As music lovers in the nation would already know, the BBC Director-General, Mark Thompson has made proposals for the closure of 6music.  I feel very strongly about this, and have been compelled to write a letter to the BBC about this.  Even if Essay Like Nephew are no longer, I feel a great deal of loyalty for the experience they have given us directly, in the case of our radio plays, and indirectly through providing the stage that we played at in Glastonbury.

For those who want to help to campaign against this closure, I urge you to visit this Facebook page as a first port of call.

Glastonbury was and is a great festival.  It is like no other.  I felt utterly spoilt by the choice of music and entertainment on offer.  Neil Young looked old but put my fitness to shame with his energy.  Watching Blur was like taking part in a mass karaoke session.  Animal Collective threw me into a state of euphoria.  Then, of course there was our show...

Nothing much needs to be said about our performance, some of which can be seen on the BBC website.  It was terrifying, but the excitement kept me going.  A lovely crowd of strangers and friends cheered us on to keep us happy.

As is already obvious, we have a new website, and it is truly "dynamic" - a word that makes web developers drool.  It basically means that everyone in the band can take part in creating content, as opposed to leaving website things to just me and James.

To get here, however, has not been a short road.  I've been having to go through code like this:

<?php function eat_my_shorts($my_eyes_are_going_funny, $kill_me_now) { strlen($pants, $pants, $pants ;}

Which eats away your soul over many hours spent hunched over the screen, occasionally rising to avoid wetting the chair.

I hope that in the end it will be worth it.  In the coming months we'll be able to take donations over this very website, sell products and more.  It lets us keep in touch with fans (which reminds me that you should sign up to our mailing list, so we can tell you when we have new songs online).  One day, we may even have something of a business to speak of, so we can make some sort of living from this music thingy.

The sky is the limit!