Hello, you lot.
So. I’ve mentioned it. Now I’m going to do it: a new tier. I’ve looked around at friends who also have Patrons, and all of them have an upper tier thatâ€...
2022-04-24 18:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Saturday, all! I've been locked out of my Patreon account for two days! Hurrah!
BYAMPOD is going to be slightly late... and likely be up Monday afternoon/evening - you can blame Pedanthony, who invited Sanja and I out for a drink yesterday, which prevented us from recording the ...
2022-04-23 07:31:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Here you go, gang. Some outtakes and behind the scenes bits from our jolly little stroll along the canal...
Enjoy!
2022-04-20 14:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostWe're back! Did you miss us? After the month from hell, we're finally on track once more. And we've something rather lovely to return with: a Great British Day Out that turned into a brand new format when we stumbled upon a spooky abandoned shack.
Panic not: we've not done away with t...
2022-04-19 14:20:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello gang. I thought I'd share with you all some of what I've been working on for Digi Level 2. I may have mentioned already that, given we're going to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Digitiser, the plan this time is to embrace its teletext aesthetic a bit more. I want it to feel as close...
2022-04-16 09:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post
We're taking a week's break from Marbles to for a more laid-back chat about the setlist from the first of this year's Marillion Weekends - and share the experience of our friends who were there in Poland. Here be spoilers, but we do give fair warning. Also, we debate what makes the perfect Marill...
2022-04-15 13:33:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe thought you Top Tier gang were overdue something exclusive... so here's a special Digicast about the rollercoaster week we've had... and current plans for Digi Level 2. It's spoiler-heavy!
Writer's Club: stay tuned for an exclusive episode.
BYAMPOD Patrons: new ep tomorrow. 2022-04-14 14:14:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning all!
Well, despite our Poland mess-up, we managed to get away to see the baby at the weekend, which was lovely.
Sanja is still a bit battered from the second bout of Covid, so a weekend of gigs and drinking probably would've been a nightmare for her anyway.
A...
2022-04-12 08:10:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Because we ruined our Poland trip, we're no longer skipping a week of BYAMPOD... We're almost at the end of our trawl through Marbles - dealing here with the first three tracks of Disc 2. Expect plenty of me grumbling about not being at the Marillion Weekend.
The rest of you... sorry there'...
2022-04-07 15:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Bonus! Bonus! Bonus! Avoid this episode if you don't want any idea of what Marillion are playing at this year's weekends. Also avoid this episode if you don't want to hear two people heartbreakingly discussing going on holiday to Poland approximately one hour before that all came crashing down. 2022-04-05 12:55:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Well... we've had quite a couple of weeks. First Sanja got Covid... then we screwed up our chances of going to Poland for the first of this year's Marillion Weekends. Those of you in the Top Tier will know why, as I wrote a big, long, blog post about it last night.
Fortunately, that does at...
2022-04-05 12:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve possibly got ADHD. Or ADD, or whatever you wish to call it.
That may not be a surprise to some of you. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, and a few of you have even asked me… because you’ve recognised the signs in our videos.
All I can say is… for now, it’s merely *...
2022-04-04 20:09:43 +0000 UTC View PostWell... Sanja has managed to get Covid again. Fortunately, the new variant isn't as bad as the previous one. She's had symptoms since Monday, and is already on the mend. Thus far, I've been okay, and I'm very much hoping it stays that way, as we're meant to be going to Poland in 7 days for the Ma...
2022-03-31 10:55:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Great British Days Out series continues with a visit to London's The National Gallery - home of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and many other famous works. Unfortunately, Sanja and I mostly fail in our attempt to bring culture to the masses, as we were unaware that you're not allowed to film in there...
2022-03-29 12:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostAs of this morning, we’ve hit 501 Patrons. That’s a mad, mad number. I’ve heard that you can expect 1-5% of your audience to sign up to a Patreon, but there are way more than 1-5% of you on here, even if you do combine Digitiser and BYAMPOD.
I keep saying it, but Digi has a relatively...
2022-03-28 10:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We thought we were going to finish the first disc of Marbles in this episode, but as it turned out... we only managed to cover another two tracks (and the Marbles interludes). Turns out that covering this album is going to be even bigger job than we anticipated.
We do talk about the s...
2022-03-24 16:49:10 +0000 UTC View Post
So, there was a lot more of Gannon that didn't make it into this week's Digi, and I thought I'd share the entire thing with you uncut. I filmed after we recorded this week's Cheapshow, which - oddly - has a similar structure to this week's Digi.
Warning: this video might make you seasick. I...
2022-03-24 11:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post
New Digi time! Gannon is back to help Sanja rank history's funniest, most stupid deaths - and we even reenact some! Plus, I attempt my own stupid historical death by eating a 65 million year old Jurassic treat! It's probably our darkest, most idiotic, episode to date...
Coming in the next f...
2022-03-23 15:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I was flicking through the channels on the TV (pages of a Web Magazine from 2007) on a Sunday in Milwaukee in the rain (on a Saturday night, on the toilet), and behold: my 34 year-old face loomed out at me! I genuinely recoiled.
I've already recounted the story of how I ended up with ...
2022-03-20 10:46:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Ring the bells! We've started our Marbles coverage proper! With an entire episode dedicated to the epic that is The Invisible Man - a song which I argue might be Marillion's best. Of course, we go off at all sorts of tangents, and I reflect upon why Marbles chimed so well with me back in 2004...<...
2022-03-18 15:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here you arrrrrrrre. Also on their way this afternoon: new BYAMPOD, and - for Writer's Club peeps - an exclusive podcast chat! It's all happening.
2022-03-18 13:36:22 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've seen this week's Digi video... here's a bonus mini-ep featuring Sanja. This is the process that led to the boiling water incident...
This is for you lot and you lot alone!
Thanks as ever for all your support.
2022-03-17 12:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's this week's vid for you all.
It's yet another that I'm rather pleased with. Lots of stupid cutaways. Actual bodily injury. A snippet from Digi Live 2.0. General utter chaos. You know the drill by now. Make sure you watch to the very end.
Also, there's going to be a bunch ...
2022-03-16 16:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello gang. Here's a brand new exclusive vid. We've not done one of these updates in a while. It's mostly as rambling as ever, but we do talk about the new thumbnails and Digi The Show plans. Enjoy!
2022-03-15 12:55:37 +0000 UTC View PostIf any of our BYAMPOD patrons are also supporters of Steve Hogarth's Corona Diaries, they're holding a special An Hour Before It's Dark livestream tonight, in which certain select Patrons will get to ask h a question about the album.
For some reason, I've been asked on to put a question to ...
2022-03-11 12:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A rather different episode this week... a real mixed bag, as we dig into the fan reaction to AHBID, the recent drama on the Marillion And Fans Facebook group, a report on Mark Kelly's book launch... plus, thanks to the presence of our TWO very special guests, we discuss growing up in a Marillion ...
2022-03-10 08:28:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Please watch the British Museum vid if you haven't already. It's one of our favourites, and I'd hate for it to get lost like our visit to Borehamwood/Star Wars locations did! I know we've all got busy lives, but the first few days are crucial for the video to get traction, so if you can find time...
2022-03-09 11:55:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Look: it's this week's Digitiser video a whole three days early! Both Sanja and I love this one, and it might be one of our favourite Digi eps ever. We go to the British Museum, and treat it with all the respect you might expect. I hope you love it too (lots of outtakes en route for Top Tier folk...
2022-03-07 20:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello, gang. Just to update you... apologies if things have felt a bit Digi-lite this week. I got hit with a whopper of a migraine on Tuesday, and today has been the first day I've felt sort of back to normal. Basically, the week backed-up on me after losing a day and a half.
At the minute,...
2022-03-04 14:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post