Art, cheese, cheesy art, arguing, pop culture, angry books, politics, music, parties, fellow nerds, SingStar 80s, the world, its contents and what is missing.
Music
in no particular order
Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, Devendra Banhart, Hole, Laura Veirs, Sex Pistols, Death Cab For Cutie, The Clash, The Beat, The Stone Roses, Muddy Waters, Beastie Boys, Leadbelly, Miles Davis, Third Eye Foundation, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Amusement Parks On Fire, Electrelane, The Bangles, Loretta Lynn, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Nancy Sinatra, Arcade Fire, JJ72, Alexisonfire, Coheed And Cambria, Dr Dre, The Immediate, The Libertines, MC Solaar, Juliette & The Licks, The AM, Babyshambles, Jay Z, The Honeymoon, Ash, Mark Kozelek, Joy Division, The Doors, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Apollo Sunshine, Kid Koala, The Knife, Love Is All, Stellastarr, The Charlatans, Girls Aloud, OK GO, Matt Elliot, Dirty Pretty Things, Bloc Party, Kanye West, Johnny Cash, Maximo Park, Babyshambles, Nas, Elliott Smith, Mary J Blige, The Bleedin Bleedins, The Pixies, Eminem, At The Drive In, Sufjan Stevens, Aesop Rock, The Cult, The Streets, Mars Volta, Ryan Adams, Mylo, Daara J, Remy Zero, Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Sheryl Crow, The Rapture, The Who, Pink Floyd, Green Day, Mariah Carey, The National, Explosions In The Sky, Guns N Roses, Mercury Rev, Lost, Rollers/Sparkers, Kings Of Leon, Interpol, Hard-Fi, Nelly, Editors, Doves, De La Soul, The Chalets, Great Lake Swimmers, Blink 182, Radish, Ben Kweller, Antony & The Johnsons, Sun Kil Moon, Dizzee Rascal, Pink, White Stripes, 50 Cent, Basement Jaxx, Ashanti, The Beach Boys, Brendan Benson, Chemical Brothers, Editors, Delays, No Doubt, Ja Rule, The Killers, Led Zeppelin, Pulp, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Kathleen Edwards, Simon and Garfunkel, Thin Lizzy, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, We Are Scientists, MIA, Daft Punk, Graham Coxon, Sleater-Kinney, Kelly Clarkson, Nusrat, Stellastarr, Republic of Loose, The Chalets, Murder of Crows, Ash, Kano, The Game, Jinx Lennon, Rolling Stones, Giant Drag, Charlie Parr, June Carter, Na Casadiagh, Kila, Lil John, Jamie Lidell, Matt Lunson, Dropkick Murphys, Nightmare of You, Mission of Burma, John Vanderslice, Radiohead, Low, Bic Runga, Pet Shop Boys, Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, Secret Machines, Futureheads, Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Thin Lizzy, La Rocca, Noise Control, The Killers, Kathleen Edwards, Every Move A Picture, You Say Party! We Say Die, Stagger Lee, Aleko, Bush, Jackson, Our Brother The Native, Republic of Loose, Mainline, Damone, Julie Feeney, Sickboy, Bruce Springsteen, Soundgarden, Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes, Teada, Dresden Dolls, Faithless, Director, Wolfmother, Nerina Pallot, Delorentos, Crystal Castles, Clipse, The Gossip, Klaxons, Gold Chains, The Organ, Peaches, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, The Dodos, Super Extra Bonus Party, Britney Spears, Dusty Springfield, Lily Allen, Adebisi Shank, Grand Pocket Orchestra, Slipknot, Justice, Hercules and Love Affair, Donna Summer, Ebony Bones, MGMT, Jape, Fleet Foxes, Roxette, Jackson C Frank, 202s, Kanye, You're Only Massive, Queen Kong, Adrian Crowley, Chic, Regina Spektor, Robyn, Ladyhawke, Little Boots, Santigold, M.I.A., Sinden, Uh Huh Her, Beyonce, Benga, Beirut, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and whatever else you're drinking.
Movies
Wayne's World, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Basketball Diaries, Exorcist, The Omen, Reefer Madness, Secretary, Human Traffic, Citizen Kane, Rebel Without A Cause, Scarface, Kids, Natural Born Killers, Thirteen, The Doors, Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights, Coffee and Cigarettes, Almost Famous, Spun, Sleepers, Resevoir Dogs, American Beauty, Half Baked, Human Traffic, Less Than Zero, Chopper, Withnail and I, Traffic, Napoleon Dynamite, Joe Dirt, Brown Bunny, Amelie, La Haine, Drugstore Cowboy, My Friend Joe, Gorillas In The Mist, I Went Down, Studio 54, Trainspotting, Sky Blue, Dog Day Afternoon, Carlito's Way, Pi, Up In Smoke, Requim For A Dream, Go, Aladdin, Lost In Translation, 21 Grams, A Clockwork Orange, Blow, Goodfellas, Dogtown & The Z Boys, Gia, Bully, Intermission, I Heart Huckabees, Turner And Hooch, Bridget Jones, Twelve Angry Men, Fight Club, Memento, The Bear, Scream, Velvet Goldmine, Little Miss Sunshine, The Departed, Fucked Up, anime, stoner movies, music movies, skateboard movies, anything set in the 70s or with Natalie Portman, Benito Del Toro, Bill Murray, Mike Myers or Angelina Jolie.
Television
The Sopranos, MTV etc, Grand Designs, Sugar Rush, The L Word, Sex & The City, The Simpsons, Extreme Sports Channel, Law & Order SVU, Pop World, ... Next Top Model, Big Brother, This Life, Queer As Folk, CSI, Family Guy, Later With Jools Holland, E! channel, The OC, Oprah, Trading Spouses, Prime Time Investigates, documentaries.
Books
Douglas Coupland, Michel Houlbeque, Coetzee, Tom Wolfe, John Pilger, John Hersey, David Amsden, Ernesto Che Guevara, general non-fiction esp. modern political theory, pop culture, subculture, philosophy, but most of all, the doctor of Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompson.
Heroes
Hunter S. Thompson, Courtney Love, Lenin, the person who invented coffee, anyone who does something other than exist, my friends.
About me: My name is Una. It has been suggested that my middle name should be 'Danger Bay'. I'm a journalist. I spend most of my time writing, thinking about stuff to write, coming up with ideas for TV shows that will make me a millionaire, listening to music, going to gigs, clubs, pubs and festivals with my mates, consuming cocktails, taking advantage of cheap travel around Europe, trying to learn as much as possible and trying new beers. The most important things in my life are family, friends, music, unplanned excursions and Krispy Kreme original glazed. I am obsessed with punctuality and I don't like people touching my lower arms. I like drawing with black ink, big sunglasses, skateboard videos, stationary shops, tattoos, novelty mugs, guitar solos, small rowdy clubs, big rowdy parties, the underdog, converse, chaos, life underwater, hats, and having written. I write for The Sunday Tribune. I talk about the Internet on Phantom FM on Wednesdays. I have a blog called 'UnaRocks', keep up to date with my ramblings here. I am in a band called MeNoFemBo. I help run and DJ at a weekly indie evening club in Spy on South William St, Dublin 2 called SoundCheck.
Who I'd like to meet: The cast of The L Word, Courtney, Cantona, Angelina, Osama, the Z Boys, serial killers, a publisher who wants to give me loads of money for writing a book about beer, a talking monkey, drunk rich people.
Post-punk power trio Autoban bring their
fusion of guitar-hookery, punchy rhythms and stiletto-sharp lyrics to
the Academy II on December 5 for their inaugural 'Mad Hatter's Ball'.
Bowler, Beret or Beer Hat; Fedora, Fez,
Tribly or Top Hat, the possibilities are endless. So get your Thinking
Cap on and dig out your finest for a hat-tastic night of dirty dancing.
Hats are compulsory, dissidents will be shamed and ladies can
accessorize, obviously.
Support on the night comes from a motley crew of Dublin's finest party djs. Check myspace.com/autoban for details.
New free Herv digital album out now on Cock Rock Disco!
Hi there,
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new free digital release out now on Cock Rock Disco if you would like to take a listen.
Heres what label owner Jason Forrest / Dj Donna Summer had to say!
Herv: "Not figuratively, but literally in love with Music..."
"Ireland's sexiest laptopper lands his latest mini-album on Cock Rock Disco! "Not figuratively, but literally in love with Music..." is a rave inspired experimental break-acid-core thrill ride of endless ideas and possibilities. Herv packs a lot into the 8 tracks; melodies evolve and twist, beats fracture and congeal and synths collide! It's exciting! But that's not all, it comes with 2 cd designs and a freakin A0 sized poster! Whoa! Can't beat the value in that!"
Michael Brunnock will be performing with his Irish Band "Little Palace" November 5th 8pm Whelans, Dublin November 7th 9pm Headfort Arms, Kells, Co. Meath November 12th 8pm The Backroom, Navan, Co. Meath Little Palace will be releasing their New Single "Beekeeper" from their latest album Invitation Time. We all hope to see you there. Keep Music Alive go hear a show.
It is my pleasure to announce that I shall be opening for Von Shakes at the Academy 2 (Middle Abbey Street), Dublin, Ireland this Friday October 9th at 8pm. Von Shakes will be releasing their new single on the night & you should definitely check these guys out!
Finally we are ready
to come out of our cocoon and release our first full length recording called
Moonlit Numina. It will be released the 3rd of October 2009. But in the
meantime you can listen to the three songs appearing on The Moonlit Single.
Its been selling faster than we expected, and we currently only have around a quarter of our stock left - so we thought we'd better you all know that if you want a copy then now would be a good time to pick one up! If you buy it from the link above then you're buying it direct from us, the label aren't taking a cut - so its a bit like Fair Trade for struggling musicians.
International mail-order is available, just follow the instructions.
Thank you very much, and sorry for making a mess of your profile. If its any kind of consolation, we don't have a MySpace bot, so I'm leaving these comments the old fashioned way. Three -and-a-half thousand of them. My life is so exciting.
Hi there - we want to tell you about our new single, debut album and a few important gigs: We release our debut single, a double A sided 7 inch (a limited collector's edition vinyl): "The Contessa" / "Snake Charmer" to coincide with our special celebration / launch gig in central London for our debut album "SIX AGAINST EIGHT" (the album should be out in October).
The single will also be available as downloads from all the usual on-line stores. But the vinyl is available from September 26th.
Our live London appearance on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 is a deluxe one-off show featuring special guests at Crossfire 14 (after the band's appearance there is a cool all-nighter featuring the cream of DJ talent from across Europe spinning the hippest underground 60s music) held at 229 The Venue (Great Portland Street, opposite Regent's Park).
Please let us know asap if you want some tickets:
We also play our next Birmingham date on Saturday September 12th @ The Sound Bar plus support:
And Sun September 13 we play Bullit, Tamworth & are at the Underbelly in London on WEDS SEPT 30 supporting Damo Suzuki (C
La Folie are back in town again and we playing at the O2 Academy on Friday 11th of Septmeber! It's £4 a ticket and you get in to Transmission afterwards for free! Entry to that is usually £5 so it makes blatent sense to come see us first and you save a quid as well! get in touch if you fancy coming down
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