Ok, here’s the first in a series of posts about seminal moments in musical TV history. To be more specific, they are about various times in my life when I happened to see something that blew my mind, my heart, and generally left me in an exhilarated heap on the living room floor. This happenedContinue reading “Musical Milestones – (as seen on TV) #1”
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New Song ‘Hobo Clown’
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!
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!”
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…”
The Polyphonic Spree – Live Review – 5/6/2014
I was on route from a meditation class. Sitting with my dharma chums before a golden buddha, I was on the verge of getting somewhere, but I had to cut short the session and catch a more immediate form of transcendence – the Liverpool return of The Polyphonic Spree. If you are a musician, there’sContinue reading “The Polyphonic Spree – Live Review – 5/6/2014”
Dance With My Shadow…
Fans of Tom Waits, Chet Baker etc. might like this clip – it’s one of my more jazzy numbers, filmed at Studio 2 in Liverpool. I wrote the song originally for a female vocal but I think it suits me pretty well; flute maestro George Roberts blows some serious stuff over the top…
Tom George 