Alex Pester’s Lover’s Leap

I love listening to new music. But not usually for very long. I’m always in the writing, recording, producing or artwork stage of my own music, so more often than not, new music is a distraction that pulls focus. But, like any other recording artholes you might meet, I am always seeking to hear something…

Love and the Joys of Summer

Simon Reeves and Bryanne Mcintosh-Melville Reflect on Tim Arnold’s new album ‘You Are For Me’ The new Tim Arnold Album ‘You Are For Me’ follows on from last year’s album, ‘I Am For You’ and again tackles the theme of love as Tim gives us a comprehensive collection of love songs about past, present and future…

The Wisdom and Angst of Tim Arnold

Clifford Slapper reflects on Tim Arnold’s new album ‘You Are For Me’ Even for aficionados of Tim Arnold’s seventeen previous albums, all excellent in diverse ways, this latest offering will still be a revelation. With an assurance and sophistication which surpasses his previous work, he has managed to frame a style which is genuinely new…

Tim Arnold – You Are For Me

Riccardo Cavrioli reflects on Tim Arnold’s new album ‘You Are For Me’. Tim Arnold perfectly describes his new album himself, when, in the album’s liner notes, he signs off at the end of a list of acknowledgements and thanks with the words: “I needed to make this album“. Arnold has never written to please potential clients,…

What Love Would Want, Manchester

Calling all couples in Manchester! On Sunday June 17th, singer songwriter Tim Arnold and photographer Andy Fallon will film a new version of  What Love Would Want.  The new video will feature couples from Manchester and the surrounding area to accompany a new version of the song. To participate with your partner in this video on Sunday 17th…

Eddi McPherson – A Soho Hero

The news that Eddi passed came to me via my friend Steve Furst, who also told me the news last year that Bernie Katz had passed.  I’m staying at a friend’s apartment in the east end of Toronto, looking out the window at the unwelcome cocktail of hail, ice and snow falling from the sky…

Bernie Katz by Andy Fallon, 2012

Bernie Katz – My Soho Hero

At least once a month for the last 3 years someone has always asked me “Is that the final nail in the coffin for Soho?”.  First it was Madame Jojo’s (before it was saved), then the working girl’s flats in Walker’s Court, Berwick Street market, The Stockpot, The Colony.  The list is endless.  I have…

Tim Arnold at L'Arena, Verona, Italy

An Italian Connection and the Power of Music

David Byrne recently published a brilliant article on technologyreview.com detailing the current changes we’re all facing regarding technology’s role in removing human contact.  Automated services from Facebook to Sky, Apple and beyond have become so advanced that many of us interact with algorithms more than actual real actions.  Having worked at Apple, I have witnessed…

What Love Would Want, Toronto

Calling all couples in Toronto! On Saturday September 9th, singer songwriter Tim Arnold travels to Toronto with photographer Andy Fallon to shoot a Canadian version of  What Love Would Want.  The new video will feature couples from Canada to accompany a new version of the song. To participate with your partner in this video on Saturday September 9th…