As a Virgin artist, I got to see and meet Lenny several times. This was the first. I remember being introduced to him after I’d had a few beers. Lenny was wearing this full length snakeskin coat and feeling a bit cocky, I cheekily asked him how many snakes it took to make. He lent...

I still own every single poster I had on my bedroom walls (and ceiling!) when I was a nipper. I loved this one, mainly because of Chris Squire’s Shergold triple neck. Nothing wrong with a little...

This is the poster from the Lennon exhibition at Islington’s Business Design Center. Virgin Atlantic was a sponsor and I was asked to help them design and run a booth for them selling John’s music and promoting the airline. It was a special day on many levels. I shook hands with...

Part of the Mothership campaign featuring the artwork of Shepard Fairey. I had the pleasure of working with Shepard for a year in LA. I commissioned him to handle design for Virgin in 2005. I’ll add some of the work he did for the brand to the blog...

Another beautiful poster, I’ve since framed, from the historical SF...

I’ve always loved the eagle motif from that tour. This was another $1 flea market...

I love the album so much. I got it when I was 12 and learned every word. I think I’ve now watched the movie 20+ times. One of Macca’s greatest...

The only time I saw him. This is from the festival program. Funny to think that exactly 30 years later I’d move to Austin...

  I took this off the wall at the first Sound City players show for the movie premier at Sundance 2013. The show was incredible. It’s the most I’ve ever paid for a show ticket. Here’s who the names are…. Alain Johannes, Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), Lee Ving (Fear),...

The quirky but good Canadian band, featuring Kim Mitchell, opened for Rush on their 1979 European Tour for the Hemispheres record. This was a hand out. I’ve got a flex-disc too. Remember...

This is a great program. It’s lp sized and the circle is a die-cut....

It’s a lovely large 70’s style badge....

Part of the promo campaign for the Fly From Here Tour. It’s a postcard sized sticker. I love the way they’ve kept the Roger Dean logo...

Having lived in Sebastopol California, you get used to seeing local native Tom walking about town looking just like you’d expect. I was a late TW bloomer. Unfortunately I didn’t know the Black Rider record when I went to see the play. I hated it. Can you believe...

  An unbelievable band. It’s a travesty that they’re still relatively unknown in the US. We worked hard with v2 to give them profile over here, but outside of the NPR and Pitchfork-type communities, it was extremely difficult. The first time I met them was when they came and...

Not a lot to say on this one. Now it’s probably a collector’s...

  Andy Cairns from Therapy? is a lovely bloke. His wife, Kris used to work with me at Virgin in London. He even took his life into his hands and played a T-Rex song with the Glittering Moes (an annual Glam show we’d play in London every Xmas). To be honest I’m sure I was at this...

  Ben Folds played a rooftop show at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood. I think Ben “Ear ear” Kweller opened. It was sponsored by the amazing and now defunct 103.1, stories of which elsewhere on the...

  A fab tour. I hired a coach and organized “Davy’s Magic Bus” taking our crew from Sebastopol CA to Oakland via Lagunitas and Pyramid breweries. A brilliant day! The pass wasn’t actually mine. It was a gift from mega Who fan (over 200 Who shows versus my pitiful 55)...

Sadly I didn’t meet him, but I was given this by the nice Capitol folks in 2003. I saw him do a pre-tour run through of the Smile record the following year on a movie soundstage in Burbank. Very interesting although I’ve never been taken with the Wondermints. Talented, but a bit...