Like water, only dry
A live recording of my band Queen Eleanor’s Cross by Strummer Room Records Presents from our recent gig at The Apothecary Tap in Banbury. The post Mandragora Whispers – Queen Eleanor’s Cross first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
Because he died recently, I have been thinking a lot about Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and I wanted to gather some thoughts, in particular about one of his guitars and the effect it had on me. The Grateful Dead I have to preface everything here and say that I am not really a […] The post Bob Weir’s Inadvertent Gift To Me first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
…that I started this blog! I set it up back in October 2005 as I was between jobs as a new media producer and figured I needed something to keep my hand in as a writer, designer and coder. Some of those professional skills have taken a back seat now but I still earn a living […] The post It was 20 years ago today… first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
I made a video recently detailing the facts about the Boss MG-80 guitar amplifier. So far my videos on Jimbo Guitar have concentrated on the Boss MG10, a 10W guitar amplifier from the late 1980s. But I’ve got its big brother, the MG80, and I thought I would do a facts video to complement the […] The post Jimbo Guitar – Boss MG-80 Amplifier Facts first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
10 years ago (in 2014) I went to France twice, both times to the South. Once on my own in the spring to Nice and Eze, and then to Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (and Eze again) in August with my American family. In Roquebrune-Cap-Martin I shared a hotel room with a member of my family who snored like […] The post Encore et Snore first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
Okay, maybe not…but I was surprised to see the Vehicle Derek CD available on a site called Rakuten for €259.99! Wow. You can currently get it for £4.99 on eBay with no jewel case, and it is not much more on Discogs. The post Million Dollar Derek first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
Last year I joined a new band, becoming one half of a goth/post-punk duo called Queen Eleanor’s Cross. Technically we are a trio if you include Prunus, our backing machine. Either way, Scarlet Grey is singing and I am playing guitar and we are having great fun. Check our stuff out! Photo by Tracey Welch. The post Queen Eleanor’s Cross first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
No one reads much at this end of the blog these days (not even me). So I can quite safely warble on about being all old and nostalgic about years long gone. Listening to Jellyfish and thinking about the strange, strange year that was 1993 (for me). Pondering 1988, seemingly a “nothing year” for me […] The post 1993 and 1988 first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
I’d been to Download last year to see KISS, as it was supposed to be the last chance to see them…and then they played here this year again. Still I don’t mind, it was f**king awesome and far better than an arena gig. This year it was the 20th anniversary of Download, and Metallica were […] The post Download 20, Thursday 8th June 2023 – A review! first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .
Should you wish to wish your beloved a Happy Valentine’s Day, or indeed just send them something to express the loveliness of love, you can use this picture. Just link back here or tag me @jsnowdendavies if you put it on Instagram or something so I know if anyone has actually used it (you may […] The post Happy Valentine’s Day Monoprint first appeared on Aesthetic Enquiry .