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Martin

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About Me

Okay just in case anyone's vaguely interested, I've pretty much done everything you can in the music world apart from being a major rock star and seeing as thats unlikely to ever happen I'm now busy running two indie record labels and a management company.
In the past - and occasionally still - I've been a tour manager and worked on tours with Muse, The Donnas, Motorhead, The Spill Canvas, The Next Nine Years, Mo-ho-bish-o-pi and a few others. I've worked as a music journalist, promoter and venue manager, been a really bad college lecturer, fixed computer networks really badly, washed dishes in cheap restaurants and been the Maitre D at a posh one, delivered newspapers, stacked shelves in supermarkets, had my heart broken once, taken acid at Glastonbury and laughed my tits off as the sun rose over the sacred stones, shared a tour bus with Lemmy for a week and spent a month recovering, spent every penny I have on music and a thousand that I didn't have (the mob will get me one day soon) and as i write this I'm still loving the rock and the roll and everything in between.
Most importantly I still reckon I've taken more out of music than its taken out of me but, for you young 'uns starting out in rock and roll, my advice is... hell, you won't listen cos I never did. Just enjoy the ride cos thats all it is, as Sir Bill Hicks put it - we all know the final destination so party onnnnnnnnn !!!!
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Myself 20 years ago and give myself a good slap - "You asshole - sort your life out". Oh for a time machine eh?

My Blog

Hey y’all

Just wanted to post a quick note on my myspace cobweb to apologise to any peepes and bands that have not been getting responses from me over the last few months.Reason being my head has been busy with...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:47:00 GMT

How to "possibly" survive the rock and roll world...

So, a stupidly huge single and massive selling album, wild times in Japan, Europe and soon America, a kitten that is now a cat with attitude, over 200 gigs and shows and several awards ceremonies, and...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:14:00 GMT

Xmas? Yay Humbug !!!

Hi folks - just thought I ought to say something here as my hairsome head has been firmly rammed up my arse over the last few months chasing around for all thing to do with The Automatic and now that ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:52:00 GMT

Sex Lies and Videotape

Well the video for the new single by The Automatic is in post-production, The IK Plus have had a car crash (all okay but car totally fooked), The Martini Henry Rifles are still finishing off a DVD of ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 06:15:00 GMT

Kevin the Tattooed Keyboard Kitten

Do you like Kevin the Tattooed Keyboard Kitten? I reckon he rocks. He is symbolic of all that is good and twisted in this world. Please feel free to share him with the world.
Posted by on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:32:00 GMT

Pictures of pretty ladies...

... are a definite improvement on me with a hoody after being attacked by Nicky Clarke hair straighteners !!! Well, the insomnia's no better - heh heh - 4am and still awake. Perhaps a walk on the beac...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:14:00 GMT

The picture - yep its me...

But in my defence... I have none ! Yes I was sober and not under the influence of mind altering drugs. It was just the illicit joy of hot Nickt Clarke styling tongs The call fo the wild hoody The desi...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT

Lifes is good

Well I've had worse days and even though it's hot as hell at this computer ya can't complain when things start falling into place - and I get paid to listen to music.  Off to London with a band ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT

The Rains have come at last !

Well its raining and about bleeding time - the heat is lovely when you're on holiday but sucks ass when you're running around trying toget work done. Anyway, I'm off to New York on Saturday for a wee...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT

Drinking

Okay its a wet rainy summers day here in the 'diff and the only solution is to head out to hear some tunes from DJ Huwknowsit at the Capsule bar in Charles Street. Drink will make life more fun - almo...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT