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Good Times, You Said

September 21, 2014
So, here we are then, a month before my new EP is released. Want a…
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Help Dorothea set sail!

September 17, 2014
Avant Garde-Pop producer / Svengali / Captain Wilberforce collaborator and all round good egg David…
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Messing with Sondre Lerche…

September 13, 2014
Sondre Lerche is my favourite Norwegian Pop Star – yes, even with all that competition.…
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Distance EP released in October

September 2, 2014
So finally, the Distance EP will be available to download on Oct 20th 2014 from Bandcamp.…
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Ok, let’s backtrack a second

August 30, 2014
Typical. Seems like the Spreadshirt site is having issues with the artwork, so I’m sourcing…
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Website refresh – video, T-shirts and more…

August 27, 2014
Now with added video playlist  and merchandise Click on the merch link and not only…
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Death of the Album?

August 20, 2014
Interesting article here on Radio 1 controller’s assertion that the album is officially dead and playlists…
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Aardman animators watch your backs

August 12, 2014
Well I’ve had a productive weekend – just finished a (very basic) stop motion video…
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Why I still don’t like Spotify (part 82)

July 29, 2014
Unconference was great back in May – I enjoyed myself immensely apart from a minor…
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17th July – gig details

July 14, 2014
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7dzKGyxcG4&w=640&h=360] So, this Thursday we’re playing acoustically at Hirst’s Yard, Leeds.  It’s FREE in…
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Acoustic gig in Leeds – July 17th

June 22, 2014
We’ve been invited to support our friends The Brothers Grimm on Thursday 17th July at Hirst’s…
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Why don’t bands just stop whining? Er… this.

June 17, 2014
Nice article (link below) that pretty much sums up my thoughts on being an underground…
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See you in Liverpool?

May 13, 2014
Just a quick reminder about the International Pop Overthrow festival in Liverpool on Wednesday evening.…
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New Captain Wilberforce YouTube channel

May 11, 2014
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally got around to creating a Captain Wilberforce YouTube…
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IPO festival date

April 28, 2014
After a year off in 2013 I’m going to be playing the International Pop Overthrow…
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Recording new songs

February 21, 2014
Slowly but surely we’re getting the new songs recorded, hampered only by my insistence on…
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Who’s to blame for lack of “brave, experimental” music?

January 12, 2014
Music Week have highlighted the old perennial argument again (http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/poll-is-the-music-industry-s-output-largely-formulaic-and-predictable/057240) : According to Island records’ Jon…
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Happy new year!

January 1, 2014
New songs soon, promise. More recording sessions this week. All the best for 2014!…
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