Every so often something happens that makes you think that what you do is worthwhile. Today was one of those days. I logged on to my Twitter account this morning to find this Tweet by Electrosignal which completely made my day. I don’t know the person or people behind Electrosignal so it was even more […]

I’m a bloke. Well I was the last time I looked. As a bloke I do bloke stuff. One of these is assuming that I can get through life without reading the instructions. The final part of the upgrading of my instruments and recording equipment is the considered purchase of Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 […]

As I start to gear up my music for 2022 I also want to have a video for each song I release. I’m hoping to release around 10 new songs this year. Could you, or someone you know, be interested in producing a video for one of those songs? I’m not looking for the next […]

There are a load of references to drugs in rock music and a fair number of our favourite musicians have indulged themselves in illegal substances. Being a bit of a wimp I’ve never actually tried any illegal drugs so I’m in no position to comment on how they might affect a musician, good or bad. […]

I’ll soon be sending out the first of my new look email newsletters to everyone who has requested them. In addition, one lucky subscriber will get a FREE copy of my CD Present Tense. I’ll be drawing their name out at random from everybody who is subscribed, so make sure you’ve subscribed to receive my […]

So there I was, messing about on my guitar last night and I came across a chord I didn’t remember ever having used before. It sounded nice so I thought I’d find out what it was called. A minute or so later I was on Chord Finder by jguitar.com and the rather simple chord I […]

I’m certainly not going to hold my breath though. Since catching pleurisy last year my voice has gone to hell. Having had a sore throat and a cough for the last five weeks or so hasn’t helped either. No, it’s not life threatening and yes maybe one day I’ll be able to speak properly again […]

By any measure 2021 was a weird year. It was dominated by the pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and changed our way of life beyond recognition. We finally got rid of the lunatic Trump who politicised illness and suggested, seriously, that we should drink bleach to deal with it. We didn’t […]