Dear Blog. How the devil are you? It's been a while I know. It's that I've been avoiding you or anything like that it's just I've had a lot on my plate of late. Life is good. Life is healthy.
I've written a dozen or so more songs since we last spoke. Part of me wants to play you the demos right now and see what you think but I know you should really hear the finished product .... What's in head, or as close enough ..... instead. It'll be worth the wait.
Running is the new rock n roll. I made that official by running my first race on Sunday. It was the !
Weald of Kent 10 mile race that I did in one hour thirty one. Needless to say i'm pretty pleased with this given what I've put my body through in the past. Hopefully a full marathon will follow soon enough. We'll see how that goes, maybe another 10 mile or a half marathon or two first.
Anyway, back to those sweet sounds of rock n roll music. I'm going to the glastonbury festival tomorrow and will be playing all weekend starting on Friday at midnight at the strummerville tent. It's gonna be a memorable weekend I've no doubt and I'll keep you posted as I go along.
Love
Fx
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May twenty something. Let there be sleep.
Easy. Just back from a whirlwind expedition to play a couple of shows in Rome. Far too many planes trains buses and cabs and lack of sleep for three days. I dream net jets. I live easy jet.
Rehearsals tonight where we'll be putting the finishing touches on a couple of little beauties we'll be releasing into the wild this Saturday at the strummerville festival.
Stay occupied.
X
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Rehearsals tonight where we'll be putting the finishing touches on a couple of little beauties we'll be releasing into the wild this Saturday at the strummerville festival.
Stay occupied.
X
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May 21. Newbury Rock City
On my way to play a show in Newbury. Set times seem to get longer soon as you leave the
M25 which is good news for your hero the story teller. It's kind of difficult to show people what you're about in a 25 minute set. I'm not a fan of just playing the hits and getting off stage. "These are the radio tunes and the rest doesn't really matter." That's just rude and a little shallow if you ask me. it takes a lot of hard work to impress an audience with your tunes and a couple of catchy hooks won't cut it. You can't just have icing; you need a big fat cake as well. Anyway.....
Apparently I was in music week magazine this week. No news agent in London sells this magazine. I have a pair of broken shoes to prove this.
Four shows this week which keeps me busy and busy me means happy me. London songwriter week gig tomorrow and Rome next week to play just the one show and strummerville festival next Saturday with the boys. That's going to be huge.
Someone now very close to gtgt inadvertently got it into my head yesterday that burning drum kits on stage is a good idea. In fact... it's fucking genius!! outdoor gigs now seem to be an open invitation for mentalism at it's up most. I'm a fan of this . It's a big look.
Staying on the topic of the drumming trade, my drummer Ben has somehow convinced me that running a 10 mile race in Kent four weeks from now is good idea. How did this happen? 'Sall good though. Don't worry kids. I bought myself a cracking pair of mizuno running shoes yesterday and i'm completely ready. 10 miles easy. Bring it on. Believe. Achieve. Simple.
XX
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M25 which is good news for your hero the story teller. It's kind of difficult to show people what you're about in a 25 minute set. I'm not a fan of just playing the hits and getting off stage. "These are the radio tunes and the rest doesn't really matter." That's just rude and a little shallow if you ask me. it takes a lot of hard work to impress an audience with your tunes and a couple of catchy hooks won't cut it. You can't just have icing; you need a big fat cake as well. Anyway.....
Apparently I was in music week magazine this week. No news agent in London sells this magazine. I have a pair of broken shoes to prove this.
Four shows this week which keeps me busy and busy me means happy me. London songwriter week gig tomorrow and Rome next week to play just the one show and strummerville festival next Saturday with the boys. That's going to be huge.
Someone now very close to gtgt inadvertently got it into my head yesterday that burning drum kits on stage is a good idea. In fact... it's fucking genius!! outdoor gigs now seem to be an open invitation for mentalism at it's up most. I'm a fan of this . It's a big look.
Staying on the topic of the drumming trade, my drummer Ben has somehow convinced me that running a 10 mile race in Kent four weeks from now is good idea. How did this happen? 'Sall good though. Don't worry kids. I bought myself a cracking pair of mizuno running shoes yesterday and i'm completely ready. 10 miles easy. Bring it on. Believe. Achieve. Simple.
XX
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May 20. photos from the abbey
Peter Weddell the Great took some photos at our show the other night - thank you all for coming down. See more photos here.x
May 19. On the northen line...
Busy busy living the dream up here in my own little world. It's been great to get out there and play after a few weeks of tedious normal life. Our show this Saturday at 333 in shoreditch was nothing short of outstanding if I do say so myself. New set opener "on the long road" is as immense a song as I've ever dreamed.
Fingers crossed tonight will be more of the same at the abbey in kentish town.... It's fast becoming our second home for the amount of times we play here. the people that run the venue are more than good to us and we love them for it. Always a pleasure to be back.
I've wanted to for ages but tonight will be my first show wearing my much loved red head band. I'll call this my very small and humble tribute to The Boss with whom i'm sharing the bill with next month. See that? Seamless. Yes. I'm playing glastonbury festival next month. i'm completely over the moon about it. Fiesta in my tent. Make your way over.
Speaking of gigs... This Friday should be mega as well so if you're in London make your way down to the fly on new Oxford street playing a show for the London songwriter festival with the very exceedingly talented Murray James and Iain Archer.
Last note before this tube gets to kentish town..... I fear I may have pissed off a few people with my incessant texts about goodtimes GOODTIMES shows this week. Not apologising. I love you.
X
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Fingers crossed tonight will be more of the same at the abbey in kentish town.... It's fast becoming our second home for the amount of times we play here. the people that run the venue are more than good to us and we love them for it. Always a pleasure to be back.
I've wanted to for ages but tonight will be my first show wearing my much loved red head band. I'll call this my very small and humble tribute to The Boss with whom i'm sharing the bill with next month. See that? Seamless. Yes. I'm playing glastonbury festival next month. i'm completely over the moon about it. Fiesta in my tent. Make your way over.
Speaking of gigs... This Friday should be mega as well so if you're in London make your way down to the fly on new Oxford street playing a show for the London songwriter festival with the very exceedingly talented Murray James and Iain Archer.
Last note before this tube gets to kentish town..... I fear I may have pissed off a few people with my incessant texts about goodtimes GOODTIMES shows this week. Not apologising. I love you.
X
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