Here’s a new acoustic tune. I couldn’t be arsed to make a video for it so I put together a slideshow of some pics that seem to suit the tune. See if you can name any of the famous people. If you’re a Liverpool resident, maybe you spot yourself!
Beanie Bohemia – A History of Wooly Hats.
One of the compensations of winter is donning a nice, cosy wooly hat. There’s nothing like the snug feeling of those knitted sheep fibres embracing your cranium. But for me and many others, these items are more than just a way to keep warm. Woolen headgear has played a role in subculture for many years. It’sContinue reading “Beanie Bohemia – A History of Wooly Hats.”
Bands That Time Forgot #2
In the mid-eighties every pop record had to have a saxophone break in it. From ‘new romantic’ acts like ABC to global stars like Whitney Houston, chart singles would almost inevitably feature a screeching tenor sax in the middle section. Seventies pop songs would often feature a guitar solo, but punk changed all that. GuitarContinue reading “Bands That Time Forgot #2”
Discovered over Coffee
Things you find by chance are often more precious than things you find by looking. I spend a lot of time in cafes writing, reading and generally hanging out; and occasionally a piece of music comes on the establishment’s stereo that I have to know more about. If I’m feeling sufficiently self-confident (it’sContinue reading “Discovered over Coffee”
Goth But Not Forgotten…
It was the eighties, I was a youth and I was often in the company of goths. Evenings around friends’ houses were often suffused with the smell of cheap hairspray and hot crimping irons. ‘Cider and Black’ was the drink of choice at our underground haunts. It must have been a comforting subculture to join;Continue reading “Goth But Not Forgotten…”
The Mystery of Charisma
We have all met people possessed of a natural charm that enables them to hold the attention of groups of people, who listen to their opinions, laugh at their jokes and possibly want to share bodily fluids with them. Charisma is like a magical chemical product flowing in certain peoples’ bloodstream. If you start outContinue reading “The Mystery of Charisma”
Achtung Maybe!
Rumblings on the grapevine suggest that a new U2 album is likely to appear before the end of the year, in fact according to Rolling Stone magazine it could even be released this month. Love ’em or hate ’em, it’s a significant moment as U2 have now been spent several decades amongst the very biggestContinue reading “Achtung Maybe!”
On The Other Side of The Wall
There will be no more divisions, No cultural collisions, Or blinkered racial visions On the other side of the wall There will be no flagellations, No female mutilations Or power-hungry nations With no mercy at all There won’t be terror forces, Denial of resources Or distantContinue reading “On The Other Side of The Wall”
Season of Sweat
Today the temperature has hit 29 degrees (that’s centigrade, my American friends) which is pretty ferocious anywhere in the UK but particularly so in a Northern town like Liverpool. Sitting here without a shirt and sticking to the back of my vinyl chair, I have little energy to do anything more than muse upon thatContinue reading “Season of Sweat”
Hear my latest album…
“The key to a good album is to be both eclectic and cohesive, and paradoxical as it sounds, that’s exactly what Tom George achieves on ‘Postcards” – liverpoolacoustic.co.uk I recorded this album with in Liverpool with the expert help of Jeff Jepson at the controls. If I had to sum it up I would sayContinue reading “Hear my latest album…”
Tom George 