Currently riddled with flu, and so therefore somewhat vulnerable to any kind of attack. Just before bedtime last night I read a review on the internet claiming I was "terrible". Went to bed with a heavy heart . But woke this morning to read that the bloke who runs Baggage Reclaim - some kind of moody, arty club in South London thinks I'm ok - and enjoys my work. Obviously one of these people needs taking out and shooting, the other should be immediately made head of A&R at Sony or some other massive corporation. Quite a week really, the release of "Black Girlfriend" and the publishing of "Well Up For It" - my second book - a collaboration with Carl Eldridge. However, the flu has taken the wind from my sails somewhat, and I have been unable to bask in a self satisfied creative glow. Typical, that.

Just received delivery of the Black Girlfriend E.P. Looks good, sounds good too. So glad I got the final track "My Lesbian Sister" on it - brings it all up to date. I've had a couple of conversations with people regarding a live date or two in the New Year, so we'll see what happens there. I now await the reviews.........

Just finished a couple of new songs - "Writer & Broadcaster" is one, the other yet to be named. Sound good to me. I'm getting more proficient on the synthesiser - although I read a quote by Daniel Miller of Mute fame, who says that " only non-musicians make good synthesiser players" - if that's the case, I should be fucking superb.
The new record will be out in a week or so - all done on the mixing and mastering front - just waiting now for the pressing etc.
Just seen the track listing for the new Morrissey album - out in the Spring.
It's true, he DID steal all my ideas - a couple of the titles could be straight from the DS songbook.

A couple of new songs just completed - "Back In Hospital" and " Writer & Broadcaster" - ah! the bastard son of Giorgio Moroder is at it.

Just finished recording a new song - "My Lesbian Sister". It was written, recorded and mastered within three days. I'm so pleased with it, I've stopped the presses and it's being added as a seventh track to the new E.P. It's a Giorgio Moroder / Hamilton Bohannon influenced floor-filler that will in time be recognised as pure genius.

Things progressing nicely for the release of the new E.P. Just waiting now for the artwork/sleeve to be sorted out - and it's done. I've started writing some new material - looking to the next release - we'll see how that comes out. As for any live dates - the plan is to wait until the New Year - see how the CD is received, and take it from there. I would like to take the "new" Disco Student sound to the stage, but again, we'll see. Lots of waiting and seeing on the horizon.