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...

Category: She Makes War

Burnout Avoidance Tactics, Latest “Little Battles” Release Info and TTFN

Yesterday I announced that my album launch gig next month was postponed until spring, along with the art show that was to accompany it. Despite my breezy updates on Twitter and Facebook I’ve had a few people get in touch to ask if I’m okay, and after a very interesting...

DIY Music : What Does It Cost?

The other day a Twitter friend sent me a link to Techdirt’s Case Studies contest, where they’re giving big cash prizes to people who contribute interesting posts about their experiences with fan engagement. I hope to find time to write a post myself, but I was inspired by Andy from...

“Delete” On Resonance 104.4FM Last Night – Listen To The Podcast Forever

Posted 15 Oct 2011 in Official News,Press,She Makes War
This is very exciting – I don’t have a radio plugger or PR or ANYTHING, but James Hodder got in touch this week about playing a track on his Friday night show and “Delete” suited this week’s theme of “the human voice”. I’ve only just listened to it myself as...

Live Review : Louder Than War – Norwich Sound & Vision Festival 30.9.11

Posted 13 Oct 2011 in Official News,Press,She Makes War
“She Makes War is like nothing else. She is a fiercely independent spirit who makes music on her own terms and is the perfect example of digital DIY – a modern musical Boudica who won’t take no as an answer and sings these dreamy, heartfelt songs that envelop you with...

Get New Album Track “Delete” Now For Free!

Posted 05 Oct 2011 in Music,News,Official News,She Makes War
Delete by She Makes War Click here to stream/download from Bandcamp. And here’s the latest SMW newsletter that went out yesterday featuring ticket buying links for the London launch gig on November 15th, news on my collaborative art show “In This Boat” and info on the forthcoming Kim Boekbinder Kickstarter...

Sharing Is Power – Get Involved

Posted 03 Oct 2011 in Community,Serious Shit,She Makes War
Dear fellow musician Have you ever thought that it’s an incredibly inefficient use of your time to spend all day at the computer, copying and pasting information from blog after blog in to a spreadsheet when you’d rather be rehearsing / writing / recording / pulling teeth? Have you ever...

“Slow Puncture” Featured On From Disc Til Dawn’s Mixtape 26.9.11

Posted 03 Oct 2011 in Official News,Press,She Makes War
Dan Thompson aka the man behind Riot Clean Up put together a snapshot of the music he’s been listening to lately for ace blog From Disc Til Dawn, kindly listing “Slow Puncture” alongside tracks from Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Gene and Emmy The Great. “girls with tattoos and push...