Favorite bands :
An ever expanding list of the crap and the great, the good and the bad and the known and obscure. Take a look at my rateyourmusic page for an idea of the stuff I buy.
Favorite guitarists :
Tetuzi Akiyama, Ben Barnett, Eric Roche, Rick Tomlinson, Harris Newman, James Blackshaw, Sir Richard Bishop, Mat Sweet, Ilyas Ahmed, John Renbourn, Mike Einziger, Victor Villareal, Sam Zurick, Bob Nanna, Guthrie Govan, Thomas Leeb...
Favorite bassists :
I don't have any specific favourites, so long as they're not trying to do something unnecessary within the music I'm happy.
Favorite books :
Not the most regular reader, but books on music, cults, time travel and general rubbish are always worth trying to seek out. 'Japrocksampler' (Julian Cope), 'Unknown legends of Rock n' Roll' (Richie Unterberger), 'Our band could be your life' (Michael Azzerad), 'Painting with sound' (Hans-Joachim Roedelius), 'Writings of music' (Steve Reich), 'QI: Book of general ignorance' (Stephen Fry), 'Killer Cults' (Brian Lane), 'The Source: The Untold Story Of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wha 13 and The Source Family' (Isis Aquarian and E Aquarian). You get the jist.
Also got a few years worth of 'Guitar Techniques' magazine alongside 'The Wire' and a bunch of zine type things that are never bad to have a flick through.
Favorite tv :
Arrested Development, QI, Heroes, Lost, Prison Break, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, World Stands Up, Scrapheap Challenge, Jericho, Top Gear, Panorama, Killer Cults, Mock the Week, Hell's Kitchen, Ninja Warrior, The Lost Room, Neighbours...
Favorite movies :
Battle Royale, The Proposition, The Godfather pt. 2, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Interview, King of Kong, Vertigo, Rear Window, The Young Poisoner's Handbook, The Woodsman, Red Road, Maria Full of Grace, Disturbia, Dead Man's Shoes, Kontroll... Usually happy watching most films, but XXX2, Club Dread, Adrift and Gerry are all terrible and I wouldn't dare recommend them to anyone.
Done with school forever, not yet got to work, want to travel, can't afford it, love the music, don't really respect people that say they love music yet download everything off the internet for free.
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Andrewbiles profile, last updated : July 12, 2008
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