Pure Dead Brilliant

I’ve written a few songs now that have been inspired by the city and the people that are found in Glasgow. ‘I will be’ is about shipbuilding on the Clyde and the strength of characters that are found there and ‘saints and sinners’ is another one inspired by this dear green place. Even on the dullest, wettest of days its possible to raise a smile or to from experiences living here. For example you know you live somewhere a bit different when a tourist stops you in the street and instead of asking for directions to e.g. The Train Station or The Art Gallery they ask in heavily broken English ‘Where I find fried mars bar’

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Album Launch

Many thanks to everyone that turned up at the gig. It's always a bit nerve racking putting on your own show but it turned into a great night and i enjoyed it.  I also have to thank Iain McKinnon who kick started the night with his great songs aswell as a huge thank you to Paul Tasker of the Doghouse Roses who at last minute added some blistering guitar bits to the set.

John's Eye view of the gig!

Spotify

On the advice of a friend I have been giving Spotify a go - an online music streaming programme. It has the backing of the major record labels and therefore a huge catalogue of some of the biggest names is available. U2’s new album was available to listen to well before the official release date. I’ve registered for the free account which occasionally places adverts inbetween songs but for £10 a month this can be removed. The interface is very similar to itunes and allows you to stream music, search for songs, create playlists and share them with other users. It is good to see the majors testing the water with the free / almost free music business model. So why buy music again?

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