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So, the new Def Robot album is out and you can hear it on Spotify et al. Here’s one of the tracks. 102 seconds of me singing……with attempted harmonies! By the way, that’s not me in the video!

Sorry, it’s the ubiquitous birthday blog, and as a sign I’m getting older, I had to look up the spelling, and to be honest, remind myself of the meaning of the word ‘ubiquitous’. Those grey cells are slowly returning to the ether….. So, I’ve made 48 passes of the sun so far and we’re onContinue reading “Birthday Blog”

It’s my bid to one day get picked up by the Spotify algorithm, with that in mind, here is a link to Def Robot’s new single. It’s 1min 48 seconds of your time. Have a listen if you can and get a big hug from the Robot!

Gretchen was sitting on the floor in her house. She leant back against the sofa – everything so familiar and swollen with memories, yet none of it real. What a precarious place to be in, the voice mused. She nodded in agreement – a slight movement – nothing more was required. She noticed the doorContinue reading “Chapter 19”

So, the 6th Def Robot is now out. Yes, that’s 6 in 6 months! We are now your instant party playlist! Anyway, one thing I didn’t realise, is that when you sign up with Distrokid (who put your music onto Spotify, iTunes etc..), you also get all your tracks uploaded onto YouTube. OK, so there’sContinue reading “That’s My Voice, That Is!!”

 able to straighten up. He staggered forward. He could hear the space increasing between them and danger. But something was wrong. Several problems highlighted at once. Why only his shadow lurching forward on the pavement? Why couldn’t he feel her presence by his shoulder? Why could he hear a conversation with her voice and notContinue reading “Chapter 18: The Notebook 10-11”

Here I am again, watching films (particularly of the streamed variety) so that you don’t have to! I’ve been not been watching too much recently so I think these reviews are more ad hoc than weekly (let’s face it, it doesn’t matter!!). First up is, ‘Bedroom Window’, which you can see on Amazon. At nearlyContinue reading “Film Review 9th Nov”

Gretchen sat on a wooden bench at the side of the brook. Throwing all caution to the wind, she’d contravened her own rules and decided to read another page from the Notebook. And now, she was broken. Confused? Numb? Frustrated? Yes, all these emotions both in tandem and simultaneous. She felt an almost imperceivable tremorContinue reading “Chapter 17”

Hey, it’s Zolpidem week. Or if you’re American it’s Ambien week. Everyones favourite nonbenzodiazepine has come to town. So, as a bit of an experiment, I took this sedative for 3 nights on the trot just to see if I could get a bit of rest. It’s hard to say if it was a successContinue reading “Zolpidem Week…Zolpidem-Woche”

It’s all about the Spotify algorithm apparently. If you can get picked out by that you’re on your way…….Hmmm, I’m not convinced. I’m currently reading David Byrne’s lovely book, ‘How Music Works’ and he spells out how little money he receives from streaming (in particular from Spotify), in particular how some of the big TalkingContinue reading “The Spotify Playlist”