TweetI’m putting my trust in you, faithful readers. Please don’t let me down. Turns out I’m needed on the wheels of steel at a friend’s birthday celebration next weekend. It’s a DJ emergency if you will (it must be if they’re calling on me). So, I’ve dusted off my nimble fingers, re-learnt some of... »

TweetThis is a test post. Do not panic. I am the site admin, just fixing the YouTube embed problem that Dan is having. As a test, here is “Nothing To Hide” by Spirit, which is an old hippy American band that I used to listen to a lot in my long-haired drunken youth. First... »

TweetOn Monday night I went to see some intimate comedy at a drinking club I’ve been going to for a few years called Black’s in Soho. It’s spread over 3 floors of a Georgian house, and rumour has it that Joshua Reynolds and Dr Johnson had traded ideas, blows and beers in the very... »

TweetI wouldn’t want anyone to think that the demise of the Steve Show has quelled our almost pathological desire to hunt down new music. Our New Music Quest (NMQ) was no affectation we adopted for the show. Me, Harry, Rufus and Sammy were NMQ-ing pigs, sniffing out fresh melodies like they were tune-based truffles. For... »

TweetTiny Dan fans are often disappointed when they see me in the flesh. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly, I am quite simply physically disappointing. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not grotesque or unpalatable. But neither am I majestic like, say, Jamaican runny man Usain Bolt or unstoppable bike emperor Sir... »

TweetWhen you’re writing a blog that’s predominantly about music, you’ve got to pay your dues.  Knowing your blog onions is essential.  You can’t just start typing any half-baked thought, as there’s always someone out there who has already baked a similar thought for slightly longer. For a band who had the radar-avoiding qualities of... »

TweetTiny Dan critics often said that one of the many reasons for my deep unpopularity on The Steve Show was the despicable music I used to play. “Melody-free claptrap”, “Fit only for knuckle-dragging dunderheads” “I hate you –  hate, hate, hate you Dan”. That’s just a taste of the bile-filled comments I imagine I... »

TweetThe world of bloody awful Saturday night dross was shocked to it’s soulless core tonight as Simon Cowell unleashed his latest weapon in the reality TV ratings war – a dead ex-Eastender coupled with a pop legend.                 X Factor became more like Ex Actor as deceased... »

TweetThe great thing about having this blog is the ability to get the big important news out there straight away.  No waiting around for a radio show on Sunday to deliver a message that’s yawningly out of date. So the plan was to get the new Lou Barlow record, Goodnight Unknown (on Merge in... »

TweetThe brilliant Harry has been keeping the site alive for the past few months, and my absence can partly be explained by my parents both spending some time in hospital. Both thankfully home and recovering now, but it’s been a long summer.   When I told my friend Michael about my father’s recent spate... »

TweetFirst gig for a while last night, and so to Shoreditch – home of the capital’s most surly bar staff.  A long-limbed companion (and former boss) struggled to buy a burger and beers… Can I order a burger here? Yes, that’s £7.95.  Here is a ticket. What do I do with this?  Is there a number... »

Tweet“Harry,” people almost never ask me, “How do you find the exciting yet obscure bands that you used to play on the show (and no doubt still discover, without the thrill of being able to share their tunes with several thousand uninterested listeners)?”   Well, imaginary questioner, it can happen in many different ways… witness... »