Queen Street Will Burn
www.myspace.com/queenstreetwillburn

aaaand myself, just because I can. I don't have a myspace though, you can find my fanpage along with free streaming mp3s on facebook under Jon Dodd.

I won't inundate you with a forensic breakdown of influences and other things that you don't care about but you might like it.

J. x

No, seriously. Thanks so much, Fraser. This site rocks for so many reasons.

My friend and Word poster Tim Turner has written this great novel called The First Time I Met The Blues, about a young British blues band trying to make it in Sixties London.

So just in case he doesn't get round to posting today, here's the link

http://www.timturnerbooks.co.uk/

I write for a rather fantastic independent online film and music magazine called No Ripcord (www.noripcord.com) and a quick click will show that my article on the potential demise of 6music is on the front page. I also do about 90% of the Twitter feed for the site, so following @noripcord on Twitter is most definitely a "good thing".

Other than that, blog and Twitter can be accessed through clicking on my username but that's more than enough self-promoting solipsism for one day.

Can I give a shout to my recent interview with Rat Scabies - he’s a top chap, very down to earth – but, made it clear The Damned (or the band as he refers to them), weren't up for discussion and that's been covered enough in the past. Renne-le-Ratteau is here if you fancy a peep. Where we chat about all Rat's long standing hunt for the Holy Grail.

http://planetmondo.blogsp...at-with-rat-scabies.html

As mentioned there’s no Damned talk, but I did manage a drumming, production and musical influences chat with him which I’ll blog at later date.

Also Lord Dunsby's new website - F.A.B artwork and illustration launched this week
http://lorddunsby.co.uk/

Inspired by the threat of a clear-out, I moved my unused-for-years music stuff into a cupboard under the stairs, made it into a poxy low rent studio (8 track) and started to do some one man band recordings. I put them on myspace but didn't tell anyone I knew.

I'm quite embarrassed about it all as I clearly can't sing, but the aim is to get some people who can actually play and sing and get them to do the songs. But people keep telling me to toughen up and put it out there. This seems as good an opportunity as any.

http://www.myspace.com/%20marwood77

I don't gig any more, and I did this for the excellent RPM Challenge this year. If you're not familiar with the RPM, it's a challenge to musicians to make an entirely new album in the month of February each year, for no other reason than to get creative under artificially forced circumstances. I've attempted it three times and finished it twice. There's no prize, other than satisfaction.

Anyway, this year I decided to use Nick Hornby's excellent "Juliet, Naked" as inspiration. The record described throughout the novel, "Juliet" by Tucker Crowe, sounded like something I would listen to, so I took Hornby's song titles, descriptions and lyric fragments and made the record. All ten songs of it. I'm really proud of most of it, and even the songs that don't work aren't TOO bad. IMO, anyway.

Here it is. Please listen and let me know what you think, Massive.

http://soundcloud.com/robert_armiger/sets/juliet

Aw shucks Fraser go on then

I made an album in my home studio. Sound clips here:

http://www.rootsnroll.co.uk/page8a.html

Great art work by my pal Ruth:

... didn't realise there was so much talent knocking about this place. Is there anyone out there who, like me, hasn't made an album and just talks shite?

But it's mine so I love it - general incompetent Londoner stuff:

http://shamefulselfindulgence.blogspot.com/

Started at the same time as a friend started his own blog - through relentless self-promotion (and being funny) he's getting several hundred hits for each new entry and regularly twitters his new pal Charlie Brooker. I am Kermit-coloured with envy. This is my first step in that direction.

Here is the 'Rock Dad' band;
http://www.songsfromthebluehouse.com/
...which is still going strong after that main stage Cornbury appearance introduced by Mark Ellen. There's a nice video of one of our new songs on the 'News' page, which also references my book;
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/all-these-little-pieces/78629...
...which is principally drawn from the blog;
http://www.skirky.blogspot.com/
...and which I regularly plug on "Why The Long Face?", the radio show I do on Thursday nights. Last week's is here;
http://www.icrfm.co.uk/index2.php?option=com_joomradio&page=show_radio&i...
...and it sounds a bit like The Word podcast, in the same way that Oasis sound a bit like The Beatles.
Phew.
Thanks Fraser.

ps About an hour in, Phil Bryer of this parish, does a monologue, which we call None of Your Business, after his book.

I contribute a fortnightly column to the brilliant Irish online magazine www.forth.ie. The magazine is quite highbrow but I manage to bring the IQ level down with my tabloid-derived reflections.
Wrote this about The Wire and journalism last weekend:
http://forth.ie/index.php/content/weekend_article/making_the_most_out_of...
You could also have a look in at my blog - www.gobshitesmiscellany.blogspot.com - it's perhaps the only one on the planet where Paul Du Noyer ranks second behind The Wire as most popular subject.

so here's my shameless plug. I write songs (described as indie folk?) currently as 'The Low Countries'. We released a concept album last year which contained songs to an imaginary Wicker Man prequel (no Muppets involved, or Nicholas Cage) entitled 'the failing of the strains'. Here's a vid we made for one of the songs (contains banjo so be warned):

other tunes at the ubiquitous myspace

http://www.myspace.com/thelowcountries

A new website just set up by my son and couple of his mates - music in the Manchester/Leeds/Sheffield area.

Have a look, comment, and you'll make this old man very happy.

http://ratherhip.wordpress.com/

Oh, and my occasional ramblings can be found at

http://paulwaring.blogspot.com/

Here if you fancy a blast...

http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/search/label/mini%20mix

That I have nothing to declare except my genius and a lot of ill informed comments about things I barely comprehend.

..and some crappy ones. Here's the advert for it:

..actually nearer ten years in the making and proof that you *can* polish a turd, that's me flicking the v's at 46 seconds, by the way.
It really is available at the outlets mentioned, but if you were mad enough to want to waste seven quid, I would advise you to buy it from Reflex in Newcastle (the singer works there, so double plug)

Mrs Elliott is having 3 children's picture books published this year. She's been illustrating for some years but has now turned her hand to writing as well. Turns out she's quite good at it.

You will be able to buy them here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Because-Rebecca-Elliott/dp/0745962351/ref=s...

here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Milos-Pet-Egg-Rebecca-Elliott/dp/1408802007/ref=...

and here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cubs-First-Winter-Rebecca-Elliott/dp/1849560994/...

Also, Tim Ten Yen is really good. Listen to him on Spotify

http://open.spotify.com/album/5ElevoYg7aX1Vedp34pytg

Just over the road. Daz does a decent cut for £8.00 and I'm taking the boy Loaf over when he's back from play group for a good trim which will cost £4.00. He does natter on about Notts County a bit but you can usually change the subject by asking him about what he's selling on Ebay that day.

Don't think he's got a website but you can probably find him on Ebay which is http://www.ebay.co.uk I think.

A few months ago I joined this website as Commercial Director and we "soft launched" a couple of weeks ago. The big launch is next week with an extensive email marketing campaign etc., more suppliers coming onboard. I've been working all hours (for nowt) and my MD has mortgaged his house to make it happen. It's a new kind of shopping website-bringing people together to get better deals. I bent a few ears at the Word Drinks night and now I'd like your feedback. A lot of you know a lot of things about websites and like to give your opinion. So feel free. One of our number already has.
http://www.comeletsbuy.com

Thanks Fraser for this opportunity. Message ends.

First, as a German I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for Scorpions, Eloy and Triumvirat (and what they did to music).

But then, if you like twangy guitars, snappy songs and the Bakersfield sound, you should invest in Bear Family's upcoming (second) Buck Owens box set - 7 CDs with his complete recordings 1965-68, including unreleased songs, the Buckaroos' solo albums, and a couple of unedited recording sessions. Comes with a sturdy 120-page, LP-sized hardcover book full of album sleeves, unseen photos (I sifted through 7,000 uncredited, randomly numbered pictures in the Buck Owens archive for this) and Rich Kienzle's biography.

On a more folky note, my friend Adrian and (what remains of) Helter Skelter published that glorious Clive Palmer biography by Grahame Hood (http://www.helterskelterpublishing.com/item.asp?id=3612). Comes with my map of "Clive's Cornwall" (including a distinct icon for Ye Olde Bog).

Thanks. Danke.

I've put in a couple of very quiet references to this, but I'm very grateful for a chance to shout a bit louder, and hopefully raise some more money.

Long story short: on Sunday 7th of March I did a 50 mile cycle ride from London to Rochester, in aid of HealthProm. The specific beneficiaries of this event are vulnerable women and children in Tajikistan. You can find a bit more information and donate here. They'll be accepting donations for about a month more, so no matter that it's over - and at least you know I've succeeded now!

Anything you can spare will be gratefully received, especially as it's a very small charity; and if you can spare a little but think it's not enough, I assure you it is. It all adds up.

Oh, and if anyone fancies having a go at a pretty challenging quiz on Facebook, there is one there courtesy of yours truly. I don't actually know if this link will work but give it a try. 24 people have taken it and the top score so far is 6 out of 13...

I've got a novel coming out soon. All I have to do is finish writing it, find an agent, and a publisher.

(Any chance this could be an annual event..?)

except for talking about things I like. So... can I give a mention to Spirogyra and the Myspace page I was asked to put on the interweb by Martin Cockerham www.myspace.com/spiggly

The earlier 1970's version of the band have featured on Stuart Maconie's Freakzone and the new version are to play gigs at The Union Chapel & Cavern Club soon.

My job working for the charity Vision Aid includes fundraising and going around talking to groups, Rotary clubs, etc. In the past we were the TRIC's charity of the year - one of our vice-patrons is Roy Hudd - The Bolton Wanderers charity of the season and have been showcased on Children In Need. Sarah Brightman sang (mimed) at our 10th birthday party on GMTV.

Anyone wanting to help us - at no cost to yourself - can do so by using a free search engine http://visionaid.easysearch.org.uk/ or when shopping online at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/visionaid/

Final plug (thanks Fraser) we are registered on eBay For Charity and are looking to run a major campaign selling music & sci-fi memorabilia later in the year. In the bag already is a signed programme by Pavarotti, signed photos of Greg Lake, Jim Kerr, Billy Bragg, Donny Osmond, Star Wars cast, etc, etc but we need much more. Anyone got Macca's number?

i've been in the heart of the music biz for 20 years, but never managed any artists....until i heard Tom McKean & The Emperors. Their gritty mixture of Cohen Waits and Cave won me over in an instant, and the deal was sealed at a teary trist in the presence of sir Len himself at glastonbury.

guitarist bobby even lives in a flat also inhabited by the ghosts of ted hughes and sylvia plath, who spent fiery days and nights there in the 60s

here's a link to their myspace

http://www.myspace.com/tommckeanandtheemperors

would love to hear what you think

Instrumental rock & roll, we've been going nearly as long as The Majestics (which makes us feel very old).

Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/originalbeatpoets

and album available via cdbaby

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/BeatPoets

Youtube -

.

Commercial Break...

Visiting Manchester or the surrounding areas? Like shopping for Vinyl Records, CDs at tapes? Then why please bookmark http://www.recordshopcity.co.uk
for a guide to the local record scene, reviews of all the shops and all the latest news from over the counter.

Like listening to middle aged men playing and talking about records?
Check out:

http://mediumwave.podomatic.com/
itpc://mediumwave.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

Oh and finally, the inevitable LP. Well Mini LP from 2003.
Available in mp3, flac, ogg vorbis and all the others.

http://kidsindestructible.bandcamp.com/

Thanks Mr Lewry!

This should be where I direct you to various websites advertise my creative peaks and troughs, but I've just a differing attitude to my work, and a shyness; that I never feel the need to put my stuff out for the world to see. However, if Fraser allows it tomorrow I might add some songs up onto some kind of account. If you're expecting to be blown away, try not to be too disappointed; I think I'd rather hear my songs recorded by somebody else. Because you know, I don't know if the songs are rubbish, or whether it's just because I'm not very good at performing them.

First album: Nothing Will Ever Come Between Us.

Worth a listen.

Thanks for this Fraser.

Here's a link to my friend Tanya Sparke's music.

She's the Australian Joni Mitchell.

http://music.myspace.com/tanyasparke

I also write and record music (and do the odd acoustic gig from time to time). I've been in a few bands but I'm not working with anyone else at the moment. Recording-wise, I compile what I've been working on into something approaching an album every couple of years and I'm aiming to have my 6th cd finished by the summer.

www.myspace.com/roghildreth
or
www.reverbnation.com/roghildreth

Cheers.

I was a member of this group a couple of years ago, but then cancelled my account because it was beginning to dominate my day. But now I'm back in, very touched by my brother Luke's plug for me and my album. And thanks to Fraser too. To anyone to enjoyed David Hepworth's article on studios and recording techniques, you may enjoy my album - it was recorded onto tape, using old equipment, some ex-Decca, some ex-Abbey Road and then mastered by Giles Martin. It is a very REAL sounding record in the tradition of a lot of the great ones, but it still sounds like today I think. Anyway, it's called 'Down to the sea' and will be available from www.samhare.com from tomorrow onwards. Thanks...

www.myspace.com/jodavino. We recorded our second album in Nashville a couple of years ago, but babies, weddings etc meant that it was only released in November. It was produced by Jay Joyce, who was amazing but wouldn't let us meet Emmylou Harris on our day off from recording! (she was in doing a song for a film that I can't remember title of!). It was mastered by Bob Olhsson, who worked at Motown, and who I pestered to tell me about James Jamerson! I don't know how I managed to restrain myself from stealing all his original Motown singles! Anyway, we have the whole album streaming online. Be kind!

www.myspace.com/bloodeverywheregroup and http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Blood-Everywhere/15145549747?ref=ts and http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=11287073867&ref=ts

Please enjoy

As well as being involved with Skirky in Songs from the Blue House, I have the pleasure of putting on monthly music nights in Kelvedon, Essex featuring terribly good Americana-ey, Acoustic-y, Singery-songwritery artists. Hmmm...not sure I got that across too well. Suffice it to say that we book artists playing original material properly.

We've been delighted to have Boo Hewerdine along as well as Farrah, the lovely Kim Richey and many others.

Coming up: Ashleigh Flynn, Stephanie Lambring, Clive Gregson, Drew Nelson, Kim Richey again, Kirsty McGee

More information here - www.liveattheinstitute.co.uk

So here's my easy guide to Impressing the Pants off People by Throwing an Amazing Dinner Party

And I'm powerwalking the Moonwalk Marathon in May, to raise money for breast cancer research. If anyone wishes to sponsor me, please do so here (and please excuse double posting, because I'd already stuck this up in the London drinks post before I saw this excellent thread)

I'd stick my doodling blog up too (I also like to draw) but I've not updated it in forever. Maybe next time.

Runs a series of concerts throughout the North West & Leeds as "Mr. Kite Benefits" - acts coming up include Suzy Bogguss, Show Of Hands & Crooked Still. All in intimate venues and profits always go to a nominated charity.

Find the back door for more interesting photos on the website.

http://www.mrkite.org/

www.myspace.com/ogrizovicmakemusic

Elvis Costello suffers a massive blow to the head. When he wakes up in hospital, he finds that he is living in an 'alternative' reality in which he is a former member of Jellyfish who is trying to write a novel about a delusional guy who thinks he might be living inside the head of someone playing in an XTC tribute band.

Well, that's what we're trying to sound like ...

www.myspace.com/eisenhowers

serious musical talent on this board. How about a Word compilation? It could be called "Massive-ly Talented"

Not mine - but ( and this may have been done elsewhere, ) the Wreckless Eric website allows you to access his own radio show, stereo test records, songs about Frankfurt Kitchens, and "One Note Joe."

You owe it to yourself.

This is the travel photos page of my site...

http://web.me.com/clivetemple/Photos/Travel/Travel.html

As it happens, tomorrow night with my band "Ghost of a Dog"(17th March) with 2 other bands.
Ta very much like!
http://www.greennote.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=916...

www.myspace.com/ghostofadoguk

HB

As it happens, tomorrow night with my band "Ghost of a Dog"(17th March) with 2 other bands.
Ta very much like!
http://www.greennote.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=916...

www.myspace.com/ghostofadoguk

HB

Neil Innes - A People's Guide To World Domination

Check out the link below for the tour dates in the UK and US

Make the effort and get along to a gig, you know it makes sense.

http://www.neilinnes-on-tour.com/

So I found this rather late. I've been been otherwise engaged. But who knows it might be worth sticking something way down here. A few more ears hearing the tunes is always a good thing.

I have ve a solo album, home recorded, mixed and played, that I am self releasing in a few weeks time. Preview tracks (unmastered) can be heard here:

http://www.myspace.com/thedaveiscoming

When the mastering is finished and the printing/burning done the CD will also be available for purchase there. I'm also playing some central London gigs to promote it. See the myspace for the dates.

I'm also a member of a folk pop duo. Our self released album will also be coming out soon. All the tracks are finished and mastered but the artwork is taking longer than we'd hoped! But we're busy perfectionists so watch this space:

http://www.myspace.com/thereactionaryband

The band I play in, Apples for Everyone, are about to reemerge now we've finally broken in the drummer (and once the bass player gets back from paternity leave). We will have new demos up soon demonstrating our new Epic Folk Punk sound and we have one gig booked at the half moon in April and will be booking more in shortly:

http://www.applesforeveryone.com/
http://www.myspace.com/applesforeveryone

The tracks that you can hear there are the best of our old sound.

And finally please check out the electronic duo that I do with my friend. He lives in Manchester and me in London so its a long distance thing. But we have CD's available to purchase, some free MP3's and some great songs on our myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/themiddleclassbastards

Also here is some wonderful music by two of my friends. Both myspaces offer quality music that is available for purchase:

http://www.myspace.com/songsofhollowbody

http://www.myspace.com/bettyandthewerewolves

Thanks for your time. And thanks Fraser.

Obsessive, episode-by-episode reviews of (mostly) US drama series showing on UK TV: http://unpopcult.wordpress.com/

We do 'Lost', '24', 'Fringe', 'True Blood', 'House', and so on. We have real jobs as well, so we're just enthusiastic amateurs. But if you like that sort of thing, you might find something diverting. Thanks Fraser.

I take photos of bands (although to my disappointment have yet to be published in the hallowed pages of Word ;))

http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/

And to plug someone else, do listen to David Ford if you get the chance. He's a nice bloke who makes good music, and doesn't deserve to be broke.

http://www.davidfordmusic.com/

Hello!

I urge you to have a listen to the debut album by Mr Haynes, called Up After Dark. I admit I am a friend of his and I know he'd be a bit too shy to come on here and post about himself!

It really is an astonishingly good album - 10 beautifully crafted songs, all blended seamlessly together to create a proper record that you can play from start to finish and never get bored of.

I know you can listen online but I guess the best place to go is his website: http://mrhaynes.wordpress.com/

Jay x

It started off as a music forum, but is now basically for just general chat & silliness and stuff, free to join, all welcome!

http://musohead.proboards.com/index.cgi

We could certainly do with some of you lot to liven things up - see ya there!

I've got a gig on Sunday - Portland Arms, Portland St, St. Albans - start about 8.30 pm - mostly acoustic, with my mate Pip's lovely singing in evidence too...

I do a comic called Hope For The Future, which is (mostly) available on the web here

It's your average everyday tale of average everyday folk who seem to have a knack of running into ghosts, warlocks and demons, and then running away. No really, it's good!

In an attempt to promote it, I've harnessed the skills of a musician pal of mine and produced a trailer. We decided that the obvious musical accompaniment for a tale of paranormal shenanigans and occult conspiracies is, of course, a sort of mid paced glam rock stomp (because we love Imperial Drag)...

Watch it, it's short!

...as a tie-in with the book (None Of Your Business, mentioned above) there is a Facebook group of the same name, on which I try to encourage similarly disaffected types from the working world to share their tales of incompetence, micro-managing, macro-other-thing, corporate-speak and all-round-bullshit.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2364302735

Sorry folks nothing clever or funny or creative at my blog (rgboulter.wordpress.com) but me ranting and raving about what's wrong with companies and project management (I am one and used to be in one).
But for anyone who is a project manager I'd welcome comments

Ta very much

ok, I'll own up, I manage them. As a jaded old rock 'n roller I was persuaded to venture down to London's trendy Brick Lane about 18 months ago and witnessed quite the most excited new band I'd seen for a long long time!

Like a cross between the White Stripes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the i hearts will rock your socks off!

www.mypspace.com/theihearts

They're playing at The Ghost Bar in Farringdon this Thursday. Join the Facebook group and get in for a fiver!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=104528079579706&ref=ts

I thankyew!

Hello - I want to plug our Club night Gettin Hectic which will be at Hidden in Vauxhall on April 17th tickets available from http://www.gettinhectic-club.co.uk/

It's our last ever night ( we've been running it for 16 years!) the music policy is very diverse, hip hop, funk, soul, house, rock and/or roll, brazillian, reggae, dancehall, house and all those records which made weird noises.)

I also want to plug the Balearic blog I write for testpressing.org it has lovely mixes on it from a host of well know laid back DJ types and a celebration of club culture over the last 30 odd years.

Thank you very much.

...of the last record I made, because I totally dumped one of the songs and rewrote from scratch, and I've remixed and remastered all the others. Feedback always welcome!

http://soundcloud.com/robert_armiger/sets/juliet

Thanks again, Fraser.

A rather puny myspace page in its very early stages....

http://www.myspace.com/smilingmammals

I'd love people to visit my site:
www.johnharding.co.uk It's an advert for my magic & stand-up basically, but there's a video & blog too.

Thanks Fraser!

My friend and I are trying to get this project off the ground and would welcome any of the Word Massive who make music submitting their EP's or Albums to it:

No Promotion is a free blog designed to help people hear good unsigned music. It allows visitors to download albums/EP's for free by unsigned bands or artists. Its aim is to promote music to blog visitors only therefore not taking away any revenues generated by bands/artists.

We give your music away free to our followers BUT these are not people who would hear your music otherwise. You do not have to tell your customers about us; we want you to make as much as you can from your music. We are here to give you exposure to a worldwide group of listeners who would not be buying your music anyway.

We are not making any money from the blog. It’s purely an idea we don’t think has been done in this way before. We want good underground music to be listened to by people who would never normally hear it.

Here's how it works:

1.Make sure your work is copyrighted. How you do this is up to you but here's a good site that enables you to do it in an interesting way for free: www.creativecommons.org
2.Compress your album/EP tracks to a 'zip' folder. Also include some artwork or a photo in this folder.
3.Upload the zipped album or EP to a filesharing site. We use www.rapidshare.com but any free method is fine with us. Both www.megaupload.com and www.yousendit.com are good too. They are all easy to use.
4.Send the link and a short email to nopromotion.blog@gmail.com. Include information about your band: Where are you from? When was the music made? Where can people buy your music?

No Promotion encourages listeners to purchase the original CDs from the artist and provides links to any websites that you have.

The blog can be viewed here: http://no-promotion.blogspot.com. Once we have amassed enough material, the posts will become more frequent.

Hope to hear from you sometime.

Best wishes,

The No Promotion Team

A phrase encountered in this month's Word, in Rob Fitzpatrick's Stevie Winwood interview. Also appears in this interview with Circulus.

Circulus are appearing on the bill of this psychedelic evening, supporting Spirogyra at The Union Chapel on 6th June. I cannot make it but I hope some The Massive will and report back to me on the event.

I just put a few of the songs I've recorded in the last couple of years in one place. Apologies for the thread resurrection: I didn't want to attract the Wrath Of Fraser, so I thought this would be the best place for it.

http://soundcloud.com/westcountrytouristboard/sets/various