Smooth jazz article published I have recently published a new journal article on the relationship between smooth jazz, radio formats, audience research and music production. You can read it in The Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media, 8/1, 57-70, 2010. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest library. Abstract This article examines the relationships between three areas of... More
Santa Carla – An Anthology Or, how I spent my 20s. Critically acclaimed Liverpool art-pop band Santa Carla were active between 2003-2007, recording primarily for the Digital Wings label. Singles n’ Slices is a 16 track anthology of singles and unreleased demos from the band’s career which is now available on Bandcamp. Tracks 1-8 include singles and released material. Tracks 9-16 feature unreleased demos... More
Crossing the States My whole life was a haunted life, the life of a ghost. I was halfway across America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future – Jack Kerouac, On The Road. During May 2010, I’ll be making a road trip across America, driving about 6,000 miles from... More
Sights of New York I recently took a trip to New York with my old man. It was his first trip to the Big Apple, so I was able to show him many of the sights and enjoy his reaction to the city – not only in terms of the scale and beauty of the architecture – but also... More
Building a Telecaster: part 5 Here it is folks, the final instalment of my Telecaster project. The guitar is now complete. In this set of pics, you can see the neck being bolted on, the installation of ferrules, the nut being sanded to allow for the strings and the process of setting up the guitar so that it has a... More
