Author Archives: csm

War Fever! (The Steampunk Opium Wars, that is …)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by csm

And the tension mounts … with the applause from ANNA MAY WONG MUST DIE! still ringing in our ears, work goes ahead in brightest day and blackest night to prepare Anna Chen‘s latest extravagonzo, The Steampunk Opium Wars for its … Continue reading →

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No, it’s WINTER which can really hang you up the most …

Posted on December 19, 2011 by csm

watch?v=YApNirMC9gM watch?v=ZbJR2HN5V9c I was all set to crow and self-backpat about finding out that the fabulous and deeply kewl HOT PRESS folks in Ireland had done me the massive honour of including my novel THE HELLHOUND SAMPLE (published by Headpress, … Continue reading →

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The Hellhound Sample is OFFICIALLY ‘ludicrously enjoyable’ …

Posted on December 10, 2011 by csm

… according to Catherine Forrest in The Guardian. This is definitely better than ‘enjoyably ludicrous.’ In more detail: The Hellhound Sample, by Charles Shaar Murray (WordPress, £12.99) Veteran music journalist Murray, author of biographies of John Lee Hooker and Jimi … Continue reading →

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Crosstown Lightnin’ strikes Colliers Wood …

Posted on August 17, 2011 by csm

… well, nearby, anyway … on Saturday 27th August we’re donna be doing our Blues With Attitude best to blow the roof off the Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills (10pm – 12pm), as part of Abbeyfest 2010. And it’s … Continue reading →

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The longest birthday party …

Posted on August 7, 2011 by csm

Ain’t it a shame it can’t be your birthday EVERY day? Especially when it’s a major birthday with a zero on the end … Well, gotta give a(n elderly) boy some credit for at least trying. I managed to extend … Continue reading →

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Kirby calling to the faraway towns

Posted on August 1, 2011 by csm

Context! Huh! Good God, y’all! What is it good for? Absolutely … Let’s break it down: Stuff MEANS stuff. Things have meaning. Part of the way we figure out what stuff means is to see/hear/experience it in context; part of … Continue reading →

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