January 2012
20 posts
A Turkish cafe in Rotterdam is comforting to a stoke new grin girl.
Tel Aviv, Israel
As Chaim says; You ask a short question you get a long answer. This is Israel.
It was impossible for us to have been more looked after. Adi and Eran’s motto is More. More halva, more vodka, more hummus, more (shall we say unusual) non-alcoholic mixer beer. More. We were showered in generosity.
Beautiful audience- I was given dresses!
Food fight in a bar with music so trendy no one...
French Tour
Cheese, cheese, so much cheese. We started in Tours, ended in Nante and had the pleasure of Paris traffic at least 3 times.
Jonny knew his diesel engines and Higgs new how to scale a razor wire fence.
La Maroquinerie avec La Blogotheque. Incredible audience.
One man tells me I sing like a virgin. “No- it’s Mad-ELAINE”
After 7 hours in a van, a quick change (sans mirror) and a...
House of Fun Weekender with Madness
We set the scene; Butlins. Depths of an English winter. Men and women of middle ages wear t-shirts that remind them of their youth and of their middles that are aged. Hundreds of people squashed into the shadows along the back wall. Watching from behind their beers. A few brave ones edge toward the stage. Come forward! What can we give you if we can’t see you? We had to go through the...
Baxter interviewed by Nagui →
We play Taratata with Lou Reed and Metallica and... →
UK Tour punctuated by packets of crisps and rain.
Brighton Komedia; Reserved audience with a dash of hyperactive super-fan. Our dressing room was a cupboard.
Hoxton Bar and Grill, London; Nerves, a tiny red dress. Guitar amp goes sonically missing in first song which brings us closer to the crowd. Baxter natters, Danny re-boots the pedal, we’re away. Our Green Room was a van.
Bristol Louisiana; Musically historical venue. Looks; not much....
Promo a Paris
I love Nova Radio. What support they show us. You can always listen online for musical magic (not Magic, Nova).
We supported PULP
First time I’ve performed in front of 5000 people. 5 minute sound check and a broken kick drum during Picnic on the Edge. Jarvis very lovely and very professional.
Somehow missed Common People…. how?!!! Listening to Jarvis’ sultry tones talking Sunday Service BBC6… how was BBC6 Music nearly axed?
OK...
Major catch up in 1 liners, pictures and songs…
August 2011
7 posts
Q Magazine streaming Happy Soup today for FREE! →
Live session at The Guardian →
Session at The Guardian. What a place to have seen! All glass. Communal spaces. Central atrium. People skipping and holding hands. People happy at their job. Big yellow sofas in meeting rooms. In house cafe. Canal side relaxation pods. Wow. This Left thing is right.
The Fly give Happy Soup 4 star Review! →
Q Magazine give Happy Soup 4 star review! →
Good Morning
Assuming the rules of blogging are to blog regularly, I am a crap blogger. My last post was months ago. Do I have an excuse? Not really. But most people keep on getting up in the morning and getting through their day regardless of and oblivious to my online ramblings. And so… I pick up where I left off without much upset to the world- or to myself really.
Good morning.
July 2011
1 post
CLAIRE. The NME video of the week by Danny Sangra.... →
June 2011
7 posts
Claire played on Radio 1 Zane Lowe tonight! →
Back in the studio next week, doing my album. It’s coming, it’s coming…
We just played Queen Elizabeth Hall
I realise I am probably should have posted that we are ABOUT to play Queen Elizabeth Hall, but it’s too late… and so you get the post show analysis and live with the hope that we will play there again one day.
2 weeks ago a call came through to say that Ray Davies had a slot open up for his Meltdown Festival at the South Bank Centre and he wanted us to take it…. we took it.
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May 2011
16 posts
Jamboree Charity Bash
Great venue. I always love playing here. As an added incentive, your £6 goes to help www.ndorocc.org.uk build a new school in Zimbabwe. Hosted by Alessandria Lauria. Feel free to check info on Facebook and my website.
'Are You Sitting Comfortably?' I'm playing here... →
12th June- Meltdown Festival at Royal Festival... →
Playing with Bax. Buy tickets at link above.
Frame Studios →
HAPPY SOUP OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE 15th AUGUST
Baxter Dury’s album; HAPPY SOUP is officially released on August 15th. Will keep you updated for gig news. They’re coming soon…
Listen to CLAIRE... →
