Carry On Scoring

If you're inclined, come and see my talk 'Carry On Scoring: Eric Rogers and the Legacy of Light Music' at the lovely Letchworth Settlement on Tuesday 13th August at 10.30am.

Shindig! No.93

In this month's Shindig! magazine I chat to Lynn Gertenbach about painting Ravi Shankar, while on top of all the usual goodies the mag marks half a century since the death of your favourite Stone. Tempus fugit innit.

The Art of The Album Cover

Next Thursday 11th July I'll be at the lovely Stevenage and Knebworth Arts Group talking for two hours about album covers. How is that even possible? Come and find out!

Shindig! No.91

You'll love this month's Shindig! Magazine with features on Neil Young, Laura Nyro, the influential Colour Me Pop and a look at the newest BFI Flipside entry Stranger in the House. Plus I get to talk to the terrific Bob Masse about his album cover work. Out Thursday oh yeah.

Songs, Soundtrack Albums and Psychedelia: Film Scoring in the 1960s.

Catch me next week, Thursday 21st March, at Kings Lynn Community Cinema Club talking about film scoring in the 1960s.

Idiot Box Comes Good

I tend not to watch telly that much, especially this time of year, but I should probably be a bit less churlish now that the good people behind US drama Lodge 49 have seen fit to include a piece of music from Belbury Poly's 2012 LP The Belbury Tales, on which I laid down a bit of that old bass guitar. The show has received praise for it's soundtrack, which includes a lot of fun offbeat obscurities and a good chunk of material new and old from Ghost Box pals The Soundcarriers.

The track in question appears in tonight's episode (if you're in the US), or UK viewers can watch on Amazon, I gather.

In Colour

Two opportunities to see me talking (and showing lots of clips) on the history of colour filming at King's Lynn Community Cinema Club on Thursday 20th September at 7pm then at the Letchworth Settlement on October 22nd at 10.30am. Come!