I've spent the last few days working on some new material - in fact lots of new little projects. See, this is what tends to happen when I don't drum for a few evenings in a row, I just get over-excited about the prospect of actually spending some evenings in for a change that I try to write three plays at the same time. Some bits and bobs are coming along nicely, some stuff for our new material evening that is on 4th November in Cambridge, some stuff for the Christmas show that is on at the end of December (still very much in the notes stage though), and also some content for a potential 'Awkward Christmas Live' show in London- although Helen and I are both so busy it's still very much up in the air. All good though, I can feel my creative brain slowly kick into gear, as much as I'm looking forward to a weekend of drumming.
Last weekend was great in the studio with Laura Tapp, her album is going to be fantastic - probably missed the boat for it being out in time for Christmas (unless we rushed it through, but what's the point in that?) but for an early 2012 treat it really will be something rather special. A lot of the arrangements are so simplistic, because she's a proper songwriter who uses melodies, and I'd like to think this album will help push her properly into the limelight. She was good on the radio too on Friday evening, and Martin's production on the album is already looking rather splendid. We're back again in a few weeks time to do more work on it, with hopefully an iTunes exclusive single coming out just before the festive season. There's a lot of good things coming out musically actually - Eureka Stockade are releasing our lovely track, 'All Alone' next month (it's always been one of my favourites in the set), the Christmas track I wrote with The Prisoner Of Mars ('I Don't Care If Santa Doesn't Come Around') is being released at the end of November, and we're evening plotting an Under The Streetlamp festive single...although given our history, the chances of all four of us being available at the same time to actually record the thing is unlikely, hope so though. Ahhh, Christmas is brilliant, even it does spell the end of another year in which I've not really achieved as much as I wanted to.
I've just joined Twitter by the way, no idea how it really works, but I'm here: @paulrichards30
Currently reading: Alan Partridge - I Partridge
Currently listening to: Carole King - Tapestry, Emmy The Great - Virtue, Julian Velard - Mr. Saturday Night, Paul Goodwin - Trinkets And Offcuts, Young Rebel Set - Curse Our Love
Currently watching: Match Of The Day, Family Guy, very little else
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