This page is a platform for the music and writings of Dave Franklin.
Music:
Having graduated through the usual learning curve of loud shouty bands, in more recent years I have played with a number of West Country based bands. The Sun Devils saw my first real contributions towards actual song writing but it was with my own urban punk folk creation, Steerpyke, that things really developed. Music for both these bands will be on the site as soon as I get time to do the technical trickery.
My most recent musical vehicle is Hotel 75, a loud and shouty affair in the style of those old sleaze and garage rock bands such as New York Dolls, Stooges, MC5 but incorporating a darker edge reminiscent of Killing Joke, Joy Division and Interpol.
I am also a part of a recent gathering of diverse musical talents that goes under the name of Sweet Plums. A band that throws such eclectic elements into the pot as chilled cafe jazz vocals, gypsy folk and a jewish wedding band. Think Gogol Bordello on a chill pill and you get the idea.
Writing:
I have various writing outlets mainly in the areas of local music and more academic matters but feel that I can turn my hand to most things as my back catelogue of around 500 articles will attest. My most current works can be found in the following two areas.
http://greenmanmusic.blogspot.com/
A sprawling collection of local music news, reviews and events covering Swindon and the surrounding area.
http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/Lazarus
all my other blogs, history, spirituality, environmental and more
http://www.helium.com/users/38973
a US based website with a massive collection of articles covering all sorts of subjects.
Top Friends:
There is more than just randomness going on in the top friends of this site. Basically the friends relate to the most recent people I have written for, worked with etc. If there is someone on there that you want to know more about then there is probably something for you to read on the aforementioned blog about them.
