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- @onetenthhero Yeah but you were probably still up at 3am anyway, eh? ;-) 2012/05/16
- RT @vbrich: people of Edinburgh, get yourself along to Sneaky Pete's tonight to see the wonderful #paperaeroplanes please RT 2012/05/16
- @onetenthhero It's a tough life being a parent. I was forced to stay at home and watch Star Wars with my son the other day. 2012/05/16
- RT @unwindinghours: First gig back! We will be playing a lot of new songs @kingtuts Glasgow, Monday July 23rd with @olympicswimmers and ... 2012/05/16
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- About to throw my bass guitar out the ******* window. 2012/05/16
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My 2011 Soundtrack
11 Reasons Why 3 is Greater Than Everything
My collaborator and friend Steve Lawson has a brand new album out, and it’s another gorgeous slab of ambient solo bass genius. You can give it a listen here and pay whatever you think it’s worth to download it. I sat down … Continue reading
My Band, Album and Song of the Year
My favourite album of this year was the self-titled debut by The Unwinding Hours: Beautiful, heart-breaking and brutally honest, it’s as close to a perfect album as I’ve heard in a long time. They also played a blinder of a … Continue reading
Philip Yancey on Writing
I recently read ‘Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church‘ by Philip Yancey. The following is taken from his chapter about the writer Frederick Buechner: “Why do we do it, we writers? ‘Of making many books there is no … Continue reading
Daniel Levitin on Art
I recently read a great interview with Daniel Levitin, author of ‘This is Your Brain on Music‘, in the Dec/Jan issue of the wonderful Tape Op magazine. Here’s my favourite bit: “…what separates us from the animals is art. There … Continue reading
And the most beautiful song of the year is…
‘Helicopter‘ by Miriam Jones. Seriously, this song is amazing. You can listen to, download and read the story behind the song here. [bandcamp track=4279263420 size=tall bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB] It was recorded as part of her ‘Solitary Songs’ project which you can … Continue reading
Revenge / Forgiveness
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUvuXXbMwq8] Earlier this year Mark Linkous (of one of my all-time favourite bands Sparklehorse) and Dangermouse (not the one who’s the greatest secret agent in the world) teamed up to make the album Dark Night of the Soul, which also … Continue reading