Music is my life, as the cliche goes. I love to play with people; I love to play alone. I love to play. People change when they play music. The child comes out. Pots and pans and smiles. It's true. Check out the people i play with: My Brightest Diamond .. Inlets, The High Class Elite, Tutti Quanti, rider, the Kiss-Off, Marla Hansen, LEMMING, locksley (sub duty), Vamoose, and of course John Lithgow. etc. etc. I also love my friends. They are the best friends in the world (except for the ones who really fuck me over)
Music
Herbie Hancock, Miroslav Vitous, Medeski Martin & Wood, Jaco Pastorius, Rage Against the Machine, Tortoise, Isotope 217, Led Zeppelin, Aceyalone, Aesop Rock, Blackalicious, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Jaga Jazzist, the Bad Plus, Cream, Radiohead (though overrated), James Brown, Ohio Players, Sly and the Family Stone, Nirvana, De la Soul. I'm mostly into instrumental stuff these days, but you gotta represent the classics.
Movies
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Dirty Work, Ace Ventura, Spellbound, Contempt, anything by Hitchcock, Round Midnight, anything by Akira Kurosawa (definitely throne of blood or Yojimbo, but Roshomon is awesome as well). I'll watch anything by the Cohen Brothers, but my favorites are Fargo and the Big Lebowski. All stoner movies rock if not only for their blatant stereotypes.
Television
It's a necessary evil. I hate it and i love it, but my favorite shows would have to be seinfeld, south park, reno 911, and my guilty pleasure, the surreal life (if you haven't seen it, you are missing out. Flava flaaaaaaaav)...I'm a huge sports tv fan.
Books
Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is the best book i've read. Slaughterhouse five is great, as is Cat's Cradle, Black Rain, anything by Russell Banks (i suggest rule of the bone), Guerilla Warfare, In cold Blood. I will be the first to say i don't read enough...but can you ever really read enough?
Heroes
Charles Mingus, John Lithgow, Tom Morello, Jaco Pastorius, Bogart. It's hard to have heroes in this day in age.
About me: I'm a modest 6 foot, i've always been told i have a strong resemblance to Shaggy from scooby doo. This does not bother me given that he is actually my long lost twin. Go figure. I have good genes, and hope to one day live in a world without tofu. I like funny dance moves.
OH YEAH.....peep my blog yahurr..... http://shambamontour.blogspot.com
Who I'd like to meet: Interesting members of the creative elite. And perhaps a loving female who writes for a living.
We are pleased to announce the planning of our 2nd Annual Toga Party in the Wild Camping Trip and we wanted to invite you! This year's trip will take place Friday, July 10th to Sunday, July 12th 2009 at Narrowsburg, NY.
The cost for the trip will be $25.00 USD per person. This does not include food or drinks. Instead everyone will be responsible to bring their own food and drinks (including alcohol) with enough to share, family-style. The cost of the trip includes all site fees, taxes, wood and ice for the weekend.
Trip itinerary: -Friday, July 10th: Arrival and Toga Party at night -Saturday, July 11th: the 1st ever Drunk Olympics -Sunday, July 12th: Departure
If you or anyone you know are interested please send us a message with your e-mail address and we will send you information on how to secure your spot. We are aiming to get deposits and reserve the camp grounds no later than June 5th. Please contact us before then.
Feel free to pass this invitation on...the more the merrier....
FREE SHOW - ALL AGES @ PASSOUT RECORDS Saturday, February 28th - 4pm 131 Grand st, btwn Berry + Bedford, L train Bedford stop
5 great bands see how much awesomness they can pack into 20 minutes apiece while you drink beer that you bought at the bodega next door Any purchase at Passout records that day gets a free Hunt Club record (LP or CD)
Hey! Come out on Friday, 2/6 to Seven Spring Street (the name of the venue and the address) to celebrate Rohita's birthday! There's no cover! Hope to see you there!
what's up. we are throwing & rocking a party at glasslands on the 19th. we're playing with effi briest, john fell ryan (from excepter), rainbow arabia, hecuba, dinowalrus and the etm. we'll be flipping burgers - veggie & non-veggie starting at 7 & then the party should run to the late night.
if you miss that or if you want to see some other far-out bands like we are the world and rio en medio, we are rocking an official cmj showcase that manimal vinyl is hosting at the cakeshop on the 21st.
see you in new york. writing from penn.
gangi squadron
Love to, but I'll be in Atlanta. Perhaps our paths shall cross in September? In fact, speaking of crossing, there's a very special Cross-Poll on September 9th involving The Bloodsugars and some of my countrymen... Keep it open!
East Side Bar Crawl - 8/8/08 7PM at McFaddens on 42nd & 2nd 1 Drink per bar...then move on up. Let's hit every bar on the East Side! How high can we go?
...the links are still hot... ...the songs are still on!...
21 Indie_TUNES...
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Like every year we’ll offer you a completely free SXSW CD !
Just follow the LINK on my profile!
You can download the „cover and inlay artwork“ on my profile! Just visit my photo section and choose the SXSW fotos....(-:
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Tracklist
01 BRITISH SEA POWER – „Waving Flags“ 02 AIR TRAFFIC – „Shooting Star“ 03 HEY WILLPOWER – „Hundredaire“ 04 NOAH AND THE WHALE – „2 Bodies 1 Heart“ 05 OH NO! OH MY! – „Walk In the Park 06 JENS LEKMAN – „The Opposite Of Hallelujah“ 07 FANFARLO – „Fire Escape“ 08 BO PEPPER – „Blinkandyou’llmissit!“ 09 THE INDELICATES – „Julia, We Don’t Live In the 60s“ 10 GEORGIE JAMES – „Need Your Needs“ 11 LOOK SEE PROOF – „Casualty“ 12 THE VON BONDIES – „Pale Bride 13 JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG – „Lonely Buoy“ 14 THE REDWALLS – „Summer Romance“ 15 THE PIGEON DETECTIVES – „I’m Not Sorry“ 16 THE STEPS – „Belle“ 17 THE VOOM BLOOMS – „Nine Ships“ 18 I WAS A CUB SCOUT – „Pink Squares“ 19 THE WHIP – „Trash“ 20 THE GOSSIP – „Yr Mangled Heart“ (Guns N Bombs Remix) 21 BONDE DO ROLE – „Office Boy“ (Shir Khan Remix)
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if you miss that or if you want to see some other far-out bands like we are the world and rio en medio, we are rocking an official cmj showcase that manimal vinyl is hosting at the cakeshop on the 21st.
see you in new york. writing from penn.
gangi squadron
