Singularly Good

Today's Opening Thought: I have found myself telling shop assistants at my local Sainsbury's to "have a nice day" before they have the chance to say anything to me. This is surely a bad thing. I know in my heart of hearts that it is not a competition as to who can wish the other a nice day first. The problem is that it is not a competition that I do not want to win. Incidentally, as I hurry out these platitudes I am also aware of another thought arising: I should very much like someone, a friend perhaps, to present me with one of those orange Sainsbury's jackets that Sainsbury's staff are made to wear. I need a decent body warmer and this would really do the trick. The trouble is that the process of obtaining such a jacket for said friend would be lengthy, complex and, most probably, a little unnecessary. Essentially it is plain unlikely, and as such the consistancy with which this redundant thought presents itself in my mind is a little annoying.

Similarly shallow to these opening words, but much more zesty, is This is a Knife - a weekly video podcast which I help to make for channel4.com. I gather from the lack of response to the questions in my last post that this blog's readership is not exactly strong. Still, I earge anyone reading this post to check it out. It is funny and it is about the internet. If you like that sort of thing you will no fucking doubt like this.

On the music front things are well. We are currently recording the next single, 'Box Song', in the Rak Stuidos in London, with Dan Gretch producing. We're all a little unsteady as to its progress - many things need a good ol' tinkering - but we're getting there slowly but surely. Hopefully we will finish up tomorrow in time for our first festival of the summer, Electric Gardens, on saturday. We are busy like this, recording and playing, till November. It's a little daunting but also very exciting. Hopefully it'll mean more time, rather than less, for pottering around with a few side projects that I've got on the go. More on these another day. While Im on the subject of music though I should mention that this month's mojo magazine has an article on us, well Johnny more specifically. Though it can be rather grating that some journalists don't concentrate on the fullness of the band, all kind press is fine by me. Thoughts on Orthodoxy and Anglicanism coming very soon...

Matt