The 21st C BLues Band |
I once sat down and worked out my band - here it is. Who wants to fill any of these shoes/paws? The Leader: Joss "The Peaceful Bear" Sanglier The Bear is leader and writer and of course the irr...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:05:00 PST |
Writing for Online Computer Games |
If the output of 21st Century Blues has slowed a bit, it is because I have been turning the Peaceful Bear to the task of composing music for Wurm Online, an online game (MMO) which is slowly building ...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST |
New Song!! I Can Be Charming |
A new song for a new year!
As I have mentioned before, I have dug out my father's old Ukulele Banjo from my mother's attick. It doesn't stay in tune very well and is a little tatty, but it really doe...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:03:00 PST |
Brand New Toys |
Now, I just posted a new song up - Moving On. Except it isn't really particularly new - it was just a bit big for Myspace. So I have eventually got a really big Bear to sit on it for a week. That did ...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:24:00 PST |
Gaze at the Sky - or not! |
So, I can tie myself in verbal circles as much as the next person! Take my new offering Gaze at the Sky (You have listened to it, have you not?)
Now, should I call it Gaze at the Sky, the last line of...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:20:00 PST |
Who wants some Rock and Roll? |
Its a funny thing, but here in the UK we say "Get ready to rock!"
On the other hand, in the US they say "Get ready to Rock 'n' Roll!"
Is there a difference? Musically, not really, though many Rock fan...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 11:02:00 PST |
Mixing Monday |
At the time of posting, the lead track in my little collection is "Monday."
I wrote this song about a year or so ago and it was based on the simple idea that most of the time, songwriters, just...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:49:00 PST |
A Great Big LITTLE Festival |
This weekend was "Folk on the Green," a small local festival that takes place right on my doorstep in Stony Stratford.
When I was young and first getting into playing and performing music I lived in m...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:51:00 PST |
Music, Food and Monsters of Rock |
You know I have two great loves in my life: Music and Food.
They are not always compatible; have you ever tried singing on a full stomach? But each gives me something the other doesn't. In the case of...
Posted by 21st Century Blues on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:25:00 PST |
When is a Protest Song NOT a Protest Song? |
I was pondering this the other day following a conversation with those very nice people at Monkeys How Dream. They commented that it is hard to find anyone writing good protest songs these days.
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Posted by 21st Century Blues on Wed, 31 May 2006 06:24:00 PST |
