February 2012
7 posts
a lovely write-up/review from last year i've just... →
secret
there’s billy (from my other band ewar paris & the golden hairs) listening to tracks from the upcoming EP that is being recorded right now. i can tell you that ‘sunrise’ and ‘tape from africa’ are finished, with another two or three songs to be finished. it’s been a while, but a whole bunch of songs are waiting there for you to enjoy and i have special...
a little sale with my new release coming soon; get... →
a thursday treat; thomas white - yalla! →
i played with this man a little while ago and this new release is amazing, out soon on bleeding heart recordings.
House Shows
with recording well on it’s way, i looking to book up some shows, including house shows. if you or your friends would like me to come play at your house/youth club, then get in contact. alternatively, i like to play in venues, too, so hit me up with places you would like me to play, put me in contact with promoters or petition your local village fete. it’ll be fun.
contact via:...
do you make videos/films/etc? i need you!
if you do, please get in contact - theboyiusedtobe@googlemail.com.
i have a project for you to get involved with and will be fun. thank you!
January 2012
9 posts
brand new demo and a sign of things to come.... →
the cure
this is first time i have had a chance to sit down and write anything. the last week or so i have played at the Chichester Inn (in Chichester), of which was lovely, and yesterday i played at the Boogaloo in London with Patch & The Giant and was great fun. more cd’s were sold, and you can buy yours still on bigcartel, and i gave out many tags (like above and the pictures shown in...
january gigs
if you’re within the confines of southern england, you are in for a treat. my first gig of 2012 is on the 21st (this coming saturday) in chichester at the chichester inn with the day of the rabblement. it’s £3/4 entry. confirm your attendance here at the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/206680646088304/
the second gig of 2012 is in london at the boogaloo with patch &...
flash and new
2012. wow. shame we’re all going to die this year, isn’t it? 2013 had such a good ring to it and everything.
coming up, there shall be a couple of gigs this month, the first in Chichester and the second in London. details for both are sketchy, but as soon as i know, you will know. that’s a deal. new songs shall be played and general good times had, so keep your diary to hand.
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brand new website! happy new year. →
December 2011
3 posts
long time no tumblr. for the festive season,... →
August 2011
1 post
sale!
a little sale. my debut ep is just £1 on handmade limited cd until monday from the shop. lovely. buy here: http://theboyiusedtobe.bigcartel.com/product/the-boy-i-used-to-be-ep
xo
July 2011
1 post
download my ep for free!
my first ep is now up for free download from here: http://theboyiusedtobe.bandcamp.com. please download, enjoy and spread to friends. thank you! more news to follow soon, but i am playing at southampton joiners this friday and at the hope in brighton on the 30th july, so pop along.
June 2011
2 posts
how art thou?
i have been finalising my college education. with this comes great responsibility, so i have buried my head in books. between these burying sessions i have been recording more demos and selecting which i like. some shall be played live and some even recorded for a release to hopefully come soon.
the original batch of EPs have now sold out, so more shall be handmade in the coming weeks. in the...
May 2011
4 posts
competition (of sorts)
so, due to the fact i have a new facebook page, i thought i would set about a little competition of sorts. all you have to do is suggest this facebook page to your friends, take a screenshot of you doing so, and e-mail it to theboyiusedtobe@googlemail.com.
in return, i will send you a free download from my ep of your choice. sounds easy, eh?
get suggesting and sending, folks.
find the...
brand new facebook page. come join the fun. →
the ep is now on itunes! follow this link to buy.... →
hey guise
i am playing at the registry in portsmouth tomorrow night with Detatchments (of whom have just had their debut album produced by James Ford, which is fucking amazing) and will be good fun. it is free entry and doors are at 8pm. wonderful.
xo
April 2011
4 posts
things people have said.
i thought i should show a few words people have said and be happy about them;
“We really like his music a lot because it feels like the closest idea of what love is like.” - chut up and eat your shreddies blog. “I hate the assumption that critics sometimes make that teenagers can’t write intricate lyrics and music, for what ever reason but really, the boy i used to be...
next gig.
i am playing at the edge of the wedge in southsea next sunday (may bank holiday/royal wedding weekend/weekend where my friends shall go missing for a couple of weeks and end up in a different country) and it is free entry.
it is supporting The Retrospective Soundtrack players, featuring members of The Dawn Chorus & The B of the Bang, and it is their local album launch of sorts. having just...
the ep is now on spotify! follow this link. →
Tape From Africa
whilst i am still peddling the ep to those who will listen (and many who won’t), i still have other songs, believe it or not. one of those is ‘Tape From Africa’, and i recorded a rough home demo of it and you can listen to it here. i also have plans to release another song for the summer on all good download stores. it is a summery song, so plans to release it for when it is...
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
1 post
champion.
so yes, my EP is still there, out on sale and whoring itself around. you can buy it from http://theboyiusedtobe.bigcartel.com/ in CD form for £3 or download at http://theboyiusedtobe.bandcamp.com/ in a computer form for just £2. bargain? i believe so. it would make me very happy to see it in your possesion. in other news, i am still alive and a few gigs have been booked for the extrememly near...
January 2011
4 posts
Now on sale! the boy i used to be. EP!
so, my EP is now on sale (an hour early, so what? i was excited). you can buy it from here: http://theboyiusedtobe.bigcartel.com/ or download it here: http://theboyiusedtobe.bandcamp.com/
please spread the word, reblog and do anything you fancy to help me out.
thank you xo
EP!
so, after 2 and a bit years of playing around, recording and writing, my first EP shall be released on Monday 17th January, a week from now. You will be able to buy it from http://theboyiusedtobe.bigcartel.com/ or download at http://theboyiusedtobe.bandcamp.com/
it is being released on the same day i am playing with Joe Black at The Kings Theatre, so please come along to that, and then you can...
November 2010
2 posts
This is another sample from the mixes of the...
October 2010
11 posts
halloween? download my cover of monster mash for...
i once did a cover of monster mash for the ransom family radio show in portsmouth, and now, due to the halloween time of the year, you can download it for free here: http://theboyiusedtobe.bandcamp.com/
enjoy
xo
monster mash cover on the ruckus blog! oh,... →
another sample, this time ‘the runner...
mixing!
a bit of mixing here, abit of mixing there, but who knows, we could be close. i hope so.
ooo///ooo
there is me doing a very weird pose between songs at the southsea bandstand. nice.
so, inbetween recording, i am doing other such things as organising gigs and generally have a jolly good time. the first upcoming gig is at the Southampton Oxjam Takeover Event in, you guessed it, Southampton. i always love hopping over to Southampton to play and it is all in the name of charity, too. i am...
Here be the second sample of recording. This may...
recording
day 459 (i joke)(perhaps not)(no, i do).
guitar and little bits done. tomorrow is a day for vocals. sweet.
Edward
xo
"i love it when a plan comes together"
or a new song, instead. yes, i am pleased.
that is all. yes.
edward
xo
I did promise a little cheeky sample of how...
home recording
yes, i be recording yet again. i am making sure everything is perfect before the ep/album/whatever is out. to wet your appetites, though, a small sample of a song you (may) know will be on this very page this week, i can promise that.
in other news, i have a massive gig to announce for 17th january (i am still having to keep tight-lipped on it, y’see), but also an exciting gig for 8th...