Writing a Song During Lockdown -a Video Diary
April 26, 2020
This month (April 2020) the lockdown came. As corona virus stalked the land movement was restricted and mass gatherings forbidden in every country bar Sweden.
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Duncan and Sophie with Vive Le Rock
April 16, 2020
At the height of Lockdown Duncan & Sophie spoke on Zoom with Vive Le Rock’s (https://vivelerock.net/) Paula Frost about life, the Big Heads and “Don’t
“Don’t Blame Yourself” Launch Date -A Decision
April 12, 2020
As you will perhaps have seen we had set the release date for our 4th album: “Don’t Blame Yourself” for May 15. Not unsurprisingly, the
What We Did in Japan
February 8, 2020
In October 2019 we went to Japan and Korea, supposedly to play 7 shows and it’s true: we did do that. We also caught many
Help Us Stop this Scourge upon Humanity
January 7, 2020
I thought long and hard about how to make this vital story interesting. And the solution came: follow the technique of modern politicians. I.e. pick
The Wilderness Years begin and a lost Song is discovered
October 31, 2019
I love our uber fans. No, not people who arrive at gigs using mobile phones, but those wonders of the modern age who know more
The Story with no Song: My Time in Football
October 6, 2019
Like many writers the majority of my songs are about me and my life. And these blog pieces are usually about my songs and, therefore,
An Ode to Russ
September 21, 2019
Some mornings social media is brutal. You wake up. Spy your phone. See what’s going on and ……………….. BANG!!!!!!!!! Russ Taylor’s Dead I first met
The Story Behind the Song: April Fool
July 30, 2019
Some time in 2017 I was searching through the folders on my computer looking for a particular photograph, when I came across 5 mastered tracks.
The Story Behind the Song: All Fall Down
July 28, 2019
I don’t know whether you saw recently but there was a post on Facebook by the singer of Slaughter and the Dogs (https://www.satd.band/) berating his
Little Big Head: a Splatterfull 2019 Reissue
July 21, 2019
So after seven years and 3 repressings we had once again sold out of Little Big Head vinyls and I was scrambling around reclaiming CDs
The Story Behind the Song: Kelly’s Gone Insane
June 17, 2019
I had a feeling that picture might grab your attention. It’s very typical of the wonderful and extravert Kelly Navarro. I say wonderful and extravert
New T Shirts!
June 8, 2019
If you are in a band you can’t beat a round logo. The Ramones had one so it must be right. We’ve got a round
Play Live with the Big Heads at the 100 Club on May 24
May 6, 2019
We played Scotland Calling recently (https://festivalflyer.com/festival/scotland-calling-2019/) and like at most gigs we headed out front after and ended up at the bar. We had a
The Story Behind the Song Parts 6 and 7: Children”
November 12, 2018
There was a time, before I grew up and became a child again, when I was no longer a musician. Following The Boys I flirted with mega
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