Martin Lee Stephenson Weblog

So finally,  the  film WNTER OF LOVE is out, featuring my bass, guitar and Faye Rochell's song WALK ON WATER.

Watched the GOLDIE band thing, much as I think good old Goldie has been a bit of a chancer in the past, can't help feel that the project was a real positive one...and what a voice that Natalie Duncan has, excellent.

Gary Moore died, R.I.P...not a huge fan but was one of the loudest gigs I've ever been to.

Oh year, and Liz Taylor...loved her but the only film I really liked was WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, but like the advert,  that's just me.

D.O.R. relaunching, sort of...

SPOONCUVE have BRILLIANT MADNESS SHINES on youtube, new track from an old idea, real experience making the film.

Should be some new channels for videos of my work soon...

Bobbi Style's access 2 foundation is starting to take shape, more news soon...

RIP Trish from Broadcast...good grief, what's going on?

Fathom Distro are distributing Spooncurve/Apollon/Muslimgauze in Canada.

Finishing a new Apollon album.

Finishing a new Spooncurve single.

Remixing a 'gauze track for the guys in the States.

How good is David Sylvian's "sleepwalkers"? Amazing album.

RIP Captain...

"Safe as milk" was one of my favourite albums.

Well, not been keeping this one up to date, been a while. Mad year. Mum died, carried on getting worse from there really....just coming into the light again.

So Ali Up died...RIP, loved The Slts...and Sleazy too RIP...put together another couple of APOLLON albums while I was in the wilderness. Just started writing for SPOONCURVE again...these things take time. Getting some artwork together for various projects. BOBBI STYLE is active again, as is Phil from LAW and AUDER,been ages.

Being playing hammered dulcimer a fair bit lately...

KULJIT BHAMRA was given his MBE, fair play...been talking of doing bits and bobs, mainly with FAYE ROCHELLE.

The MUSLIMGAUZE book is taking it's fecking time, as is DERWOOD ANDREWS.

Been sorting out the back catalogue as well...some gems, some shite.

DOR kind of realligning, RICHARD GALLON has got some great designs and stuff going on...

I'll write again one of these days, promise...

So, maybe I'm even more bitter and twisted than usual, but what the fuckerydoo was the Mercury music award all about this year?

What the fig was the panel thinking giving the prize to speech whats-her-name? Mildly interesting, at best, totally shite at worst. The horrors? Well named, as that's what they are, fucking horrible. Kasabian. Meh. la Roux? At least we know now that she can't perform, has no timing whatsoever and quite frankly, looks incredibly fucking stupid. Florence and her minge? Nah...I liked her at first, but, again, big MEH...fucking silly old hippy goth.

I liked the invisibles thing, though...not heard them before. Lisa Hannigan is quality.

...and Jools Holland becomes more annoying by the year. Twat.

MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE 2009 COMPLETE FARCE SHOCKER!

Same old judges...

...released monday.

Working on an idea for some "unplugged" songs as well, kind of a live session I guess. Another video to follow.

Doppler 20:20, amongst other D.O.R. acts Funkturm, Chemical Plant etc, are now on spotify.

The Spooncurve album Clairsentience is released on the 6th July in the UK on D.O.R....via shellshock and all your usual friendly outlets.