Chapman at POP

Last night I chugged along to see Chapman perform an acoustic set at POP on Soho Street. He stood out from the other bands who were engaged in the growing-up process of playing the same ol' same ol'.

His set was sublime, featuring 'all my life', 'burning bridges' and 'below freezing' amongst others. It was the first time I could listen to his music without having tears in my eyes - I guess sitting amongst his hardcore fans also provided some peer pressure to have a stiff upper lip!

Fuck, the boy can sing! He deserves to be much better known than he is (just like Barry Adamson, come to think of it), so please pop along to his gigs in London (October) and Leeds (December) - details on his MySpace page. You can also download his music from iTunes and buy the CD from CDbaby. If you go to the gig, he might even let you stroke his blonde hair.

Anyway, best of luck to Dom & Da Bomb.

Roman emperor's thumbs down to: Homerton Hospital (their home page describes them as innovative and friendly - lying bastards) and music biz managers

Listening to: Funkadelic, Chapman & Cat Stevens