portnoy recommends

selected by portnoy

heimo:

films:
fred frith – step across the border • the beatles – yellow submarine • the beatles – anthology • the beatles – magical mystery tour • buzzcocks – auf wiedersehen • john & yoko’s year of peace • gimme some truth – the making of john lennon’s imagine album • never mind the bollocks – here’s the sex pistols • meeting people is easy – a film about radiohead • muse – hullabaloo • the goldberg variations – glenn gould • one flew over the cockoo’s nest • clockwork orange • eyes wide shut • high fidelity • about a boy • a taste of honey • little big man • taxi driver • raging bull • straw dogs • leaving las vegas • the birds • rear window • american beauty • wag the dog • peter greenaway – a draughtman’s contract / a z & 2 noughts / drowning by numbers • hannah und ihre schwestern • ed wood • werner herzog – nosferatu • die piefke saga • ein echter wiener geht nicht unter •

music:
adam and the ants – dirk wears white sox • babybird • the beatles • beck – mutations / sea change • the base • blur • buzzcocks • cat power • the clash • clemsnide • julian cope • kevin coyne • the damned • nick drake • bob dylan • eels • eyeless in gaza • family five • fred frith • fehlfarben • lisa germano • ed harcourt • maximilian hecker • robyn hitchcock • i am kloot • the jam • rickie lee jones • low • joni mitchell • motorpsycho • muse • the notwist • kelly joe phelps • pink floyd • queen • radiohead • red house painters • rolling stones • pete shelley • sex pistols • simian • skeleton crew • slits • smiths • spuk • david sylvian • thelen • tortoise • trainleaders • turin brakes • tuxedomoon • uncle tupelo • the vines • violent femmes • tom waits • jim white • wire • robert wyatt • xtc •

books:
philip roth - portnoy’s complaints • paul auster – the invention of solitude • robert burton – the anatomy of melancholy • albert drach – unsentimentale reise • lilian faschinger – wiener passion / magdalena sόnderin / paarweise / lustspiel • janet frame – an angel at my table • john irving – owen meany / das hotel new hampshire / gottes werk und teufels beitrag • ian mcewan – the cement garden • thomas mann – der zauberberg • samuel pepys – das geheime tagebuch • tim robbins – even cowgirls get the blues • alan sillitoe – life goes on / a tree on fire • roland topor – der mieter •

anne:

films:
dune • talking heads – stop making sense • this is spinal tap • queen – the freddie mercury tribute concert • the mahabharata • barbarella • dark star • the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover • delicatessen • a chinese ghost story • water • the man who would be king • robin and marian • from dusk till dawn • cabaret • interview with a vampire • wolf • brainstorm • platoon • apocalypse now – redux • casino • shakespeare in love • windwalker • bicentennial man • contact • star trek – everything • the matrix • apollo 13 • harold and maude • franco zeffirelli’s romeo & juliet • gone with the wind •

music:
tori amos • babybird • bjφrk • bloom05 • the base • blur • david bowie • deep forest • depeche mode • eels • erasure • faith no more • bryan ferry • the french • peter gabriel • garbage • p. j. harvey • ed harcourt • i am kloot • j. m. jarre • grace jones • king crimson • kula shaker • annie lennox • madonna – ray of light • massive attack • moby – 18 • motorpsycho • muse • new model army • tom petty • pink floyd • queen • radiohead • red hot chili peppers • roxy music • simian • sigur ros • david sylvian • talking heads • tenacious d • thelen • steve vai • robbie williams • yello • frank zappa •

books:
j.r.r. tolkien - the lord of the rings • william shakespeare – hamlet / romeo & juliet •



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