It’s National Poetry Day in the UK!! And what better day to hate the Daily Mail newspaper in poetic form…
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!”
The year so far…
Ok, it’s been a while since I last wrote anything on here. Maybe that’s because I’ve been too busy with events and ting. One things for sure, this year has been amazing so far. I’ll start by telling you about two gigs I had in January. On 31st January I did my latest gig forContinue reading “The year so far…”
Dreamcatching next week at Domino Gallery…
Dreamcatcher is a video project I began last summer with a lil’ Flip camera. Interviewing friends and complete strangers, I simply wanted to share some stories from that mysterious world we all inhabit on the flip-side of consciousness. It was easier speaking to friends than complete strangers, although approaching people I didn’t know often producedContinue reading “Dreamcatching next week at Domino Gallery…”
Love on the Streets…
Last month me and my part-time minion Jodie Schofield went out onto the streets of Liverpool to do film a video for my song ‘Like a Wave’. After half an hour of me playing in the street, a cop and a municipal whelk turned up and asked me for my name and address, as partContinue reading “Love on the Streets…”
I SPRAYED THE COVERS…
…of my book individually with aerosol paint – here’s an example. The book features the hit poems ‘Checkout Girl’, and ‘UV Angel’ as well as several previously unpublished or performed poetry and prose pieces. You can now find it in Liverpool’s radical bookshop News From Nowhere, on Bold St. Just hand over four fresh squidsContinue reading “I SPRAYED THE COVERS…”
Tom George 