Author Archives: Tom George

Hello, I'm Tom. I'm a musician, writer and various other things. In this site, you can find out about my creative work, plus read blog posts about life, culture and wellbeing. Hope to make contact with you soon! :)

UK indie pop news !! ‘Drifter’ video from Tom George

This track has been available at http://www.tomgeorge.bandcamp.com for a while and people have compared it to acts as diverse as Blind Lemon and Squeeze…I’ve just finished the video to it, shot around Liverpool with help from my photographer mate Brian Ardrey. It also features cameo appearances from some of the Liverpool bohemians – many ofContinue reading “UK indie pop news !! ‘Drifter’ video from Tom George”

Nerve Magazine – Interview with local singer, songwriter and writer Tom George

Nerve Magazine – Interview with local singer, songwriter and writer Tom George.

September Fly

There’s a solitary housefly living in the downstairs toilet. September fly was concieved on a dog turd down the street, hatched out on a rotting pastie by next door’s bins and found it’s way through our spare bedroom window last weekend. Since then, it has patrolled our rooms and corridors on a non-stop reconnaissance missionContinue reading “September Fly”

Dinosaur Jnr Live Review!!

Originally published in Seba Rashii Culture Zine Dinosaur Jnr East Village Arts Club, Liverpool 03/9/13 Tonight’s support band, the 6-strong Kult Country, is adept at whipping up Arcade Fire-isms to peaks of rhythmic intensity, with a female violinist moonlighting as a percussionist on a couple of songs. The final number, complete with crunchy, barking vocal effectsContinue reading “Dinosaur Jnr Live Review!!”

My Tour of Beauty…(ten years ago)

Ten years ago this summer, I embarked upon a musical journey through Western Europe, equipped with little more than six strings and a sense of misadventure. It was a memorable trip, and three years later I wrote up the escapade for an issue of The Korovian, the in-house journal of Liverpool music venue Korova (nowContinue reading “My Tour of Beauty…(ten years ago)”

WHY I HATE AND LOVE FACEBOOK

You may know I publish my own physical zines from time to time, including poetry, music reviews and general comment…? Well, not long ago I put out a little pocket-sized publication of short, random writing. Here (below) is the introduction to the zine which, as you’ll  find out, has a lot to do with aContinue reading “WHY I HATE AND LOVE FACEBOOK”

Help me choose a cover for Manchester radio tomorrow!

eEEE…it’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here. My first ‘welcome back’ news is to inform you I’ll be visiting wonderful Manchester on Monday 29th Aug for a live session and chat with Dave Harris at Manchesterradioonline.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q2YpwQhm3E&feature=c4-overview&list=UUgE5LUsHPcGbugfX6_0JOxA I’ll almost certainly be playing ‘Sharks’, my current single as well as a smattering ofContinue reading “Help me choose a cover for Manchester radio tomorrow!”