I’m not usually one to post amusing animal photos on the internet but this picture of Alfie (remember him from the Living In The Aftermath video?) camouflaged among the Bedlam Six “Tell-Tale Hound” cushions is pretty special!
Bedlam Social Club
Last year a few members of The Bedlam Six and I got together with Leeds band Hope & Social as part of the latter’s Crypt Covers series. The two bands arranged and recorded a version of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Keep The Customer Satisfied” over the course of ten coffee-fuelled hours.
We had such a good time that we resolved to get together and play the thing live at a brace of double-headline shows in our respective home towns of Manchester and Leeds (entitled “The Bedlam Social Club” – naturally!) in which the two bands will play a set of their own material and then come together at the end to play some covers suggested by the audience.
If you have any suggestions about what we should play together please write to me via the Contact Section of this website.
Details for the event Hope & Social are hosting at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on Friday 3rd May can be found here: http://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/Event/Details/889
Details for the event we are hosting at The Deaf Institute in Manchester on Saturday 4th May can be found here: http://www.heymanchester.com/bedlam-six-hope-social
Tour Diary
The Bedlam Six and I have returned from our latest tour. Despite the close quarters and punishing schedule we did not murder one another. Not even once.
There is a day by day journal of the European leg of the tour over in the Diary Section of this website if anyone is interested.
Many thanks to Burning Eagle Booking for creating another wonderful adventure for us. We’re looking forward to the next one!
On Tour
The Bedlam Six tour is now entering its continental chapter. The UK gigs have been a real joy, wonderful enthusiastic audiences and welcoming venues.
I’ll be keeping a journal of our progress abroad over on the band blog. I’ve archived our tour diaries from 2011 and 2012 over here if you fancy any light reading.
Here’s a video montage from last year’s jaunt with Kirsty Almeida…
New Article: “Art For Everyone”
A couple of months ago I was asked to write an opinion piece for NARC magazine. The brief simply stated that it could be about anything music-related. As usual I left it until the midnight before deadline day (a bad habit I picked up at school and still haven’t shifted) and, as is often the case after a few glasses of wine, what came out was a BIG RANT. Indeed, this could be the rantiest thing I’ve written in a long time. Anyway, they’re on their next issue now so I’ve stuck it up in the Articles section of this website to keep the rant alive.
If rants are your thing, you can read the piece here.
