Berb and The Biopics
What to expect from the latest dying star to have their life reheated by the biopic treatment …
The Authentic
Do you need an expensive guitar to play music?
Worth and Value
Why Songs For Separation was released in physical form only.
Songs For Separation: Listening Notes
Songs For Separation Listening Notes
Andy Two
As he did with Northumbria, Andy H runs the rule over Songs For Separation …
Stuff Guitar Shops Say
AJ details what guitar manufacturers and retailers say …
… what it actually means.
Recording Monkey
Notes on the recording of what will become the Test Pieces album …
Wasn’t There Then
Why from The Beatles to Oasis, the music business keeps trying to sell you what you already own.
Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar…
What makes the guitar and guitar-based music emotionally resonant and culturally valuable?
Deplatforming
The reasons behind removing Northumbria from all streaming platforms.
Second Album Blues?
New music starts to emerge post-Northumbria, mid-pandemic.
I ♥ Manchester
AJ explains why I ♥ Manchester was written and recorded the day after the Manchester Arena Bombings.
Endings and Beginnings
Celebrating the release of Northumbria, wondering what, if anything, next?
Northumbria: Listening Notes
Northumbria: Listening Notes
JFDI
A friend gives me some advice …
The Real-I-Am
From Paganini to the Blues to Stormzy, music has always been sold on authenticity. What is it, and why is this concept a lie.
Altered States
I start to experiment with altered tunings. Here’s why.
Roll Tape
Recording the music that became Northumbria
Guitar, Guitar
Is it the guitar or the player?
The Toolbox
The equipment available to record what would become the Northumbria album.