Andy's Whiskey and Go Go!

Blog or whatever (Episode 12)

2008! And I wasn't quite finished with the last century, but despite my written protests, this one keeps creeping forward. I can't be the only one who's noticed that years are surreptitiously speeding up, passing 'go', and pocketing the £200 for themselves. I signed a cheque the other day and dated it 2002. (Cheques were what we used to use before evolution gave us rectangular plastic and Paypal). One year out is a simple mistake to make but six is just peculiar and unexplainable.

I don't seem to have stopped traveling since Jan 3rd so inevitably, my attempts to keep up with a regular dose of this self-indulgent pap have fallen short of perfect yet again. Mind you I've no idea whether any of my contemporaries bother to bore the world on a regular timetabled basis, with their every thought and ill-conceived opinion, laid out naked and crudely carved on their own bands websites. I'm assuming that if a job is left to a musician, particularly if typing is involved, tomorrow is always a better day to do it, so you'll forgive me if I don't seem contrite or apologetic for the months that pass without my adding to the ever-filling universe of cybercrap.

So what have I been doing since last I 'blogged', aside from moaning at the level of Olympic medalist? Well since you ask, at the beginning of January, I was recording an orchestra in Sophia (that's in Bulgaria for our geographically-challenged friends) for a film titled 'Caught In The Act', for which I've written the score, (out later this year). Then off to London to tart it up, Shepperton to mix it, Berlin to sell it, and occasionally back to France to try and forget all about it.

And now the dust is settling, what next? Well a few things actually. First of all check out the website next week for a video filmed live at the Soho Review Bar last November. I'm sure it will be on YouTube, MySpace and the shiny reflections of dustbin lids over the whole country before too long, but you'll see it first on the band website.

'Bipolar Diversions' has been picked up by Cargo for distribution and will therefore be in some UK record shops (record shops….remember them!) on Monday April 7th. To make a small fanfare of triumph around this date, we've decided to return to the scene of our last oh so enjoyable crime, and do a repeat performance at the Soho Revue Bar on Friday April 11th. The last show was sold out so at the risk of sounding like a cocky little shit, I'd advise getting your tickets early. I'm guessing they will be sold through Ticketweb again - details to follow shortly. If you're half as excited as I am at this prospect, then I'm twice as excited as you, which is exactly how it should be of course.

Incidentally, those of you who've seen us live a few times will know that we often encore with a cover song. We were pondering what to do next time we play when I thought that I might just ask you if you've any good ideas... or bad ones. Choose wisely. There's a lot of shit out there to step in.

Willie