i love the invasion of thunderbolt pagoda soundtrack, but haven't heard much else by him

This song (which has been my ringtone for over a year and I'm still not sick of it)
The writing of Thomas Hardy
Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (not a recording, the actual writing thereof)
Systems other than the Dewey decimal system.
The outfits/ haircuts of the Polish lady I've yet to speak to on our street.
My libido (this isn't a boast so much as 'oh, you're into that now, eh?')
My housemate's timekeeping.
That a certain person I've known 8 years has the best voice of anyone I've ever known, and I only found this out last night.
The food that certain good friends cook.
Radio 3.

The Yoof (band)
my son (child)
my wife (woman)
Dominique A. (musician)
H.Pinter (playwright)
Cocaine (drug)
The God father (saga)
Scarface (movie)
my house (house)
sushi + Californian maki(food)

Sonic
Youth
Sonic youth
Youth. Sonic.
everything.

House of Leaves - Mark Danielewski (book)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (changed my life 20+ years ago)
Slaughterhouse 5 - Vonnegut (book)
Fear & Loathing in las Vegas - HST (book)
Illuminatus Trilogy - Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson (book)
Pablo Picasso (artist)
Ralph Steadman (artist)
What Do You Care What Other People Think? - Richard P. Feynman (book)
The Watchmen - Alan Moore (graphic novel)
Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller (graphic novel)

Fuck, a bunch of you guys stole some of my answers...

Anyway, here's the original list with no changes due to browsing back...

Alice in Wonderland (book)
Francis Bacon (artist)
Corto Maltese (a "comic" by Hugo Pratt, guess I' better put Hugo Pratt on the list, actually)
Blu (artist)
cLOUDDEAD (as a collective and some "solo" works too, especially Why?'s stuff)
The Master and Margarita (book)
The Secret of Monkey Island (videogame)
Another World (videogame)
NYC G&F (song and whole album)
The big Lebowski (movie)


guess that's 10.

here's the other nine.



math/science
the lyrics of David Byrne.
the trial(book)
EVOL(album)
Ancient Egypt(civilization)
Bordeoms(band)
myself/life
my nephew
awesome pot.

"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders
"Oh" by the breeders

11, in order of experience.

Paddington Bear

The Prisoner - television series.

Shortwave radio

Gobstopper - song, by the McKenzies

Aphex Twin

God's Englishman - article in my parent's newspaper about Oliver Cromwell. Led me to love all things 17th century.

George Herbert - 17th century poet

The internet.

The Wind Will Carry Us - Iranian film

Philip Jeck - musician, saw him live, love his work.

Recycled Broadcasts EP by a guy called Adan Janota-Bzowski. Awesome.

shakira's ass [ass]
high-fashion models [surreal]
souls of mischief's 93 til infinity [hip-hop album]
the skyline at dusk [god's canvas]
taylor momsen [16 year old]
high-end sushi [taste]
boredoms live [live music]

Yes... I love this movie too. (Can't rep you)


I'm really digging Bill Orcutt's latest vinyl...

The death of my aunt (first personal introduction to death)
David Hume
First real taste of port wine
My first love and the subsequent loss
Discovering "art music"
Kierkegaard/Camus
College life
Reading about developments in contemporary science
Writing music

Reading Sarah Kane for the first time was pretty mindblowing for me too. I've since befriended a playwright who went to drama school with her, and keep in touch with mostly by letter, as she lives in Edinburgh and is not big on the internet. I was going to mention Invasion too, watching it for the first time was really special.

the works of andy warhol
sunburned hand of the man in leeds some years ago
william s. burroughs, especially junky
tape releases
iggy and the stooges at atp
prefuse 73
the year punk broke
bowling
dancing at nightclubs and party's

sonic youth
pink floyd - live in concert
Jimi
Heath Ledger as the Joker
All Charles Dickens novels
Smack
Mash
Shawshank Redemption
Easy Rider
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2

Galaxy Express 999 (anime)
Entroducing...
Sun City Girls
Secret of Monkey Island
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comics)
X-COM: UFO Defense
Watership Down (book)
Lost
Half-Life 2
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1) post rock
2) post rock
3) post rock
4) post rock
5) post rock
6) post rock
7) post rock
8) post rock
9) post rock
10) having sex to post rock

In no particular order:

Marijuana
Native American Art
Fashion
Akira (DVD)
Silent Shout: An Audivisual Experience (DVD)
Dreampop
The Internet
Keiji Haino (specifically on "percussion")
Fantastic Planet (DVD)
Only Revolutions (Book)

Lots of Akira fans here. Love that anime myself but didn't realize there were so many fans on here!