I am happy to say that I have been rather prolific of late with the old songwriting. I believe it is a truism that black moods lead to more artistic inspiration and I have been rather inspired these last few months.
I am really looking forward to mid-summer when I am booked into the Davy Lawrence […]
You may have noticed that my usual (almost) daily postings have been rather thin on the ground as of late. I apologise. This is due to the Christmas slump, a vicious little entity, which affected me rather badly this time last year. What this means is that I have had little or no time to […]
Hey baby, at last I have recorded my first musical podcast series. My visit to the Davy Lawrence studio saw me put the finishing touches to my acoustic album ‘Half Nelson’. This glorious aural treat is soon to be released on Big Arena Records and will be available on the website. The podcasts are to […]
“Try it again Nelson, but this time try singing in tune and with more feeling.”
“I’m trying Nap, I just can’t get into it until I’ve had a drink.”
“You know it isn’t Miller time until four o’clock Nel, so just try your best.”
“This corset isn’t helping either, I can’t get a proper breath.”
“Loosen it up Nel […]
Readers of Jo Beaufoix’s brilliant blog will have seen her post yesterday. She wrote a rather emotional and heartfelt piece about Napoleon and the positive life-changing effect he has on people. I have to agree with her wholeheartedly (apart from the handsome bit). It was Napoleon who persuaded me to begin blogging and resurrect my […]
I love going to stay at Napoleon’s. It is such a brilliant contrast to that London. It’s peaceful and calm. You can walk down the street without having people constantly getting in your way or hassling you for money and fags or even trying to stab you. I know Napoleon is a little bored of […]
Well, hello there. Happy New Year.
I am back following an extensive couple of weeks recording in Napoleon’s studio. We are going to come up with a cracking album. I really enjoyed my time with Nap, sleeping in the studio with a bottle of vodka for company and various country walks, taking in sheep and small […]
Yep, it’s me again.
After all this time I am back. I have been very busy in the recording studio. Napoleon and myself have been working on my new album (possibly titled ‘Idiot Fever’). We worked exceptionally hard, laying down my guitar and some vocals. I have had a chest infection so my voice didn’t hold […]
Later today I will be off to the darkest, deepest reaches of Derbyshire, to enter the top class and brilliant recording studio of one of the UK’s best producer/sound engineers; one Napoleon Fantastic. However, before I get there I have the indignity of travelling on the National Express coach. This is always nothing less than […]
I’m right on the cusp of laying down some mean, beefy, shouty, punky, new ravy davy vocals and the worst thing imaginable has happened. No, my trousers have not exploded. I have a cold. It has become a rather vicious little virus and is now in full attack mode. Mucus has begun to seep out […]