It looks like my patience is being rewarded at last. I’ve just had a call from the This Day In Music Apps guys, informing me that the band’s management team have given the ‘On This Day’ app and ‘Song By…
New Year launch delayed by eleven months
Well, my ‘On This Day’ app and ‘Song By Song’ Kindle book still haven’t been released. Back at the beginning of the year, it looked as though any hope of my research and writing efforts being blessed with official recognition…
Apps and Kindle books
A big chunk of my contribution to the This Day In Music Apps range is due to be released as a Kindle book too! It looks like the ‘Song By Song’ album notes I wrote will be published before the…
It’s proofreading time
After a year of research and writing (with time off to do my day job), I’ve finished the first complete draft of all the material for the ‘On This Day’ app I’ve been working on for This Day In Music…
Lear and 200 Limericks
As an occasional performer at the excellent Buxton Word Wizards poetry slam group, I was asked if I’d like to contribute some limericks to an exhibition, set up to mark Sir Edward Lear’s bicentennial. The plan was to display two…
This is the official app, or is it?
Wow, having achieved official status for the This Day In Pink Floyd app, the This Day In Music team is now in negotiations to do a similar deal for the app I’m researching and writing. If this comes off, I’ll…
Project creep and original research
I’ve boosted my existing library of material on my This Day In Music subject by making a lot of eBay and a few Amazon purchases. I’ve also dusted off a lot of old vinyls and done some hasty transfers to…
When does a hit single actually become a Number One?
Well, here’s an interesting one. I want to be able to make statements along the lines of “song / album X went to number one on date Y” for every single and album by the band I’m researching. I’ve been…
I’m in music apps these days
Well, I got the commission from This Day In Music Apps and have just started my initial research on one of the biggest bands in rock and pop history. I’ve got until next May to complete the work, but it’s…
Getting in on the app business
I’ve been proofreading the content for the This Day In Pink Floyd app, produced by the excellent This Day In Music team. This resulted in discussions about other bands they’re planning to produce apps for (they’ve already done This Day…