Greetings, Chumblies! New Patreon exclusive for YOU ALL. If you're not sick of our voices... there's a new video (Stretch Armstrong) tomorrow...
Next week, or the week after... more Gannon!
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2020-09-09 17:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostI'm a bit taken aback by how many of you are either closet Marillion fans, or will be giving the podcast a go. I really thought only a small handful of you would be interested!
So, in that case... here's the first episode - don't spread it around just yet, as I won't be making a big h...
2020-09-08 15:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostY'know that podcast we've been threatening for a while? Well, we're finally doing it. We being Sanja and I.
Unfortunately... most of you won't be remotely interested in it. That's not even an exaggeration. You really won't. This is something we will be doing completely for fun, in the...
2020-09-07 11:37:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's better-late-than-never video takes a look at the history of Etch-A-Sketch, and we unearth some surprising facts.
Sorry I wasn't able to get this to you sooner, what with one thing and then the other things. When the new Patreon tiers go live - possibly even today - in a week whe...
2020-09-04 09:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostPatrons, behold! Here is a brand new and entirely exclusive video for you, covering a bunch of different topics, and changes that'll be coming to Patreon (thanks for all your input yesterday).
Not included: two sections that Sanja made me edit out.
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Hello top tier crew. Here are some drawings for you, which I offer without context. You may recognise some of the characters...
As per my other post, I'm going to give the tiers a bit of a shake-up soon. Most likely I'll be keeping the $1 and $5 tiers - early access/general support and blog...
2020-09-02 16:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello gang. Thanks for all the kind words about dad. No real update to share, though they think he's got a blood infection and clots on his lungs, neither of which are ideal things to have... but apparently, he's bored, so that's a good sign.
Anyhow, I'm not here to talk about him.
We...
2020-09-02 12:07:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello, you lovely lot. Thanks for your support this month. Quick update to let you know this week's Digi video will be delayed. Long story short, my dad went into hospital on Friday, with chest pains. Got one of those horrible pre-dawn phone calls where you know immediately it's not good news, an...
2020-09-01 13:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostI seem to be the last person anyone expects to be a vegetarian. Heck, it even feels weird to me, writing that sentence down. I don't think of myself as a vegetarian. I don't really think about it at all. I simply stopped eating meat, back in January.
That said, part of the reason I've...
2020-08-28 12:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostSorry I wasn't able to get this up for you sooner (though you did get an exclusive this week), but here's the latest video, that'll be going up for the hoi polloi later today.
Gannon's away, but Sanja's back for one of my favourites of recent times!
Get a load of this: I miss the retro gaming community.
To be more specific, I miss the buzz there was in the community a few years back. It seemed to build from the point at which I launched Digitiser2000, and really peaked around the time of Digitiser The Show. I’m not saying I’m...
2020-08-25 13:37:12 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a big load of unfocused waffle, but we get there in the end, and secrets are revealed... Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19OapmI2nFs
2020-08-24 16:52:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday, y'all.
Fingers crossed, you should get a new exclusive, Patron-only, video at some point today. We're also filming a couple of other videos, which you should get early access to. And then tomorrow night we'll be doing another Big Fat Geek Quiz live stream, as the previous one ...
2020-08-24 11:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostYears ago, I told a producer I'd worked with for a long time that I was interested in getting into directing. He told me, in no uncertain words, that the TV industry - at least, kids TV - didn't like people who didn't stick to what they were known for, and that opportunities for me to direct were...
2020-08-21 13:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey-yo, you lot! Well, I did a big, long, post earlier... then lost it just as I was about to send it. Sorry about that, but I don't think I can quite bring myself to write it all out again. Not today anyway, not least because I'm very tired. You see, the cat kept me awake last night, by running ...
2020-08-20 15:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello, gang. Sorry I've been a bit quiet on the blog front. No real reason - I've just not felt I had anything interesting to say. Still not sure I do... but I can at least update you on what's coming your way in the next few weeks.
Gannon's staying with friends at the moment, so he can't f...
2020-08-18 16:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostHello, you lot. Sorry I've not been in contact of late. No real reason; just didn't feel I had anything worth saying. Plus, I spent a lot of time getting ready for Tuesday's quiz. Which went well, I think, as far as a trial for future livestreams goes. We know now to use our good mics...
An...
2020-08-13 16:10:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Good grief. I'm addicted to this making music thing. Why didn't I discover it 20 years ago?!?
Aaaaanyway... my album - with guest appearance from Jerden-Cooke - is released tomorrow on all the major digital platforms. If you have pre-ordered it on Bandcamp, it'll go live automat...
2020-07-30 07:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostFinally getting ahead again with videos after being a bit hand-to-mouth with them the last few months. So here's next week's slice of nonsense: the long-awaited Q&A with none other than Beanus! God help us...
Right then, everyone. Let's see if this version of the video works...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhPLa5q2G74
2020-07-28 16:24:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello, gang. Firstly, thank you to everyone in the $5-and-up tier who have said something nice after my recent blog post. I will get around to replying to you all, but I want to carve out some time to do that properly. Rest assured, I was really, really touched and moved. Thank you.
My albu...
2020-07-28 14:48:44 +0000 UTC View PostI've been feeling a bit all over the place recently, and let stuff get to me that otherwise wouldn't. I think a lot of us are more vulnerable than usual at the moment, given what we're all dealing with to one extent or another. The armour I usually wear is still attached, but it's sort of been on...
2020-07-26 10:26:58 +0000 UTC View PostFor the three of you who are semi-interested in my ongoing musical evolution... here's today's effort, which I did instead of finishing the work I'm meant to be doing. I think they're getting better, on a technical level at least.
Today's challenge: write a song in "F"... and try and keep e...
2020-07-22 16:51:20 +0000 UTC View PostHell yeah. This is probably a mess, the key and chords are probably all wrong - I dunno, I've never done this before - but this is the first actual complete song I've ever made where I wrote all the music.
I was aiming for something a bit Talk Talk/Life's What You Make It-y. The only ...
2020-07-21 20:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostMan... writing songs is hard. I mean, I knew that, otherwise everyone would be doing it. But still. Here's the current progress of where I'm at with that sketch I uploaded last week. I've been tinkering with it on and off all weekend, while also trying to learn the keys, some basic chords, and so...
2020-07-20 09:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostHere you go! Up for the hoi polloi next Tuesday. Have an excellent weekend, everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgQKwR_6OE
2020-07-17 15:06:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello you lot. Well, my musical journey continues. I'm determined to actually compose songs if I ever do another album, and rely less on the loops and samples. I thought you'd enjoy getting in at the ground zero.
This is the result of a LOT of trial and error, but it's the first piece of mu...
2020-07-17 12:45:29 +0000 UTC View PostI want to call the new channel 'Smell The Roses'. Because it's funny, but also has a second meaning. So, it's clever. And funny. I mean... surely it has to be that? Surely?! And there was me thinking I didn't want anything "Rose" in the title.
One problem: Sanja needs convincing. Everyone: ...
2020-07-15 11:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostOkay. Weeeeell... I hope this is the last time I'll feel a need to write about any of this.
It has been a long old road, but I've decided to stop trying to swim upstream with Biffovision/Digitiser. I'm fighting a losing battle. You can only keep boarding up the windows for so long before yo...
2020-07-15 08:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostI work better with deadlines.
Actually, I should qualify that; I work better when I have deadlines for things I have to do rather than want to do; y'know... the day job, DIY, chores, paperwork etc. We're all wired differently, and I've come to realise that a core par...
2020-07-14 10:20:32 +0000 UTC View Post