I really, really like making lists. Originally, my “About” page was just a series of lists, but I decided to write something a bit more substantial and move my lists over here. I’ll adding more lists to my page as write them. Oh, and the title of this page refers to a Phoenix song.

Bands/artists that I’ve seen live

  • Tool (July 8, 2010) (I got to go for free, so yeah)
  • Said the Whale (September 8, 2011)
  • Mother Mother (September 11, 2011)
  • Elliott Brood (December 31, 2011/January 1, 2012)
  • Tennis (February 29, 2012)
  • Chairlift (March 28, 2012)

Bands/artists that I would like to see live

  • Arcade Fire
  • Beach House
  • Florence + the Machine
  • Mojave 3
  • Regina Spektor
  • Stars
  • Tegan and Sara

Music that I listen to a lot

  • Fiona Apple
  • Arcade Fire
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Beach House
  • David Bowie
  • Cat Power
  • Chairlift
  • Depeche Mode
  • Bob Dylan
  • Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
  • Elliott Brood
  • Feist
  • Florence + the Machine
  • Garbage
  • PJ Harvey
  • The Head and the Heart
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain
  • Kings of Convenience
  • Mazzy Star
  • Metric
  • Mother Mother
  • Mojave 3
  • My Bloody Valentine
  • Neutral Milk Hotel
  • Owen Pallett
  • Portishead
  • Radiohead
  • Slow Club
  • Elliott Smith
  • The Smiths
  • Sonic Youth
  • Regina Spektor
  • Stars
  • Tegan and Sara
  • Tennis
  • The Velvet Underground
  • Weezer
  • The White Stripes
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Yo La Tengo

Favourite books

  • The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  • The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  • Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
  • Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  • Lamb by Christopher Moore
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  • The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Favourite movies

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Almost Famous
  • Big Fish
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Lost in Translation
  • Scott Pilgrim vs The World
  • Election
  • But I’m a Cheerleader
  • Heathers

Favourite TV shows

  • The Simpsons
  • The Daily Show
  • The Colbert Report
  • 30 Rock
  • Arrested Development
  • Intervention
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • Flight of the Conchords