A late entry; I'll be playing at the Firehouse in Exeter tomorrow (Sunday) night, with a special guest appearance from the School of Trobar's Phil. Also, a date for your diaries for next weekend:

I love the following:

Comfortably Numb - Live. feat Van Morrison
Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman & the Louisiana Philharmonic
Stuck Between Stations - The Hold Steady
The Greatest - Cat Power
www.ryan-adams.com
Any Werner Herzog - esp. Fitzcarraldo
Lucinda Williams' new album 'West'
Steve Earle, who, when asked about the influence of Townes van Zandt, said: 'He was a real good teacher, and a real bad role model.'

And, because it wouldn't be right without a bit of Bruce,

The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen

Has anyone heard the new Hold Steady album, 'Boys and Girls in America'? For someone with a literary affectation, such as myself, such cerebral Springsteen-esque rock is bound to appeal; I do, however, have a real problem with the mix of the album. I mean, I know it's currently trendy to have your vocals mixed so low you can barely hear them and, truthfully, I was never really bothered by that with the Arcade Fire or the Killers, as they aren't exactly Bukowski, are they? It seems so strange to me, though, to spend all that time writing great lyrics without pushing the vocals up front.
Anyway, just to inform everyone that I'm playing on 23rd Feb with Faceometer at the Picturehouse, and then again at the Picturehouse on the 8th March.