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Oliver

www.myspace.com/oliverallchin

is still in his original packagingPosted at 10:01 PM Dec 10, 2007 view more

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  • Oliver

  • 27 / Male
  • Sheffield, East, UK
  • Last Login: 12/11/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Dinosaurs, hot air balloons, robots, vaudeville, model villages, the golden age of victorian engineering, puppeteering, amateur astronomy, quantum entanglement etc

  • Music

    Rock and roll, surf, garage (the proper kind), rockabilly, country, bluegrass etc. Link Wray, Dick Dale, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Cramps, The Sonics, The Slits, Smog, The Pixies, the Beach Boys, The Clash, Sam Sham and the Pharos, The New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Magnetic Fields, Cyndi Lauper, Led Zepplin, Slint, The 5.6.7.8's, Guitarwolf, Devo, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, P. J.Harvey, Leonard Cohen, John Cale, The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Lou Reed, The Smiths, Joanna Newsom, The Cure, The Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian, MGMT, Television, Talking Heads, Pavement, Hefner, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, M.I.A, Johnny Cash, Peaches, The Ramones, Patsy Cline, Jonathan Richman, Chuck Berry, John Spencer, the Shins, Will Oldham, The Hipshakes etc

  • Movies

    Monster movies, B-movies, aliens, zombies, werewolves, superheroes, dinosaurs, animation (the good old fashioned kind), slow burners, anything sad. E.T., King Kong, Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, Evil Dead, Romero, The Wizard of Oz, Big Fish, Edward Scissor Hands, The Corpse Bride, any Studio Ghibli film (but especially Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbour Totoro and Only Yesterday), Star Wars (original), Godzilla (Japanese only), The Misfits, The Station Agent, The Straight Story, the Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Ghost Busters, The Iron Giant, Grizzly Man, High Plains Drifter, The Proposition, Spiderman 1,2,3, School of Rock, Donnie Darko, American Werewolf in London, Monsters Inc, All Ray Harryhausen films, et cetera et cetera.

  • Television

    Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, The Shield, ER, University Challenge, Entourage, Dr Who, The Muppet Show, Futurama, Planet Earth, Carnivale, The Apprentice, shows about submarines, airships and helicopters

  • Books

    W. G. Sebald, Primo Levi, J. M. Coetzee, Michael Ondaatje, Eveyln Waugh, William Golding, John Steinbeck, Thomas Pynchon, James Ellroy, Ian M Banks, Tove Jannson. "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon. Harry Potter. The Moomins. Ripping Yarns. Early Marvel comics, stuff by Tim Sale and Jeph Loeb, Adrian Tomine, Jeffrey Brown, James Kochalka, Chris Ware.

  • Heroes

    Spidey, The Thing, Jim Henson, Ray Harryhausen, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tove Jansson, Charles Schultz, Chris Ware, George Herriman, Snape, Godzilla, Kong, the Marx Bros, Moominpapa, Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Tom Waits, Tim Burton, Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson/Parker, Brian Wilson

Details

  • Status: In a Relationship
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Sheffo
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Atheist
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer
  • Drink: Yes
  • Education: College graduate
  • Occupation: Librarian/Superhero/Illustrator

Blurbs

About me:

I like to escape the crushing mundanity of my everyday life in the following ways: a) Imagining what my life will be like when I finally develop my super powers. b) Creating fantastical scenes, figurative representations, sequential graphic narratives and illustrated curios through the careful manipulation of india ink and acrylic paints utilising the outmoded and reviled techniques of 'drawing' and 'painting'. c) Playing moronic and anachronistic novelty rock and roll, surf and garage music on the guitar, banjo and lap steel. d) Reading comics and their poor cousins, books. e) Flying kites. I also account for approximately 20 percent of local supergroups 'The Millipedes' and 'The Clench'

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Some of my artwork

Who I'd like to meet:

Friend Space (Top 4)

Oliver has 109 friends.
  1. Becky
  2. The Millipedes
  3. The Clench
  4. The Hipshakes

Comments

Displaying 25 of 44 comments
  • SLOW DOWN TALLAHASSEE

    Apr 30 2009 9:51 AM

    Our new single's out now! "Angel Of Death" / "Tricks"

    You can order the 7" single (or buy the digital download now) from Thee SPC website at www.theespc.com or from our profile.

    If you buy the 7" vinyl, you get a special code to access the digital download for free.

  • jenny

    Aug 13 2008 3:32 PM

    Yo!

    how are you?
    xxx
  • Jack and the Beanstalks

    Jun 27 2008 1:18 PM

    That not stupid man Its a brilliant idea, I like the millipedes I havent had a chance to see you though. We need more of that stuff, good stuff!.

    Jack Beanstalk.
  • Jack and the Beanstalks

    Jun 24 2008 6:31 PM

    Possibly my friend. Ill let you know, what group are you in?

    Jack
  • Jack and the Beanstalks

    Jun 24 2008 5:23 PM

    Thanks Oliver,
    I appreciate that

    Hows things
    Jack beanstalk
  • Vile Vile Creatures

    May 14 2008 12:33 PM

    Hello,

    I love both ideas...ummm ghosts and ghouls holding hands sounds ace :)thank you so much, we're going to put all yer details on our myspace. We were at the b'ham academy too...it was an ace gig but there seemed alot of very tall people there...

    thanks again
    xxjenny
  • Vile Vile Creatures

    May 6 2008 10:10 AM

    Hey hey,

    saw mr. cave last night - ace! Hope you're o.k.

    Jenny
    x
  • The Midnight Kicks

    May 5 2008 4:01 PM

    Hi!
    Just to let you know, that our single will be out very soon, so we'll get some copies to you as soon as we can. Sorry its been such a looong time! Thanks Again,
    Midnight Kicks
  • Colours in a rainbow …

    Apr 26 2008 1:55 PM

    Hi Oliver, thanks for being our friend and the drawings you did for us are fantastic just what we wanted..THANK YOU!
  • jenny

    Mar 18 2008 5:47 PM

    Hello,

    How are you? It's bloody freezing here...hope you're ok. Hope to see you soon

    xx
  • jenny

    Jan 3 2008 9:45 PM

    Happy New Year!

    Hope yer well and here's to some ale quaffing in the near future
    xx
  • [/Nomi Baloney]

    Dec 11 2007 6:30 PM

    yeah thats fine :) its half done already lol but yeah im sure becky will update me and that :)
  • [/Nomi Baloney]

    Dec 10 2007 11:56 PM

    hey oliver. beckys totally employed me as a new contributer for chop chop lol. she told me to do a 2 page spread so im workin on it :) got a sing page comic for it though. the 2 page will be an alternate ending (y)
  • Dan

    Dec 9 2007 8:53 PM

    Dear Sir, apologies for showering you with shards. Hope you are all healed now,

    Dan
  • Amy

    Nov 9 2007 10:42 AM

    it only seems fair as we'd be at home if we were in the wbl crew. not like thats at all annoying.
  • Thee Sheffield Phonogra…

    Oct 31 2007 11:11 AM

    Thee SPC Logo

    Thee SPC have got some great releases coming along in the next few months.

    Check out our profile
    for previews of these releases:


    Champion
    Kickboxer - "Clouds"     Taken from their upcoming mini-album
    "Candlepower". Out very soon!


    Horwitz
    - "I Need A Blanket"     Taken from their upcoming single.
    Out very soon!

    There's news of even more release on our profile

    Best wishes from Darren

    P.S. Don't forget to check out www.theespc.com for great vinyl releases, MP3s, free d

  • jenny

    Oct 24 2007 6:17 PM

    on saturday if you wanna :)
  • jenny

    Oct 24 2007 1:34 PM

    I'm skinto too, but yes, pop would be good...probably Washington? About tea time-ish?
    xx
  • jenny

    Oct 23 2007 1:32 PM

    Hello,

    Sian and I are in Sheffield if yer around for drinks? I'm listening to Hefner, awww!
    xx
  • hibhop

    Oct 13 2007 11:09 PM

    hokey kokey, i'm there already :) are you coming down for movin' and shakin' before then? i think you should! xx
  • hibhop

    Oct 12 2007 11:15 PM

    hello oliver, oh i am a poo. there's been a lot going on sorry. when are you down again so i can say hello. i'm coming up to see my sister in leeds next weekend. how are things? xx
  • The Millipedes

    Oct 9 2007 9:44 AM

    there's a postal strike, where do you think our t shirts are?
  • The Midnight Kicks

    Sep 21 2007 10:02 PM

    YEAH! Should be out at the end of october, i think it will be before 27th! Thanks again! We'll definately get it to you!
    The Midnight Kicks x
  • The Midnight Kicks

    Sep 21 2007 7:03 PM

    i think it will be out before the end of october if all goes to plan, i think thats what we've been told anyway! have you guys played corp yet? anything else lined up?
  • iekk! sounds

    Sep 22 2007 11:22 AM

    great work in the midnight kicks sleeve art!!
    thanks!!
    www.iekksounds.tk