the core:Cro-Mags, Burn, Gather, VERSE, Beyond, Verbal Assault, Bad Brains, Born Against, TRIAL, Bane, Youth of Today, mother-fucking TURMOIL, Point of No Return, GB, AN, Chain, 7 Seconds, xMaroonx, Turning Point, Reprisal, EXC, To Kill, Man Lifting Banner, most of the first 20 Revelation Records releases... (punk: anti-flag, rancid, afi)
hip-hop:Mos Def, Blackstar, Dead Prez, KRS1, Talib Quali, Channel Live, The Wu (esp. Method man), Brother Ali, Main Flow, Jane Gray, Jr. Gong, Capleton, Sizzla, Camp Lo, Poor Righteous Teachers, NAS.
blasphemy: Burzum, Dimu Borgir, Emperor, Enslaved, Marduk. you get the drift, the only kind of metal i really like comes from vikings.
other shit:lots of random 80's pop/ new wave tunes, the Smiths, Morrissey, the Cure, U2, Led Zepplin, the Faint, a lot of other shit i don't care about listing, as if anyone is reading this by now...
Movies
cinema paradiso, micheal collins, braveheart, shakespeare in love, apocalypse now, blade runner, the princess bride, Lord of the Rings (well, i take exception to some of the movies, but i have to list them any way), fight club, bowling for columbine, we interrupt this empire, the last samurai, ran... thats enough for now...
Television
NPR pretty much replaced tv, besides a few shows such as LOST. if i had cable i would probably waste more time watching tv.
Books
The Culture of Make Believe
lord of the rings, peoples history of the US, stuff by noam chomsky, diet for a new america, the sexual politics of meat, some nerdy fantasy books, a lot of stuff about biblical archaeology, etc...
Heroes
revolutionaries. people who make shit happen instead of letting shit happen.
"I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because i cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do"
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?"
still vegan. still straight edge. still giving a fuck. still doing what i love.
The Ruggish Thuggish Runt and MC Powder. Keepin it mad real in tha hood. Powder is a wuss, but runt will fuck you up, no doubt.
ok, Powder is a lot fatter now.
THE DEAL
• music is where its at. creating / listening / participating.
• i really wish i could dance (that would be great) but being a suburban white boy has its disadvantages.
• i like to travel, Europe definitely my favorite so far, but i have also discovered that parts of the west coast have their charm as well.
• i'm looking forward to checking out Japan soon, and hopefully getting back to Europe asap. FUCKING RUSSIA!!
• i dig graphic/web deisgn
• i've started tattooing occasionally again (as in giving them), hopefully that will continue.
• i'm also really hot on getting more tattoos asap. check out Metamorphosis for awesome tattoo artists and piercers. (thanks to Donnie at Metamorphosis and the all-mighty Nick Baxter for my newest work. shit is TIGHT! Mr. Baxter is pretty un-fuck-with-able.
• yes, i am vegan and straight edge. no, that isn't going to change. yes, i think its the best way for me to live.
• no, it doesn't mean that i think you suck if you aren't. if i think you suck, its probably for other, unrelated, reasons.
• i consider myself a feminist. at base this is the (radical) idea that women are real people with interests and desires of their own, not just accessories for use by men.
IRRELEVANCIES
its the fucking internet, so suck it up.
for what its worth: i run an independent record label (Catalyst Records), sing for a (hardcore) band called RISEN and at one time occasionally played guitar for another (hardcore) band GATHER (rip).
heyy kurt thanks for request how are you? good to seeyou in the burning fight i remember the last time to see you 2001 hellfest remember?> take care see you!! xvgnx
i know right! long time no see!! well this sat i think ill be at subterra..but maybe tonight i can come out! who knows thats why its random! how are you?
Hola Kurt!is nice to see that you still are vegan straight edge! I hope to see Risen someday in Chile.. Please check my band! We are very new in this but things are going great.. http://www.myspace.com/xmartirx