T.E. Smith Perkins's Page

Name

T.E. Smith Perkins

About Me

Reconstructionist/Deconstructionist Cre-act-ivist; by way of Music, Visual Art & written word(s) et al...

You can be my friend if...

You are open-minded, a positive-minded upstart, universally connected to a higher purpose, smart, funny, humane and creative...

Occupation:

By AM a corporate admin. asst. in the Mag. advert. world / PM...creating some/things via music, visual art, verbals, to open new doors to new paths...

Favorite bands:

,too many to name really..a few;
Einsturzende Neubauten, Sonic YOuth, Cocteau Twins, the Smiths, Nina Simone, Bad Brains,Briano Eno, The Swans,Mars Volta,My Bloody Valentine,The Fall, Wire, Napalm Death, X, Otep,Tool, Long Fin Killie,Yo La Tengo, Merzbow, Devo, Karlheinz Stockhausen,Ligeti,Caribou, Aphex Twin, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, John Coltrane, Bjork, Cat Power,
OrnetteColeman,Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline,Nina Hagen,Toyah,Ex Girl ,Birthday Party,Tori Amos,Patti Smith, Mum,Mogwai,King Crimson,Gang of 4, Bloc Party,Liars, Guided by Voices, Pink Floyd,The Fucking Champs,other prog rock bands,Simple Minds,Velvet Underground,etc.,etc...

Favorite movies:

another toughy to sum up in a few--
Kurosawa films( and other Asian cinema films), Bergman films, Wim Wenders films, French New Wave films, John Cassavetes films, Sci-Fi films, The Whale Rider, The Piano,George Washington,Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly, Control, Morvern Caller, Breaking Glass,Daughters of the Dust,The Machinist, Iron Man, Tommy the Rock Opera, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Frida, Devil's Backbone, City of God, Orlando, Small Faces,Jubilee,( Derek Jarman films), City of Children, Amelie, The Hustler,Star Wars Trilogy, Blade Runner, Quay Bros. films, David Lynch films, etc,...,

Favorite books:

"Oryx and Crake" and other Margaret Atwood books, Sarah Waters books, Toni Morrison books, Herman Hesse books, Anais Nin, Octavia Butler, Neil Gaiman, books,"Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, History,Philosophical, Metaphysical and Spiritual books,Sci-Fi,Graphic Novels, + many others....

Favorite Magazines:

Read quite a few different ones like AdBusters, Wire magazine, Bust, Fader, National Geographic, and others usually of the artistic, revolutionary,eco-conscious, health-conscious kind and underground non-mainstream type stuff...

Favorite TV shows:

BBC programs, IFC channel, TCM channel, Law and Order-Criminal Intent, Sundance channel, LOGO channel, MSNBC, Bill Maher show, Medium, The Ghost Whisperer, Charmed, Planet Green, NOVA, British comedy shows, Animal Planet,etc., etc...

Relationship status:

Single

Orientation:

No answer

Zodiac Sign

LIbra

Kids?:

No children, but think they're great (~:

Smoke/Drink?

no/yes

Band Question - Genre:

Not in a band currently since moving back here from the west coast--past group was a mix of indie, post-rock,metal with shoe gazer-esque elements

Band Question -Band Members:

looking for like-minded individuals in the east coast tri-state/new england area..I play bass, guitar,flute, electronics, and drums....

Band Question - Sounds like:

for any future endeavors-- a pastiche of fluidity, passion, and radical mayhem that will hopefully channel into something that liberates one's mind, inspires and all else that evolves..passengers are encouraged..(~: