The Music Business: A Knitting Analogy |
Occasionally I meet someone who refuses point blank to accept the concept that it is entirely possible, plausible and indeed preferable to play in a band simply for the pure enjoyment of it,...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:14:00 GMT |
Sick as a pig (or not, as the case may be) |
I cannot stand Scissor Sisters. Their music actually makes me feel nauseous. Happily there's no danger of it actually making me vomit however, as I have been physically incapable of emesis since the a...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 23:13:00 GMT |
Living pains |
I unintentionally woke the man of the house at 6.50am this morning when trying to compose, on a recorder purchased for the princely sum of £1, an Iron Maiden-style guitar-duel...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:20:00 GMT |
Enter the Dragons |
Last night, shortly after awaking from a strange food-induced slumber (not quite sure what I put in that curry), I saw a preview on TV for none other than the NEW SERIES OF DRAGON'S DEN STARTING THIS ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:25:00 GMT |
A rare moment of indulgence |
Sarah Missus, I think you may be proud of me after you read this.
On Friday evening, after finally getting home after a very long day at work (bringing maths to the youths of Britain)...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:04:00 GMT |
Reflections of a 29 year-old |
I had SUCH a good 30th birthday party on Saturday. I can hardly think about it without feeling choked that it's all over and that I'll never have all those lovely people and lovel...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:52:00 GMT |
That sinking feeling... |
For a while now I've felt a nagging regret that I don't have a genuine 'pet hate'. There are lots of things that bug me, but nothing that really makes my blood boil, apart from the obvious ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:44:00 GMT |
Join us.... |
MUSICIANS WANTED for Sharks of Doubt, new avant-garde musical project (currently in duo-form) consisting solely of bassists with no prior experience of learning to ride a bike,&nbs...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:55:00 GMT |
I come from a land down under |
Read this in Saturday's Guardian G2 in an article about the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, which according to a new survey is the happiest country in the world: "Then there was the survey...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:53:00 GMT |
Friend or foe |
Only last week I was championing the democratising power of the Internet after we guested on the fantastic radio show of Mr Jonny Yeah, aptly described by co-presenter Alex as 'Lewisham's most famous ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 02:16:00 GMT |
