Music Love and Painkillers Friends, neighbours, ladies, gentlemen, literally anybody who will listen... I have finished my album.
Music August Album Update I’m working on an album. I might have mentioned it before a couple of times.
Your Illustrious Host Moving house As you may or may not know, domain ownership is a mixed bag of weasels.
Music Kickstarter Update! ...including some teaser clips from the new material plus some info about the mysterious producer
Guitar Mastering my album – Kickstarter launch I've been working on my second solo album of guitar instrumentals on-and-off for well over a decade now. I am very happy to report that I am nearly there.
Guitar The One True Pick There are many who seek the One True Pick, and a smaller number who will claim to have found it.
Music 47% I’m proud that I can hold up a shrinkwrapped CD with a barcode on it and say, “That’s my album. I wrote that.”
Music What’s going on? Observant listeners could be forgiven for wondering where the hell the Indigo Down lockdown video is that I promised you all last year.
Your Illustrious Host Hello you It's self-isolation day 113 here at Murray Mansions, and everything is wearing thin.
Thinks Please hold, caller... ...your call is important to us. But we are going through a number of things at the moment, and honestly haven't felt capable of blogging for a while.
Music 2011 AotY Retcon Small point of order – I have retroactively changed Clive’s Album of the Year 2011.
Your Illustrious Host Dark mode Sometimes I post stuff on here that doesn't sound very happy, or not like I'm in a very good place.
Your Illustrious Host Dad In 1926 in the city of Liverpool there was born a boy, and today would have been his 92nd birthday...
Your Illustrious Host The Gin Diesel Many years ago, I came up with an excellent name for a cocktail – the "Gin Diesel".
Albums of the Years Albums of the Year, 1993-2013 recap So when I launched this blog, 3 years ago this month, it was mainly because I had discovered the wonder of the Raspberry Pi and wanted an excuse to buy one (that wasn't bitcoin mining) so a blog server seemed like a good idea.
Your Illustrious Host Remember, Remember... A friend just posted on Twitter "Remember, remember the 5th of November" and I immediately felt crushingly depressed.