Off-topic: drive like you ride
Today I realised that the phone company I use in Italy is ripping me off, so I decided to switch to another company and start saving money. Musicians are generally poor, so every cent counts!
I was also reading, earlier, about how you can increase the fuel efficiency of your car by following the principle: “drive [...]
The world is ours, metaphorically
What a great Christmas gift from you fans to us apes!
With a visit from Morocco, yesterday, bittenbyanape.com has officially covered the five continents: we’ve had visits from Europe, our fan reservoir; Asia, including exotic places like Mongolia and Nepal (where we had one of our ambassadors); America, from Canada to Chile; Australia, thanks to family [...]
Impromptu brainstorm
What are friends for? For eating and drinking together, surely. But also for exchanging ideas and suggestions about the ape’s musical endeavours: that’s how my last few hours have gone by.
I met for dinner with Loz and Hype#1 (sometime music journalist extraordinaire) – and another friend who will remain unnamed for security reasons. Between several [...]
Frozen brains and small guitars
Perhaps the unusually cold weather, even for December, has frozen the flux of neurones in my brain:
- I forgot to bring with me from Dublin the software we need to install on our new computer;
- I went to see Lorenzo yesterday and forgot to bring the cable to connect the data hard disk to the [...]
Christmas preparations (for you)
If you’re thinking carols, parties and exchanging gifts, think again.
In a few hours I’ll take the plane to Italy and a new chapter of my (now full-time) musical life will start.
The ape will be busy working on preparing the 2010 live shows, in the tranquil seclusion [please read the previous two words with the clipped [...]


