Thursday, February 28, 2008

Getting To Know You....

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...

Because we all love a good question and answer, we thought we'd take this opportunity to tell you a little about ourselves.

Join the fun and play with us too, let us know what you're listening to, what you're reading and what you're watching at the moment and if we think your answer is tops - we'll send you over a $5 Play4me voucher! Ohhh ahhh! Imagine being rewarded for self indulgence..! That sounds TOPS!

So, gather round and let's get to know each other.


Anthea (Marketing/Newsletter & Blog writer):

what are you listening to now?

Sons & Daughters - This Gift (they make me very, very happy. And they're one of the greatest live bands ever.)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus!!! Dig!!! (Nick Cave can do no wrong - honest, NO WRONG)
And, since seeing PJ last week, I've been revisiting all of PJ Harvey's albums.
Oh! OH! AND WEEEEEEEEN! Lots of WEEN!

what are you reading at the moment?
JT Leroy - The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

what are you watching at the moment?
All seasons of Arrested Development (I have a big fat soft spot for Michael Cera)


Steve (Marketing/Organising lots of Play4me's competitions):

what are you listening to now?
Seal "System"
what are you reading at the moment?
Tess Gerritsen "The Mephisto Club"
what are you watching?
"The Henderson Kids: Season 1"


Lauren (Marketing/Cracking the whip):

what are you listening to now?
My Disco - Paradise
The Foals - Antidotes
The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath
Ween - Bit of back cat action
Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered

what are you reading at the moment?
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Fargo Rock City - Chuck Klosterman(again!!!!)
The Gum Thief - Douglas Coupland

what are you watching?
Inland Empire
The Mighty Boosh S3 (Watch this space!)
Back to the Future Trilogy (Essentail fortnightly viewing!)
Princess Mononoke


Daniel C (Customer Service/Big smiles):

what are you listening to now?
Vampire Weekend - self titled - I like any band that draws a comparison to Paul Simon.

what are you reading at the moment?
Cinema Now - by Andrew Bailey: Examines the work of 60 of the top film makers of today. Featuring Pedro Almodovar, Wong Kar-Wai and Sofia Coppola

what are you watching?
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Volume 2 - Perhaps the only television show to bring an American city to a stand still over bomb scare


Tracy (Customer Service/Blowing Rasberries):

what are you listening to now?
CAN - Tago Mago
, Future Days, Delay 1968 , Saw Delight
Neu - 2
Monks - Demo Tapes 1965
Kraftwerk - Computer World,
Trans Europe Express, Minimum maximum
(and when I feel like punishing myself).....
Julian Cope - Floored Genius and Jehovakill

what are you reading at the moment?
Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment (on the way to work) and Steinbecks "Grapes of Wrath" (after hours)

what are you watching?
Sopranos - the final episodes



Hannah (Customer Service/Raising Her Horns):


what are you listening to now?
Blasting out of my work computer at the moment: IRON MAIDEN - NUMBER OF THE BEAST \m/\m/
Other CDs that have tickled my fancy - MUDHONEY - SUPERFUZZ BIGMUFF PLUS EARLY SINGLES and EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING

what are you reading at the moment?
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. - HOBBIT
An oldie but a goodie!!!

what are you watching?
ALMOST FAMOUS / DOORS

Now go on, play with us too! Tell us yours!

3 comments:

nlafanclub said...

Wow! Nobody wants to play... Ah, well, I will :)

What are you listening to now?
Secret Garden - Songs from a Secret Garden (a few years old now, but still love it's mournful ways)
Sub-heading: What can't you wait to listen to?
Juno Soundtrack (which I have just ordered from you guys - very excited! Woo Hoo!:)

What are you reading at the moment?
New Scientist No 2646 - 8 March 2008 (gotta get my weekly science fix!)
Ruth Rendell - Adam & Eve and Pinch Me (no Inspector Wexford here, but still an interesting read)

What are you watching at the moment?
Life on Mars (one of the best things to come out of Manchester since Simply Red - or was that Swing Out Sister?)
Dalziel & Pascoe (two of Mid Yorkshire's finest - little know fact: Dalziel used to live in shoe box i' middle t'road)

Well, that's my lot. Hope some others decide to join in!

Play4me said...

Hey rg,

Thanks for playing with us! Good choices too, we all LOVED Juno!

If you send your Juno Soundtrack order number to info@play4me.com.au - we'll send you a $5 voucher

Cheers!
Play4me

nlafanclub said...

Thanks guys! I've just emailed my order # to you.

I'm really liking play4me - some excellent prices, free shipping & 15% discount for entering my Medibank Private member #. Fantastic!!! I'm definitely a fan!

Thanks again
Richard