Hello Gang,

It's spring.
It is still freezing at Team Jim Bob Towers but I have seen the sun a couple of times and we have a fantastic array of birds fighting over the nuts or whatever it is Mrs Jim Bob puts in that little net thing hanging from the tree outside our front room window.

Anyway.
What songs should I take out of storage this May?
I'm going to be reading from my novel on the tour and also singing a ton of songs but with so many to choose from – both solo and CARTER USM – I can't decide which ones to perform. I've set up a Facebook Group asking for suggestions. Why not join it here: WHAT SONGS DO YOU WANT JIM BOB TO SING?

I really want to make these shows extra special. You should come along and join in the fun. Tickets are on sale for all tour dates – details here

'STORAGE STORIES'
I've been blown away by what some people have been saying about my novel. I hope they don't mind me sharing some of what they've said. It's nice to not have to always blow my own trumpet.

Dave Gorman said that it's 'Charming, funny, tender and delicate."
He also said, "It's really very, very good."
Andrew Collins described it as "Kurt Vonnegut meets Carter USM."
Eddie Argos said, "I read it straight through in one go and then went back and read it again."
Isy Suttie said "It's fucking brilliant."
And Chris Addison is in the middle of reading it and he says, "I am totally loving the book. Really, really enjoying it."

PRE ORDER YOUR COPY by clicking just up there to the right and I'll sign the book and you'll get it before those bought elsewhere.

That's all for now. Stay sexy.

JIM BOB X

Last revised: 10/03/10

Jim Bob will be helping to review new releases on Steve Lamacq's Roundtable show on BBC 6 Music this evening at 6pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_lamacq/

Last revised: 4/03/10

Hello everyone,
 
I hope you are well and that 2010 has got off to a lovely start for you all.

Look up the top of the page, over there to the right. You can already pre order Jim Bob's debut novel ‘Storage Stories’, which is published on May 6th. I have read it and it’s flippin’ amazing. It’s funny but it’s also very dark and sad and almost had me shed a tear or two. I am tough though so I just pinched myself. Lots of other people in the business they call ‘show’ also think it’s a work of genius (and more of their comments later). I really think this book is going to do very well indeed and this is going to be the year of Storage Stories!
 
To launch the book Jim Bob is going to start off by touring the UK in May. This will comprise of around 16 or so dates under the show title of ‘Storage Stories/Storage Songs’. These will  not be ordinary Jim Bob gigs (as if there is such a thing... but you get my drift). The shows will comprise of hilarious readings from the book, songs performed old and new, as well as some special bonuses. And there will be bubbles of course...
 
Advance tickets are now on sale Full details here

I really would advise you to book in advance now. I can promise you these really will be fantastic performances, with that little bit extra. And each date deserves to sell out. It was worth noting that both London dates have already sold over half the tickets, and we have sold half the tickets for Cambridge too. I also think that being such small venues Brighton and Glasgow may sell out early.
 
We will keep you updated on special guests that will be performing before Jim Bob. I am delighted to announce that Isy Suttie (Dobby from Peep Show!) has been added for both London on May 19 and for the Brighton show. Isy is a great comedian with some top songs of her own. I can’t wait to see her!
 
So what are you waiting for – book a ticket! We have kept prices as low as possible and the highest ticket price we have is £9 with most shows at the £7-£8 mark.
 
Storage Stories/Storage Songs is going to be amazing. We have also already confirmed performances at two major UK festivals this summer with more to follow soon I hope. More of this to come but don’t miss it on its first run.
 
More soon,
 
Marc x

Last revised: 18/02/10

Yo. Tour dates are still being added to Jim Bob's 'Storage Stories, Storage Songs' UK tour. Special guests are also being added. Isy Suttie in London on the 19th and Brighton on the 22nd Andrew Collins in London on the 20th. And The Plimptons in Glasgow on the 16th.
Full details here

Last revised: 10/02/10

Jim Bob’s first novel STORAGE STORIES is published by TEN FORTY BOOKS on May 6th

DON’T PANIC
You can already pre order the book from various online bookshops, but if you wait till the beginning of February and pre order direct from us at
tenfortybooks.com your copy of the book will be signed by Jim Bob and should reach you slightly before books ordered from elsewhere (On or just before May 6th)

‘STORAGE STORIES – STORAGE SONGS’
To coincide with the book there’ll be a UK tour, where Jim Bob will read from the novel and perform songs from his back catalogue: both Carter USM and solo. He also promises a slide show and bubble machines – like a cross between the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and a foam party at Ibiza’s Manumission.

The tour dates are not all confirmed yet but many are confirmed and tickets are on sale now. More dates will be added very shortly. Check the gigs page for details

Also, look out for book signing events, press hooplah and hopefully a load of TV and radio appearances nearer the book’s publication date.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BOOK

Where do old pop stars go to die?
They go to work in self-storage, where they meet interesting people and make new friends. Friends who look like French movie star Juliette Binoche and others who look like weirdly bearded paedophiles and perform horrific surgery procedures on themselves. They meet interesting people like Michael Stipe – not the rock singer from Athens Georgia, just a coincidence – and other assorted bubblewrap fetishists, wooden statues that come to life at night to play arcade games and a homicidal computer named HAL.

Storage Stories is a darkly comic rollercoaster ride full of thrills, spills and warm sick on the back of the neck. A fictional autobiographical novel and collection of short stories told in words and pictures that, if nothing else, finally solves the mystery of what happened to all the missing boybands.

Storage Stories is published by Ten Forty Books on May 6th
(ISBN: 978-0-9564049-0-9)

JIM BOB ON TV

On January 23rd on BBC4 at 9.45pm, Jim Bob performs ‘Angelstrike!’ with a 23- piece orchestra. Filmed as part of 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People at HMV Hammersmith Apollo – a non-religious Christmas celebration of comedy, science and music at the Hammersmith Apollo last December.

(It's also repeated at 02:50 on Sunday 24th January)

TEAM JIM BOB X

Last revised: 19/01/10

Jim Bob's December performance of Angelstrike! in a white suit with an orchestra at the Hammersmith Apollo will be broadcast as part of 'Nerdstock: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People' on Saturday 23rd January at 9.45pm on BBC4.

Also, we are currently putting together dates for a Jim Bob May tour and will announce them in about a week.

Last revised: 19/01/10

It was a spectacular end to the year for me. Not long after performing with a 23 piece choir I got to sing with a 27 piece orchestra (forgive me if either of these numbers are slightly inaccurate but it's around those amounts). And then my finished novel arrived. Next year is set up to be exciting, with lots of live shows planned around the publishing of the book. Thanks for all the support in 2009. Have a very happy Christmas. Jim Bob x

Last revised: 23/12/09

Jim Bob has just been added to the bill for Robin Ince’s Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People at HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday 20 December. You can find out more HERE and also buy tickets.

Last revised: 16/12/09

It's that time of year. Take a look at what Team JB enjoyed this year.
over on the blog page

Last revised: 9/12/09

On Thursday 12th November Jim will be on BBC 6 Music's Roundtable show with Steve Lamacq. Reviewing records with Brett Anderson and Steve Levine. more info

Last revised: 8/11/09

Thank you to everyone who came to the recent Jim Bob solo shows, they were a blast. Jim is now rehearsing with Fruitbat for the Carter November shows Details here

Last revised: 9/09/09

Hello gang.

‘Goffam Returns’, the sequel to April’s Goffam tour starts tonight in Camden.

I’ve changed my guitar strings and the batteries in my toothbrush, I’ve bought some two in one shampoo and I’ve just made some compilation CDs to delight/annoy people with between acts. I’m rehearsed and I’m ready, it’s going to be good.

Tonight’s London show is sold out but there are still some tickets left for the other dates. You can also pay on the door for all gigs except London.

I’ll be performing half my set with Chris T-T on the piano and it sounds great. The songs I’ll be doing on my own probably also sound great but I’m too modest to say.

Main support for all shows is Tim Ten Yen, who is worth the ticket price alone.

Anyway, I hope to see you over the course of the next week.

Jim x

Venue dates and details are on the
gigs page

Last revised: 1/09/09

The Jim Bob solo shows with Chris T-T accompanying him on the piano and with Tim Ten Yen opening as special guest are almost upon us.

The London show is sold out but there are still tickets available in advance and on the door for all the other gigs.

Go to the gigs page for ticket links and details

Last revised: 30/08/09

Download 'Our Heroes' and brand new song 'Radio Goffam' for free now.

Click on the download link over there to the left.

Last revised: 29/06/09

In readiness for the launch of Our Heroes single tomorrow, the website has had a little spruce up.

We've updated the Discography, Video Vault, Goffam Lyrics & Review pages and also added a Twitter ticker to the home page.

Over the summer, we'll be adding more content including the fourth & final part of The making of Goffam video and some photos from the 2009 Spring Tour.

Stay tuned.

Last revised: 29/06/09

‘OUR HEROES’ and ‘RADIO GOFFAM’
2 FREE SONGS TO DOWNLOAD FROM 29.06.09.

‘OUR HEROES’ is taken from Jim Bob’s crime-fighting-comic-book-hero concept album ‘GOFFAM’ and will be available as a FREE download single, along with brand new Jim Bob song ’RADIO GOFFAM’ from here from 29 June.

And in September Jim will be playing further live solo shows in support of Goffam, with CHRIS T-T joining him on piano for part of the set and with fantastic special guest TIM TEN YEN.

TOUR DATES
September 1 – LONDON, Camden Head
September 2 – BRIGHTON, Free Butt
September 3 – STOURBRIDGE, Katie Fitzgeralds
September 4 – GLASGOW, 13th Note
September 5 – NORWICH, The Marquee
September 6 – BLETCHLEY, The Park Hotel

Last revised: 29/06/09

Andrew Collins stands in for Jon Richardson on his show tomorrow morning and Jim Bob will be guesting at 12 noon. Playing his favourite punk records of all time and – if the stars are correctly aligned – being Mr Hilarious and Entertaining.
On digital radio and on the interweb

Last revised: 2/06/09

You can now also download the brilliant new Jim Bob album from itunes.
Direct link to Goffam on itunes

Last revised: 12/05/09

The new Jim Bob album will soon be on itunes and is currently available to download from these sites:

rhapsody

Lala

Shockhound

Last revised: 7/05/09

IS HERE

Last revised: 20/04/09