Music! Listening to it, playing it (guitar, especially classical) and writing about it - I'm a writer for the international post-rock/instrumental webzine The Silent Ballet. Carlsberg don't make post-rock webzines, but if they did...
Trying to co-ordinate shifts with my wife so we occasionally get time off together!
Hattrick, an addictive online football management game - if you play, check out my team, Medchester United in iii.10, Scotland. I'm also the co-founder of the Alternative Music World federation on hattrick with over 180 members!
Music
Too much to list here! But especially..
Post-rock/instrumental: Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yndi Halda, The Pirate Ship Quintet, Sigur Ros, Mono, Redjetson, The Ascent Of Everest, Do Make Say Think, Gregor Samsa, 65daysofstatic, From The Sky, upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start, Sickoakes, Saxon Shore, This Will Destroy You, Anoice, Emery Reel, The Evpatoria Report, Sweek, Hammock, Laura, Tracer AMC, Mountain Men Anonymous, Signal Hill, Bright Red Paper, Caspian, Te', The Rock Of Travolta, Pg.lost, AndyDickTracyMorganFreeman, EF, Mt., God Is An Astronaut, Because Of Ghosts, You.May.Die.In.The.Desert, Ellis The Vacuumchild, The Album Leaf, Joy Wants Eternity, Max Richter, Clint Mansell, loads more I can't think of right now!
Scottish indie: Belle & Sebastian, Arab Strap, Malcolm Middleton, The Beta Band, The Delgados, The Reindeer Section, Aereogramme
Others: Tindersticks, Radiohead, John Williams & Julian Bream, (classical guitar)
Check out my last.fm profile - although a lot of what I listen to is on CD and not listed here!
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Heroes
I remember the day John Peel read out one of my e-mails on air, during an Explosions in the Sky session, about a gig of theirs I'd been to the week before. He then dedicated one of the songs to me...what a guy!
cheers Richard! you've got such good music tastes (and wine tastes too, i bet, i hope...) you're welcome on our page if ever you get bored ... which is very unlikely. :) have a good sleep, rub your eyes (and ears) clear, blink in the morning light ...
We lost and it as a land slide victory for Joy Wants. I'm convinced people were upset that we beat 6 parts 7 by a vote. I think we were the true cindarella story.
New Yorks Beans (aka Mr. Ballbeam) made his name as part of the Mythic Soup / Boom Poetic collective, and then as one third of legendary NYC progressive rap crew Anti Pop Consortium. His recent solo offerings on Warp Records, and Thirsty Ear, as well as shows with everyone from Radiohead, Tortoise, Battles, and Prefuse 73, to DJ Shadow, Kool Keith, Pharoahe Monch and Aesop Rock, have given Beans one of the most diverse and exciting live hip hop shows around.
PARKERTRON (Fingathing) The debut Manchester show from Parkertron, a solo electro MPC set from Fingathings Peter Parker.
ABSENT MINDS Sadly the last ever show from this much loved local hip hop duo, but theyre sure to go out with a bang.
SE7EN + BIOME (Subsonik Records) Soon to be released by Subsonik, these Manchester dubstep producers showcase some exclusive cuts. Featuring Subliminal on the mic.
WOLIWOLS + SOME OTHER GUY (Mind on Fire)
Hosted by CHUNKY
CYCLOPTIC Visuals
Tuesday 16th October 2007 Music Box (Oxford Rd, Manchester) 9pm 2am £6 advance / MOTD Tickets available from Piccadilly Records. Vox Pop Records, and Ticketline.co.uk
