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Do you remember the first rhyme

Last week i got back on the wild horse of spoken word. Loved it. Its not happened much this year. The Dirt has took over.. and rightly so. Its a juggernaut of noise and verse. Heading to places Leon cant!. Last week was special not only as it a top venue in Mash guru inContinue reading “Do you remember the first rhyme”

Back on it

The Dirt tour that is.. with EMF. First five dates were mega.. it can consume you. Venue to venue.. yravel time.. load ins.. sound checks.. stage times.. finding parking.. time to eat.. never to relax. Then… set time.. 30-40 mins of raw energy.. An explosion of all thats been tetained.. rehearsed .. reflected .. reviewed..Continue reading “Back on it”

Lets do a Dirt Blog

So this year is the year of the Dragon in Japan.. so its time for The Dirt to breath fire and fly! Something has to give, so Leon will get out there … but less.. The Dirt are ready and its time to roar!!… New art project with a very limited edition release.. lots ofContinue reading “Lets do a Dirt Blog”

Waiting for an iridescent dream….

So.. Test print of my new book – ordered New batch of The Dirt CDs – arrived New stickers and badges for The Dirt dispatched New green colour logo T shirts – ordered Gigs booked for the Dirt up to Oct 2014 – sorted. Realistically im waiting mostly for the test press of “An IridescentContinue reading “Waiting for an iridescent dream….”

Busmans holiday

Back from a two week campervan and festival trip and raring to go!.. having slun off in the van for two weeks down south to immerse ourselves in friends family, music and relaxation. We now have a busy month in the pig pen before heading of to japan!. Yes.. again!!.. seems like only yesterday weContinue reading “Busmans holiday”

Mid summer and beyond

Since the last post The Dirt have been mooching down south, leon has been busy at fests and gigs and ive been trolled.. i must be ruffling the odd feather. Not a bad thing… The Dirt gigged in London and Brighton earky julynand to roynd the month off we play tramlines fringe this Friday forContinue reading “Mid summer and beyond”

Where do the days go

After realising its three weeks since i updated on shenanigans i thought best tell the outside world whats going down. Reading and obscure vinyl addictions have returned.. could be worse.. The Dirt are buzzing.. not long back from performing at an ace fest SRS – sonic rock solstice.. met some top folk and week beforeContinue reading “Where do the days go”

Start of a busy week!.

Still on cloud 9 after the intro slot last wekend with EMF at bearded theory. Even got a fest review mention!. Buzzin. Where may was steady.. june now goes crazy. At the weekend i was on the wirral. Doing a slot at joint service club for Mind. Great lirtle set and met some top folk.Continue reading “Start of a busy week!.”

Reached a peak

Where to start. This week has been busy. Last week started with a great event at “give poetry a chance” in liverpool. Then it was on the road for 4 back to back gigs overva busy weekend. Nottingham roughtrade for the Dirt then back to hometown mossley the next day for a Leon gig withContinue reading “Reached a peak”

This is planet earth

I think the Dirt have just about landed back.. on terra firma. No bumps quite a steady pro parachuting canter landing. The great photo drops, reviews and comments steadily made the decent a breeze.. then came airplay and comments from the global stations.. wow.. top PR.. ta puffer fish.. We are chuffed to have someContinue reading “This is planet earth”