Ranting

There’s a shed load of stuff I have to write about the recent tour – it will take a bit of time to even process it. Plus I have to…

Just saw on a Facebook page that the Los Angeles gig has sold out. To me this is like the grim reaper popping in the door and saying NO I’M…

People deal with bereavement in different ways. I keep sadness private and gallows humour public. So just a warning that you’re going to get a bit of that. It’s an…

You have burned so very very brightly.Rest in peace. Thank you all for your kind words. When somebody ends their life, the best remedy is make the most of yours.…

For the last week I’ve had no phone line, no internet except that which comes over the ‘smart phone’. Holy Shit how do people ‘consume’ through that tenuous porthole? Here’s…

Back in 1952, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a novel called Player Piano. Back sometime in the 70’s I read a copy. Now I get to live it. If it weren’t for…

If Something Awful was completely without merit, there would be no problem. Shit is shit and let’s run this shit into the ground as they say in one of the…

Eclectic Integrator with Phlogiston Gauge.Opposable Mitts with Felt Innards.Mid Range Pneumatic Foklift (n.b. not Forklift).Hot Pockets, Meat Lovers, Frozen.Tyrants (x7)One small Bowl of Tepid Squid Bites in Springwater.12 meters of…

Musician interviews inevitably arrive at naming one’s inspiration. The formula involves picking your own genre, then rewinding to decide whoever was the coolest shit in that genre when you were…

1. When I worked in advertising I was surprised to meet people who didn’t do anything. They are called ‘art directors’. People like myself that perform the actual tasks are…