Oooh hello!



Yes, I feel it's been all too long since we had a bit of a chat about what this whole thing is all about, really. So, to anyone who's new, or feels like they've been here too long to bring it up without looking silly, this is Delrico Bandito and the Mexican Gunslingers, my weblog. It is a silly name I made up as a tribute to Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass. I write from my flat which is buried deep under North London. Hello. Thank you for reading this far.

My excuse for setting this blog up in the first place was as an outlet for the frustrated music journalist that lives inside me. As such, I mostly write about music and other culturally enriching things, as well as amusing stories about things that have happened to me that won't result in me being sacked or my family disowning me. I made what some might consider to be a mistake by not making this an anonymous type blog, but I find it rather a good way of curbing my worst excesses (of which there are many). However, I will tell you that I am a boy who is currently single and straight*. I was born in the twilight of 1979 in Watford, and went to university in Nottingham and now work in central London in the media, pressing buttons and eating Haribo.

My favourite colour is red. My lucky number is 17. I am a Capricorn. My favourite Star Wars film is The Empire Strikes Back. My favourite ice cream flavour is chocolate. I have never drunk a cup of coffee or smoked a cigarette, but I do like a drink now and again.

If you cast your eyes down the right hand side, you can see that I'm self important enough to have both a Myspace and a LastFM profile, so you can see who I've been sexpesting, and what music I've been listening to while I do it. You can also check out my website, which is basically a link to this thing and to my alter ego as a mash up artiste. Below that is a list of my favouritest blogs in the world. They are all dead good. If you'd like to join the list, just let me know, and I'll speak to my people.

Then there's the archive, including my Hidden Gems and Guilty Pleasures. The Hidden Gems are some very special songs that I feel have been overlooked The phrase Guilty Pleasures has exploded in use since I first used it here two years go, so that's self explanatory really. I've recently added YouTube videos where available to each of my choices, so you can actually hear the songs as I witter on about them like an NME hack who's lost the will to live after being exposed to Babyshambles for far too long, and feels a deadline looming.

Anyway, that's about it really. I'm forever grateful for anyone who actually reads this. There's nothing more comforting than screaming into the void and hearing something other than your own voice coming back. Do tell me about yourself in that there comment box, especially if you're one of those lurker types who never says anything. I can't trace who you are so do feel free to go crazy. Or alternatively, feel free to ask me about anything. I don't do posts just about me all that often, so I rather fancing being a bit self indulgent...

*I'm aware that I've left that statement intriguingly ambiguous. I like my gay readership to live in hope/fear.

And for those mercilessly bullied into coming here by the delightful Betty can find the sorry tale of my exploding toilet here.