A sad day indeed, but it will soon be time for me to leave the band I have committed creative juices to since late 2004. That’s five years, three albums, three music videos, one single, half-a-gazillion demos and 54 gigs!

So the new Thumpermonkey record finally got finished. It is entitled “We Bake Her Bread Beneath Her Holy Fire“. Here is the artwork that I prepared for it. The look I was aiming for is bold and striking - an attempt at a classy and “iconic” feel (whatever that means!). The bird-headed woman speaks to the Aztec imagery that Mike Woodman enjoys so much, the birds are a nod to HP Lovecraft’s soul-snatching whippoorwills (as mentioned in Whateley, track 2), and the toaster is, well, an incredible looking toaster (and matched to the imagery in Proktor Cylex, track 4).

I have re-built the Thumpermonkey site in Drupal. Tthe site is now entirely dynamic and super-easy to keep up to date by any of the guys in the band. This is good because (a) we have a bunch of gigs coming up and (b) I’m leaving Thumpermonkey at the end of the year, so I can hand over the admin of the site to the rest of the guys knowing that the site will always look fresh and alive.

Tooting Bizarre continues its regular take-over at The Miller. I am playing the first two nights in 2009, and also made the flyers. Ici!

Bunch of shows with the new line-up; including a costumed Halloween show and a gig with the charming Astrohenge.

Thumpermonkey, now Thumpermonkey Rises!, are playing a secret show with the new line-up ahead of our triumphant relaunch at the Tooting Bizarre night in July.

Tooting Bizarre have a new night at The Miller, a fine venue. I have booked the first two nights, and also made the flyers. Ecce!

Here are a couple of video clips of Thumpermonkey Lives! playing tracks from the album “Bring Me Sun For Breakfast” live at Storm, London in March 2007.

Thumpermonkey - My Reality Is Stronger (Live)

Thumpermonkey - Slug City, Part 2 (Live)