I learnt to play guitar by listening to Lemonheads albums and playing along. I played the It’s A Shame About Ray album on repeat for many months, frequently pausing and replaying tracks, trying to catch what chord or note came next – it must have been incredibly annoying for my family, but generally they just […]
I was incredibly sad to read this morning about the death of Alex Chilton. He was the creative force behind one of my all-time favourite bands, the indie band’s indie band, Big Star. An anglophilic Memphis power-pop band from the early 70s, they never had much in the way of commercial success, but were immensely […]
Today is my 33⅓ birthday. I am stupidly excited about this. So to celebrate, I am going to upload a song! The seeds for this song were sown back in the mists of time, when I was a sprightly 18 year old. I was in my final year of secondary school, and had formed my […]
This was the last song I wrote before leaving London for Australia, way back in the mists of time (2001). It is an incredibly basic rock ‘n’ roll number – a little too basic, it has been said. I have another short song lying around somewhere which I keep meaning to integrate into this one, […]