your friends to vote too? ;) Could you ask around?
Hey just wanted to stop by and thank you for your friendship and let you know that you can now download the entire "American Nightmare" album for ONE DOLLAR for a limited time!
Go to the Dead Aesthetic profile and click on the album cover art in the right hand column to get it now!
Thanks again for the support and I hope you enjoy the album!
This sunday 25, october. Vanity BLVD 's Share My Pain are gonna be on the Classic Rock Magazine show on Rock Radio. Its broadcast in Scotland, Manchester and North East England http://www.rockradio.co.uk/scotland/rock-jocks-shows/rock-jocks-z9tx/mick-wall/dxrjm3jm/
Thanks for accepting our add request. The debut album 'Escaping The Abyss' is out December 2009. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks. Check out the samples on the profile in the meantime. We hope you like what you hear.
The ultimate Swingin' Thing collection 'Desperate Living' is finally available!
Featuring "Avenue Boys" & "Let's Do It With The Lights On". 'Desperate Living' encompasses every debauchery filled era of Swingin' Thing from 1989 to 1994.
This is hands down the best Swingin' Thing compilation money can buy, The album is silver pressed with 18 classic cuts (hand picked by the band) with a rare never before seen photo shoot used for the cover art (from the early Glam days!) All of this for only $14.99!
Exclusively available through demondollrecords.com. Shipping Worldwide!
Greetings and hallucinations, it's nice to meet you!
The Laboratory Obscure are proud to announce the emergence of a brand new creation from their new UK based band, NightPorter...
"Wheel of Misfortune"
For your delectation and dark delight!!!
Please join us in our dark feast... @ http://nightportal.net for Free MP3 downloads!
Come... Feed your dark souls!!!
Or why not indulge yourself in the video for NightPorter's first release, Victoria @
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vYwm5Uhl4
Your comments would be most welcome.
As always,
NightPorter.
Nos own nox noctis!!!
PS, NightPorter are now on Vampirefreaks @ http://www.vampirefreaks.com/laboratoryobscure and Facebook @ http: //www.facebook.com/pages/NightPorter/226136390721
you can also follow us on Twitter ID "NightPorterTLO"
One of the hottest discoveries of the year is Sweden’s Vanity Blvd. Their debut album Rock’N’Roll Overdose is out now through Gain/Sony BMG. Imagine Mötley Crüe with Sandi Saraya or Karen Lawrence on vocals… and just wait until you hear their power ballad Come Dance With Me: it’s like 1994 – the band, not the year – all over again.Yes, Vanity Blvd are that damn good!
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