Got sent a number of songs with a Christmas theme for my SoundCloud player dedicated to Liverpool Bands - they arrived in the reverse order they appear here and for a moment I was thinking - there was something in the air - Will barnes' (Hope you are having a)Good Christmas Baby being particularly unfestive.
Anyway happy Christmas to you all.

"Some Christmas Songs" by Liverpool Bands

Great to read the Kevin Coyne DVD review in the mag today.
Here's Kevin biting the hand that fed him - as the Millionaire dressed as a Teddybear was Richard Branson Coyne's label boss at the time. Having dissolved his band containing a pre-Police Andy Summers Coyne took the budget for his new album and apparently paid off his mortgage and then booked the cheapest sudio he could find - Alvic which was used by many of the punk bands and various Cherrr Red artists which is where he found his next label home.

Tonight I've taken advantage of free venue hire and soundman to bring 4 Liverpool Bands to Leeds - not got a clue who will turn up as its pay on the door. As its not costing me anything bands get all the cash. But for me it will be a great night of music and just hearing this will bring a smile.

Well there I was checking the newsfeed on Facebook when a Leeds venue asked who would like to take up some dates for free hire and free soundman. Knowing many bands from Liverpool I grabbed a Saturday night. Got the bands now just need to get people in but how?
Loads of advice to bring in local bands with their own audience but trying to avoid that.

My sister tells me of a prostitute on her police beat who underneath her cardie is topless and lets men plunge their faces her her gigantic chest for a fiver. She insists she does nothing else no sex etc. Seemed Wendy Wobble would be a good name with the theme song "Wendy Wobbles but she won't lie down."

Some musician friends are heading to London for a reccy thought they might have a gander at some open mic nights and give out some CD's ahead of bringing the band down. Any ideas of where to pitch up?

Then please try and have a look at a friends unsigned band Man Get Out who are on the bill - also from Liverpool - The last time they played Janice Long was there to see another band - loved them, played the CD on her show and has given them a session also next week.

Herbie Armstrong is a name many will recognise - appeared last night on Britain's Got Talent he explains that he been a session musician for 50 years and just fancies a go in the spot light. Starts singing his own song only to be stopped by Amanda Holden who says play something we might recognise. Sings a song by one of his old bosses and the smug look on her face "oh look what I did there." She may have been right but she did annoy me.
http://youtu.be/KG1hH3f2ons

...thought it was superb and then I look on You Tube and from the comments so did many other people.Never heard it before so where to start?

Just watched it on iplayer - one of the best cliff hangers I've seen in a long time.

The Big I Am - A Liverpool band that I just fell in love with their stripped down sound of Quatro, Uke and piano - really perfect songs and then they've just done what you want on an album - take it up to another level!! This is a radio interview for a USA internet station with all the songs featured - take a listen and hope you love the songs as much as I do.

The Big I Am - Collecting Skies CD debut with Interview by JGP ShockPop

Got a new dog a month or so back. Mixed breed but has some hound in her and so everytime we head out and she gets a sniff of a squirrel - suddenly bolt upright and on the lookout. Very much like a catoon dog I remember very dopey but suddenly galvanised by said squirrels- can't find on You Tube - any ideas?

Song about Christy Moore but for any singer songwriter pouring their soul into the music.

This turned up on a compilation album free with another mag - me I think its a cracking tune.

The posting below about the Food Show reminded me of a night I helped at an Asda I worked at. They held a Whiskey tasting for charity as a promo evening. The restraunt was closed off and the tables set with A4 sheets of paper with eight circles on and an empty tasting glass placed on each circle. The place was packed at £2 a ticket and then the guy starts his talk as the first dram was poured into the first glass. By the time he'd worked thru to the last sample I've never seen so many contented people. Then he took everyone staggering into the store to sell what they'd just tasted - leaving one guy slumped in a chair - surveying the tables with some samples not empty he just sighed " what a waste" and then set about drinking some more and then fell over.