I mentioned recently that I was going to be branching out into vocal tracks, and this is definitely very much the aim. It’s pretty daunting though, seeing as I’ve never done lead vocals before*, so I thought a bit about how I got started with instrumental stuff, and that goes back to my 4-track days.
Ah, [...]
Funny how life can appear to go round in circles, innit?
I’m originally from Eastbourne, down there on the south coast, and it was there and in the neighbouring town of Bexhill that I grew up and got into my first band, aged 17. When that imploded I managed to tag onto a more metal band [...]
I’ve been down lately, due to my lack of a band. Little Monkeys/Crashstars has finally collapsed properly - the last gasp re-union Beach Concert was obviously not to be, and I’m fucking done with it now. The one thing I’ll say about that - and this is a direct appeal to Jon E. Crash himself [...]
I likes me some heavied-up cover versions, and that’s a fact. Yessir! Particularly of good old popular 80s tunes.
And sure, we all know the popular ones - Marilyn Manson’s version of Tainted Love and HIM’s version of Wicked Game are two obvious ones that spring to mind - but I’m also all about finding the [...]
I have finished another tune. Yes, I have. The last one was in January, and the last one before that was a few years back, so I’m accelerating. Fancy that.
This one was originally concepted a bit by me and my spirit-brother Mr Ian Farrer at least 6 years ago, and some of the melodies we [...]
I’ve been pretty obsessed with computer games ever since I got my first ZX Spectrum in 1983. I’ve also been a guitar nutjob since I got my first guitar in 1988. So naturally you’d think anywhere that the two fields cross would be a veritable nexus of joy for one such as myself.
I squeak, of [...]
Sunday, December 23, 2007
I have made a new Christmas tune for you all. Aren’t I nice? Check it out:
Snowmelt. [MP3, 192kbps, 7.11mb]
I got snow, but I’m not a snowman.
MerryLe mani vengono giocate e graduate come mani di casino tradizionale (con una eccezione- A2345 è la seconda scala pu’ alta). wossname everyone, and I’ll be back at some stage [...]
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Episode #4 of Bucket of Rocks is out, by the way.
If you’d subscribed, you’d know that already.
–c.
