The good people at Louder Than War Magazine have just reviewed Anoint My Head and they clearly know what they are talking about. ‘Anoint My Head is a great read which rips along at pace and would make an excellent dramatisation or comedy series.’ Couldn’t agree more. Please tell Netflix.
A new made-up true short story, hot off the press. This one is called The Quilt and here is the pitch… Dave Quilty is a builder who loves playing his guitar. The trouble is that no one wants to listen, and he can’t get a gig anywhere. But when, unexpectedly, he
First off, I met a very nice man in the shower at my local lido. It is not uncommon to strike up a conversation with a fellow swimmer. I told him fairly early on in our chat that I had written a book called Anoint My Head, and his eyebrows
I have just finished a brand new made-up true short story. It’s called A Night In Dieppe, although I may rename it Molly Ringwald and the Onions, or maybe just Molly and the Onions. But you will have to read it to find out why. Here is the gist… A wannabe
I can die happy. “If This Is Spinal Tap is the quintessential rock mockumentary, Anoint My Head is the closest you’ll get to that in book form.” Read full review here… Andy Macleod – Anoint My Head: How I Failed To Make It As A Britpop Indie Rock Star (Pointy Books)
Welcome to the June edition of Anointy news, which you are getting in July, but who’s counting. I got a bit distracted last month with Euro 2020 and then needed to recover from a birthday trip to a Russian spa. Not sure if I would file the experience under pleasure
Eat my Shorts! Anoint My Head has gone to the top of the Amazon music book charts ahead of Elton John, Tina Turner and Tom Jones autobiographies…. I can now retire.
Anoint My Head is now available as an audiobook for your listening pleasure. It’s been a long time in the making. Not only did I have to spend 7 hours, 11 minutes and 1 second narrating it. I then had to spend another 7 hours, 11 minutes and 1
Hey there It’s been a long time in the making but happy to say my book Anoint My Head – How I Failed To Make it as a Britpop Indie Rockstar is now available as an audiobook. Not only did I have to spend 7 hours, 11 minutes and 1
Here is a quick round-up of some things happening with my book Anoint My Head plus some other projects in gestation. Apologies in advance if some of the following content borders on silly. BOOKBUB In exciting news, Anoint My Head has been accepted for a Bookbub featured deal. For
Time to put the kettle on, grab a penguin (the biscuit variety), put your feet up and enjoy this March edition of my Anointy newsletter. Plus you can win a copy of my book wot I wrote if you know the answer to the very tricky question below…. LATEST
It’s been a while but think this might be the best episode yet. In this instalment Dad-manager, Neil Sparks has an exciting breakthrough with the band, but also has to manage a tricky situation regarding Dorian’s hopes and fears for the future. Meanwhile, Joyce tells her husband Fergal he has to
A few years ago we manufactured a Pointy Birds compilation album on CD. It was called How Did The Trail Go Warm and featured all the classic non-hits. We limited the pressing to one copy, not just to create demand, but also because it was primarily a leaving present for Pointy
The Pointy Birds struggled to get any press back in the day (apart from that one NME review, but the less said about that the better**). So it was a particular thrill for not only the book to receive a lovely double page spread as below in this week’s Camden
There is now a Spotify playlist of all the songs that feature in Anoint My Head. It totals 106 tracks and clocks in at a whopping 7 hours 18 minutes which is probably the amount of time you need to read the book*. In this way the playlist doubles up