Kryssi's third gig. Recorded live at The Fox And Hound in Stony Stratford.

High Fidelity

I just finished watching High Fidelity. Even though it was only made 10 years ago, it's become sort of time capsule of a way of life that just doesn't exist anymore. Do obsessives still spend years searching out a rarity? That single that only four people bought when it was new? The Japanese issue of an album that no one else liked in the first place? Of course we do, we're obsessives, but now we just google it and look around various websites til we find it then download it for free. But double clicking on an mp3 just isn't the same as placing that slab of vinyl on the turntable. And does anyone make mixtapes anymore? The delicate art of conveying your thoughts and feelings with another person's lyrics and music. Then filling out the (always too small) insert, writing each letter carefully in your best handwriting and trying not to make any mistakes.

I got to thinking that working in an indie record store would be the perfect job for me. Then I realised that there aren't any indie record stores anymore. Now we all just set up our own stalls online and sell just one artist. Usually ourselves. Like this or this (yes I know it's self publicity but who else is going to advertise them?) The real indies just faded away, leaving a hole in the high street that HMV can never quite fill. It's just not the same.

Maybe we obsessives need to find a new obsession.

Barnaby J. Tremayne.

I've just found out that I'm on the NME website. How did that happen? I'm not complaining though. Find me here:

http://www.nme.com/artists/barnaby-tremayne

you can now find me at reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2466237/1265300/Artist/1265300/Artist/link

Let Me Know demo on Youtube

Put this on youtube a couple of days ago, the demo version of Let Me Know from the Bletchley album. I'll be putting a link here soon to download the full album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA8prIk4oGQ

This is a video of my parents' cat and dog. See if you can guess which one is boss. Posted as a tribute to the late Bernie (the cat) R.I.P.

Kryssi with more comedians

Another picture of Kryssi, this time with Steve Hall (We Are Klang) and Joe Rowntree (Brainiac)
Taken 1st December 2010 at Sno:Bar Xscape Milton Keynes

Honourable mentions to the other acts that night: Patrick Monahan and Piff The Magic Dragon, they were both amazing. But Kryssi did nearly die laughing at Steve Hall. If you look closely you can see Steve stretching his face.
I never get to be in these pictures.

Kryssi Keightley Live at Sno:Bar July 2010

Kryssi Keightley's very first live performance. This was filmed last July at the Sno:Bar at Xscape Milton Keynes on my mobile. Enjoy...
PS there's some podcasts featuring Kryssi on their way

New version of Cerice's Theme video

The new version of the Cerice's Theme video

A picture of my best friend, stand up comedian Kryssi Keightley with Andi Osho. We went to see her at the Sno:Bar in Milton Keynes. We also met Joshua Howie and Nathan Caton. It was a great night.

youtube channel

Videos and songs can be found on my youtube channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/barnabypoet?feature=mhum

Demos album available here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?gdh9uax2407a0

Hi everyone. Finally got around to posting something new on here. There's some new videos on youtube (username barnabypoet) and a set of demos at last.fm. Check em out. See ya soon, Barnaby.

Hi everyone. I'm Barnaby Tremayne, poet musician and film maker. I'm starting this blog so it's easy to keep track of what I'm doing and post new recordings. New stuff coming soon, including a preview version of my new album "Bletchley".