This was my first gig in the former DDR. Well, except for shows in East Berlin of course, but that’s different, it is, after all, still Berlin. The venue in Dresden, Kunsthof Gohlis, is a really cool open art space on the outskirts of town. At first I was a little nervous that attendance would …
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Cultural differences. It really is quite surreal to travel through Germany by myself. Firstly, the actual getting from A to B and the touring logistic as such is much easier than anticipated and all worry and “Reisefieber” I had has washed away. You might wonder what the big deal is taking a train from town …
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I’m sitting in a small café across the road from Kiel Station with half an hour to spare before I catch a train to Bielefeld. Last night was day two of my ten day Germany tour – Prinz Willy (much to my juvenile friends’ amusement) was the name of the venue and a very lovely …
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Vielen Dank Hamburg! One down, nine to go and if yesterday is anything to go by then I’m in for a great time on this tour. Two nights in Hamburg with my Dad were really good fun. The rock n’ roll hotel / bar we stayed at did what it said on the tin …
We’re on the road! For the very first leg of the tour I’m joined by none other than Mr. de Bastion (Dad!). Yesterday we drove from Berlin to Hamburg, which made for an excellent change from the usual rails. Entertainment was provided by Foo Fighters and Tame Impala, interspersed with quiz-like questions only a Dad …
I have some amazing news! So happy to share with you that last Wednesday my song “Red and White Blood Cells” was played on Radio Eins during Peter Radszuhn’s Prime Cuts show. Waaaah! Not only am I a fan and listener of the station and the show, but the news came totally out of the …
DEUTSCHLAND, es ist soweit! I’m going on my very first tour through my Heimatland. Here are the dates: All the shows expect for Berlin and Weilburg are free entry. If you have any questions or ideas for my free days in between the gigs (maybe you’d like to organise a living room gig in your …
I’m back in the kitchen in this little house on the outskirts of Berlin. This has been the warmest Christmas I can consciously remember. If it were a normal winter, we would have a delightful Siberian wind cooling the Berlin streets down to about ten below zero. Right now there’s not even a hint of …
So today is not the best of days… I’m in my own personal dead end street again a la Ray Davies as it’s actually raining through the crack in the ceiling right into my bedroom. I’d embrace the misery and reach for the Camberwell carrot or the Whiskey, but my throat’s aching and I hope …
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Today I’m at home in London, looking back on a couple of really fun gigs and looking forward to playing in Leicester supporting Paper Aeroplanes tomorrow. On Friday afternoon I took a train from Exeter to Totnes, where dramatic coastlines replaced the usual pepperland-like rolling hills with tiny boats were scattered across the landscape as …
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