2012 5/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat @birdeatsbaby, @maryepworth, #popuppeople and More Besides

1) Birdeatsbaby – Incitatus Brighton based dark cabaret outfit Birdeatsbaby have just released this BRILLIANT new video, and like the last video for “Feast Of Hammers” it’s deliciously spooky. And makes me scared of bands… “Feast Of Hammers” – the album – is released on February 20th and I’m supporting them at their London launch...

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released on February 14th as digital...

2012 4/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Grace Petrie, Brighton and Musical Broccoli

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Grace Petrie A wonderfully inspiring songwriter and performer I met at last weekend’s Midwinter Picnic 4. She makes music that really gets you in the gut, and her rousing lyrics are still echoing around my head a week on. I should have heard of her...

2012 3/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Gil Scott Heron, Martin Luther King & Handcrafted Chocolate

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) “The Last Holiday : A Memoir” by Gil Scott Heron I’m so thankful to a friend for introducing me to the wonderful work of Gil Scott Heron a number of years before he sadly died, and though I’ve only just started reading this newly published...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded to the BBC Introducing Uploader....

2012 2/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Chris T-T, Arctic Hooping & Bike Doctor

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Chris T-T – “Binker” – the video! I don’t know how I missed this on Twitter last week but I only just stumbled across this gorgeous film. Chris’ 2011 Edinburgh Festival show “Disobedience: Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne” was one of the musical highlights of...

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Halloween House Party Gig – With Little Fish!

Certainly my most memorable Halloween to date – big thanks to Dylan for hosting and for the brilliant Little Fish for inviting me to support them! Such a fantastic evening. Mister Benji was a very well behaved companion, too, apart from the bit where he nicked a gingerbread ghost off...

I Won! New vBlog + Remix Stems

Thanks so so much to everyone who voted for me in the “Just A Girl” band competition, both online in the run up to the live final and on the night. I feel honoured to have been included in such an ace lineup of all female bands and solo artists...

Press : Laura Ward on Photographing She Makes War

“Had it gone entirely the way I’d imagined in my head, that first batch of images would’ve been far darker and more of a nod to the 1940′s war time era that we both like so much. Instead, we found ourselves in Herne Hill on one of the coldest and...

Brand New “Olympian” Video Online Now!

It’s up it’s up it’s up it’s up: A retelling of the Apollo-Daphne-Cupid story with a home made tree and paper hearts. Please watch, comment, rate and share with your friends! Making Of and Microsite to follow next...

Next Tuesday’s Album Launch – My Special Guests

The last few days have been a flurry of email writing, scheming, making, worrying no-one would show up then happy relief when messages of support from lovely friends and fans started flooding in. I’m so excited about this show, the first event I’ve put on all by myself and the...

Two New vBlogs: Unconvention + Slow Puncture Live At Proud

Two tasty treats for you this fine Monday morning, AND I blogged over the weekend on my misgivings about band competitions… @warriorgrrl vBlog Episode 15 – Unconvention Salford, October 2010 Featuring Bill Drummond, Billy Bragg, Viv Albertine, Don Letts, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Lawson, Rich Huxley, Ed Wareing, Ben Denison, Clutch...

Vote for She Makes War today!

Wow, that’s come around quick – it’s the last couple of days of voting for the Just A Girl competition – the 6 finalists get to play together at a show on 23rd September and the winner of that night gets to play at Ladyfest 10. Please click here to...