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, [...]
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’m not normally a betting type of person, aside from paying my four quid a week Idiot Tax, and I’m usually very disinterested in sport, particularly Foots and Balls, or whatever it’s called.
But last night I did find myself a little drawn into the Russia v Sweden game and was quite inspired by the performance [...]
I know for an iron-clad fact that time-travel will never be invented in my lifetime, or at least that I will never have access to it. A fact. All conjecture aside about the possibility of it, I know this 100%.
Why? Would I have gone back and killed Hitler? Or Bush? Or Guy Ritchie? No.
I’d have [...]
For anyone who finds themselves regularly stressed at their work desk, and who doesn’t have to worry too much about children or pets interfering with their desk furniture, I wholly recommend getting yourself a miniature zen garden, and a water feature.
I now have both on my desk here at Profero, and they have already helped [...]
have been greatly exaggerated.
Firstly, thanks to everyone who has sent messages wishing well. I am OK, and alive, and I thank my boss and true great friend Mathias for getting me to hospital and generally looking after me.
As for what happened, I shall explain briefly. I have been under quite a lot of stress at [...]
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 had a chair.
It was a huge great black reclining job from Ikea, the Valhalla of household goods, and for a couple of years I loved it. I say reclining, it just had an extendable footrest that lifted up when you yanked the lever, a but like Joey and Chandler’s chairs in Friends.
But then I [...]
