Pleased to announce the new Vinny Peculiar album ‘While You Still Can’ gets a heavy duty Vinyl release in October after some last minute procrastination its ready and in waiting to be heard. It comes with a download card so you won’t need to wear your stylus out! I’m really pleased with it, ten new songs, big noisy guitars, fatter drums and a harder rockier edge. Its an in part political in other parts scatological collection, song subject matter includes … Read More >>
I’m very pleased to announce that Rob and I will be playing a couple of support slots with The Wedding Present on Thursday July 25th at The Mars Bar in Worcester and on Sat July 27th at Waterloo Music Bar in Blackpool. Its lovely to be asked, I played David Gedge’s Edge of the Sea Festival in Brighton last year and can honestly say that WP fans are some of the nicest most engaging people I have had the pleasure … Read More >>
I’m five dates into the Wreckless Eric tour and happy to report alls well, some great little gigs and a pleasure to watch Eric and Ian do their thing, all I need to do now is blag a record ha. Interesting conversations with Eric in passing as ever regarding the do’s and dont’s of effects pedals [I’m using my ancient Electro Harmonix Memory Man for a couple of songs] and how to turn a Gibson J45 into a Les Paul…or … Read More >>
Next up is run of tour dates opening for acclaimed stiff legend Wreckless Eric in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. I hope some of you manage to get along, please do email me regarding ticket/guest options if you fancy it. Ticket venue details on the gigs page. Hope to see you there VPx… Read More >>
Rob and I are looking forward to opening for stiff legend Wreckless Eric on eight of his UK dates including Scottish dates, we have a further support slot with the fabulous Duke Special on 18th May. It would be really lovely to see some of you at the shows. The full schedule is here below and ticket details and venue information is on the gig pages. … Read More >>
I spent last week in Dave Drapers Pershore Studio fine tuning tweaking and mixing the new band album featuring former Parlour Flames musicians, it was good week, editing and reworking key parts. The band were present very much in terms of what we had on tape, but Che is away with Black Grape and Ollie with Nearly Dan so I’ve maintained the vigil with Dave and things are seriously getting there, we’ve mixed seven of the ten songs, three days … Read More >>
Springtime greetings all here’s a quick update on forthcoming UK gigs, if you fancy coming along to a show let me know just mail/message/text me. I have guest list options for the Wreckless Eric shows and a reduced price list for the remainder. It would lovely to see you there as ever. More news on the new album is coming soon, bare with me it’ll be worth it, – here are the dates and thanks again for subscribing,
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Gigs in March n April some are solo, most with hyper talented keys man Rob Steadman. Especially looking forward to the trio of shows with American friends Rogers and Butler and Simon Love [Worcester, Box, London] In London the fabulous John Howard headlines. We’re at the Mars Bar in Worcester on 11th April, The Queens Head in Box [near Bath] and The Lexington on the 13th. Next up is Davenham Theatre in Northwich on Saturday 16th March, the show will … Read More >>
Reader…I’ve spent much of January in the studio tweaking and fiddling and messing around as you do, the rhythm section of the new record is more or less boxed off until next phase of studio editing [the Dave Draper weaves his magic sessions] the rest I’ve been sweating over, percussion half way there, backing vocals from the band again half way there with more to come. The usual internalised drama I have every time I make a record prevails over … Read More >>
Hello all friends & subscribers, excuse the REM reference, Michale Stipe isn’t keen on Shiny Happy People apparently, but I digress…here’s to a better fairer kinder new year, bring on 2019…
Political madness aside 2018 was the year of ‘Return of the Native’, the Worcestershire themed the album came out in June, picked some great reviews from the Daily Mirror to the Irish Times and across many of the online review sites including Whispering & Hollerin & R&R Magazine; … Read More >>
