Probably old enough to better, but I still like discovering new music. Lifes one big discovery, if you stop find new things are you sure you're alive ? So music is a large part of who I am. Run this website that might one day become better with your help, and have in the past helped out with a manchester promotor as well as the odd band's site.
Kinda like modern art stuff... I've no pretentions to know what the artist was thinking, or really even what it all means...it should be as simple as if you like something, or it makes you think then its good.
After spending the best part of a year travelling in Australia / New Zealand I guess you could say I've got the travel bug. I'd love to find more people to go and see places ... recently had a trip over to Munich and over to Austria skiing....it's a BIG WORLD and I want to see more of it ... sure there could be a big list here....off skiing in France in March :)
I seem to take farrrr to many pictures, some of them are up on my flickr profile.
Music
A varied taste, but rather predictably mostly rawk!!!
AIC to Tool, to Wildhearts to ISIS / Neurosis / Red Sparowes to Miocine, Pitchshifter, Baby Chaos, Kerbdog, Pantera, Metallica, Ministry, NiN.
(I'm sure some people must be copying and pasting a big list of bands or somet here?)
Profane, Twin Zero, Capricorns, Purge, Jesu, LAP, Shadow Cops, Immune are all bands you can find out about via my friends list... if you're into the RAWK then you're going to like at least one of them...I'd hope :)
My Last.Fm profile is under the same name, which _might_ give you an idea; though I only listen to music via the computer about 50% of the time.
Movies
Motor Cycle Diaries, Requiem For A Dream, Leon, Shawshank Redemption, Sideways (scarily i've been told I star in this by more than one person indpendantly!), Matrix, American Beuty, Ringu, other stuff... i like films!
My IMDB Vote History
Television
I like travel and documentary stuff... and some of the music channels like Scuzz, Mtv2, Amp....although a bit cabbage tv like Eastenders or the OC is sometimes called for. Wish I could find the off switch a bit more often! Recently got hooked on Lost (2nd series is definately even better!) and Invasion. It's amazing what you can get on the net these days... I've just started watching Tripods (a tv series from when I was a kid!)...nearly all the way through the first series of House...
I want to read more. I keep buying them, but failing miserably to read.
There's too many distractions, and I've the concentration of a rabbit caught in the glare of a big truck about to be run over these days.
Heroes
The everyday folk who do stuff.
People who manage to bring up kids in this crazy world.
The people who care/give a shit and get involved
About me:
I'm Ian ...
I have run a collaborative webzine called rock666.com
It is aimed at reviewing bands and gigs in the UK metal / alternative rock genres (for bands that visit these shores in and around the various sub-genres surrounding those styles).
Like anything it's only a function of the people that partake in it, and I hope that can include anyone reading this now. It would not exist without the bands, and it would not exist without Ben, Ross, Greg and everyone else that has helped out with reviews in recent times.
The zine is sort of in limbo at the moment, and really needs contributions from people with organising abilities to give it a kick start again. It's a lot of work, but fun for the right person.
We want to do our bit to help Uk bands, and in 2006 released our 2nd sampler - check it out; I hope you find bands that you like.
I've also have started putting on gigs at trof in Fallowfield once a month.
The last Wednesday. The gigs are loosely based around a post-rock theme, and called The View From Over Here. Im keen to collaborate with anyone interested in these styles in promoting the night, wether it be a bit of DJing, helping select bands, handing out fliers, or helping out with soung engineering the night, or bringing along your fanzines, or other related gigs fliers. There's other ideas such as collaborating with other nights to provide DJs, a compilation of the bands playing to sell cheaply and more. As 2007 progresses more people will get involved and further enchance the evening. The more the merrier.
Thanks to all at trof we can put on the gigs with no door charge. Which is quite a special thing.
Next nights are Jan 31st (Bands), Feb 28th (Bands), March 28th (potential DJ night since it's out of term time - let me know if you want bands though). Last Weds of the month thereafter with some luck.
STOP PRESS : I don't know what is happening with The View From at the moment. Trof is great, but a lot of the bands I would like to put on are probably going to need a different venue. So I'd be interested in putting on a night in another venue co-promoted by someone else. If that person is you get in touch ....
Who I'd like to meet: Any open minded, fun people...and if they love a bit of the old music (rock/alternative/etc) or are a bit quirky then even better ...
I like hearing new music. I like small intimate gigs as much as the Apollo sized gigs. You might able to guess what styles some of the music I like is from the zine name - rock666. But these days Im willing to give a lot of things a try, notably post-rock related and acoustic-folk related acts.
p.s. for being nice and reading this, my last name for adding me purposes is 666...you'll need that!)
For a day job I develop internet business sites. Always good to meet fellow people who do that, or even if someone wants to pay to have some work done.
Oh, and for some strange reason I especially seem to get on with people from places begining with 'M'.... so anyone from Manchester, Melbourne, Munich... ? (how do you spell Maschitutis ? anyone there ? what about Madrid, Malmo ???)
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Oh I'm single btw, if there's an single women out there...I'm always suprised...so why don't you suprise me and msg me ;)
Hey there, we have booked our first ever gig at Moho on the 7th August, we know it’s a while off but if your up for coming send us your full name in a message and we will put you on our £5 guestlist to save you paying more on the door. Get on it :)
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
Come join us for our album launch - kicks off at 7pm, will go on till very late, will be very exciting, will be very messy etc etc etc. And not only that, it’s free entry. Recession-busting rock and roll, oh yeah…
Damo Suzuki is a legend! Best known for his stint as the legendary Krautrock pioneers Can as their singer in the 70s, Damo now tours the world to hook up with the best of local musicians to produce stunning sets of improvised music. We cannot stress how good this will be enough - you’ve never experienced anything like a Damo Suzuki show before, even if you’ve been to a Damo Suzuki show before! This extra special show will see Damo backed by the collective brilliance that is Quack Quack and Napoleon IIIrd.
Quack Quack simply the best live band Forest of Sound have ever seen - so much energy, so much musical invention, so much skill... well, it's almost obscene.
One man empassioned alt-pop legend with his reel-to-reel tape player, Napoleon IIIrd is a man of skewed melodies, bouncing beats and a big bucket of inventiveness... and is simply ace.
Our new album Grand Letdown is now available for preorder at www. tenderversion. com. All orders ship in time for the Swedish releasedate March 4th. Watch the film from our dear recordlabel Tenderversion and get inspired! It is also available in a very limited special edition cd that's already nearly sold out. And a vinyl coming in April! There's no end to all the goodies.
Two releasepartys are planned in Sweden, in Malmö at Babel the 26th and in Göteborg at Konstepidemin the 28th of Feb, and we'll be doing some touring this spring as well. Check www. scrapsoftape. com or our myspace site for more info.
Charlie Parr is from the same Duluth music scene that spawned the likes of Low and Haley Bonar, and his music delves deep into the back roads of American folk music, there’s hints of Robert Johnson, Nick Drake and Will Oldham in his playing, and a true from the heart power and clarity that is simply stunning. This guy is the real thing, and you can hear it in every note he plays, which would also explain why the people at the superb End of the Road festival ask him back every single year!
Neil McSweeney plays beautifully considered and perfectly restrained music that will delight fans of Low, Adrian Crowley, Nina Nastasia, Mark Kozelek, and Jason Molina.
Deftly fingerpicked folk loveliness from a local favourite - Michael Rossiter perfectly executes traditional folk as well as his own material, sings from his heart and gets the perfect sound from his guitar.
If you don’t know or haven’t noticed we are changing our name from ‘The Perrys’ to ‘Moscow Square’ and with that we are putting up 3 new tracks on our page on the 26th. Please check them out when there up, add them to your profile and tell us what you think it would mean a lot to us. Much love.
We are headlining Manchester Academy 3 next month on the 28th January, it’s going to be a big show and we want YOU to be a part of it. Not only that but if you buy a ticket through us you get our new demo on the night ‘Insomnia High’ as it will be our demo launch night.
Tickets are only £5 and we will not charge for postage, send us a message if you would like some!
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