Life and circumstances, hopefully viewed with a wry sense of humour.
Some work has been compared to that of Charles Bukowki. He also is a fan of the writing of Herbert Huncke, Richard Brautigan and the Liverpool poets of the 1960s.Also the work of singer/songwriters and performers such as Tom Waits, Johnny Dowd, William Elliott Whitmore, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen,Nico and Marianne Faithfull.
Colin Cross was born in Brighton,UK on May 2nd 1947, but has been resident in Norwich since 1960. He started writing poetry in the mid 60s and had several poems published and did several readings between then and the early 70s. He also ran Norwich Arts Lab from 1968 to 1970. In 1969 he began an 18 year stint as a freelance rock writer (mainly for the Eastern Evening News) and in 1980 his book "The Encyclopedia of British Beat Groups of the 60s" was published worldwide by Omnibus Press. In the early 80s he supported many of the top local rock groups with poetry readings before forming his own poetry/rock group Colin Cross' Lonely Tarts Club Band in 1985. In 1987 they recorded the album "Hanging Out With The Rough Girls". Then came the rock group The Thirst and in 1990 Colin Cross and the Crack who recorded the album "Deviant Heart" for Dem Illegal Records.In 1993 Colin returned to writing poetry seriously and since then has had over 850 poems, plus some short stories and several black and white paintings/drawings, published in small press and underground magazines throughout the UK, USA and Europe. In 2002 he was reunited with Mark Webster (lead guitarist with the Tarts and the Crack and sometime bassist with THe Thirst) and they started work on what would eventually in 2006 become sinister sisters "nunowotufanci" with the addition of Jenni Simpson on female vocals. Shortly after the release of this Colin recorded the 26 track spoken word poetry CD "Welcome To The Real World Big Hugo",which is available from Cnut Records, 37, Wellington Green, Norwich, NR2 1HG for £2.50 inc. pp UK/$6.00 inc pp USA. Cheques payable to Colin.In 2009 Colin released a further 26 track CD called "Crip Tick and the Bee Levers".This contains poems with music/sound backing by Friends.On various tracks friends are Jack Austin, Mark Webster, Stefano Valori, Albino, Romy Gonzalez, Jenni Simpson and Mr. Skins.Several tracks are available to listen to,and to obtain a copy of the CD send an SAE (+IRCs outside UK to cover postage) to Cnut Records at above address.Listen to other tracks on /sinistersistersuk and studio2five!. Colin Cross' Lonely Tarts Club Band, Colin Cross and the Crack and sinister sister Cds are also available from the same address for £6.00 inc.pp UK/$12.00 inc pp USA. Cheques to Mark Webster. For more details on sinister sisters and to hear tracks check out myspace.com/sinistersistersuk Click view my pics to well view my pics!!
Greetz Colin.... Hope all is well your way and that life's treatin' ya right..... All the best this holiday season and into the new year my friend......
Hello Colin I havent bumped into you in the city for some time,and havent sent you a message neither,so hey ho this. I trust all is well and you are still keeping up. Hoping to see you soon Your chum Albert
Colin and I have collaborated on tracks from his 2006 album: Welcome to the Real World Big Hugo. To listen to these tracks in which I have provided musical backing to Colin's spoken word tracks go to: www.myspace.com/megistondimension.
Also, while you are there check out tracks from my latest album: Land of the Oblique and also a sneak preview track from my next album: Lost in the Miasma entitled Licence to Nil.
Hey Colin, have sent the other files to you via email. Trust they will be ok now, Mark. P.S. Thanks, was great to see/hear Eric Bogle last night (NAC).
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