🎸🤘Mike Five🤘🎸

Yesterday I announced the release of my first ever solo album, The Right To Protest, which initially comes out on Bandcamp only this Wednesday to celebrate my birthday. Here’s a bit of background and a track by track… 👇👇👇

Signed up to Bluesky at some point last year. Having actively avoided most social media for quite a long time now I’ll be over there now. This place is insane! 👋

Just wanted to confirm I have also quit playing guitar for As I Lay Dying…

I was fortunate enough to see Paul Di’Anno play at the Concorde 2 in Brighton years ago. Top bloke, amazing singer, proper frontman. RIP

Have you heard Drink to the Absent Gods by @gozer_goodspeed yet? This is 2 and a half minutes of high- attitude, fiery, psychedelic blues that you will want to listen to over and over again… 🔥 soundraiser.io/link/gozer-goo…

I think what this England team needs is a decent song! People singing fucking Hey Jude and Neil Diamond 😴… why isn’t there a new Vindaloo!!

@Mike1inFive I don’t know who Richard Osman is but your train journeys sound great!

A woman has sat down next to him, she’s in the phone to someone talking about getting a cat sitter when she goes away. Apparently her friend has said she can bring the cat, but they also keeep chickens 😮🐓🐈‍⬛

On a train, forgot to bring my earphones 😩 Opposite a bloke who looks like Richard Osman and I’ve just noticed he’s reading a book… by Richard Osman! I wonder if he knows.

Nicely dressed bloke, has a pair of grey suede Chelsea boots on and a sort of dressed smart but a bit casual thing going on.

I want to take a picture but it’s not fair really. The guy is mouthing the words as he reads. It’s definitely not the real Osman, not tall enough and no wedding ring.

Slow news day… not sure I trust the second one based on the first though!

@Mike1inFive Things my father said Black Stone Cherry When Patsy Clyne was crazy Ricky Warwick

Songs for Dad’s? #HappyFathersDay

@Mike1inFive Physical media! Vinyl, CD, tape cassette, books, tees, posters, stickers. Digital is convenient, but fleeting. Physical is for that something special that'll last.

@Mike1inFive Something to play it on

Bit of fun on a Saturday 👇 Your music collection is not complete unless you have….

@Mike1inFive I'll be looking forward to it, Album Writing Club is basically what got me started!

@Mike1inFive I could use the motivation to make music quicker haha

Bit awkward really

I’d like to formally announce that I’ve pulled out of download festival. Not for any political reasons as such - they didn’t actually invite me to play and apparently I was blocking the entrance trying to get the van in