Any time. I just happened to look and saw your name so tagged you. I didn't realise we weren't already following each other on here. Though I don't use it too much.
14.11.2025 16:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@mattkik.bsky.social
Rhythm and lead guitarist, playing in both Storm of Crows and my own solo project. Planetarium presenter for Wonderdome in the UK, space nut, father of daughters, and I shall have a Yorkie; in this life or the next. https://linktr.ee/MattKik
Any time. I just happened to look and saw your name so tagged you. I didn't realise we weren't already following each other on here. Though I don't use it too much.
14.11.2025 16:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I reckon you put the cassette into a player, attach the jack to your audio out (phone, MP3 player etc) and can then play your device through your tape deck. Probably most useful in an old car.
14.11.2025 16:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Woo for @annimaxmetal.bsky.social!
13.11.2025 14:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you very much for including Masquerade in your show!
29.10.2025 09:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I did indeed say that. Sage advice from my Dad many years ago.
19.10.2025 06:54 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks Betty. Jimmy told me the other day it was his favourite from the album too!
17.10.2025 09:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I'm a couple of days late posting this (I'm sure no-one noticed!), but here is the next blog post on my wesbite. This one is about the third song I wrote for my Eponymous album, Smarter Than This. The first slower acoustic song. See how I cheated!
mattkikmusic.wixsite.com/matt-kik/pos...
I'm really getting into using AI. It's an amazingly useful tool that absolutely isn't terrifying, or a creative drain. I'm going to use it to write my next album, perform my next album, and create the art for my next album. Hell, I'll even get it to stream my next album! Yay for AI!
16.10.2025 10:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ooh yay, thanks!
15.10.2025 16:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It's THE genre.
11.10.2025 11:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0An old Fylde Falstaff acoustic guitar with an equally old leather strap which has a floral motif on it.
Okay, it might have been a while since I played this guitar. It was...out of tune! ๐ฑ Must be the temperature shift as this guitar NEVER goes out of tune. It's just one of the many wonderful things I love about it. Oh well, back in tune now and sounding as lovely as ever.
09.10.2025 10:58 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Owww, my fingers! As usual I've written a bassline I couldn't play so had to learn it and now my fingertips are almost worn off.
08.10.2025 10:51 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Was it a nice sturdy cup, at least? ๐ฌ
07.10.2025 16:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yeah, same here. We've named it (Amy) apparently.
04.10.2025 12:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It's quite weekendy here, but also very windy.
04.10.2025 08:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It's #BandcampFriday but I'm in for a long day at work so I'll post about my purchases later when I get a chance to actually purchase them. In the meantime, here's what I'm hawking, if you're at all inclined...
bsky.app/profile/matt...
Submit your lovely music to:
forms.gle/ANThEuCvupmH...
Please tag your MP3s - it helps the playlist goblins sort your music.
All music accepted. All Genre. All Styles.
No gatekeeping. You will be played.
#musicsky #diy #independent #bandcamp #ampwall
The Compendium airs at 8pm (UK) on Wednesday 1st October, and brings you an eclectic mix of progressive folk music from all over the place.
Join me.
www.folkfridayradio.com
Matt Kik - Eponymous
I'm more of a rocker at heart so this album is twelve tracks, all written and recorded by me, and the cast majority of them are guitar-laden rockers! Still, there are two or three gentler acoustic tracks. And it comes with freebies!
mattkik.bandcamp.com/album/Eponym...
Storm of Crows - Twenty-Five Years
We each wrote four tracks, so it's a varied album. Some up-tempo raucus rockers with blistering guitars and vocals, and some much more gentle and thoughful tracks.
stormofcrows.bandcamp.com/album/Twenty...
This Friday is #BandcampFriday and I have a problem. I'm running out of shelf space because no-one has bought all these CDs yet, both by myself and my band @StormCrowsBand.
If you're a fan of rock, keep reading! If you aren't a fan of rock, it might be time to seek help...๐ค
Complete with photos of the handwritten lyrics from twenty-four years ago and a video where you can hear the evolution of the song over all those years, check out my latest blog post about the creation of my song The Future Alone.
mattkikmusic.wixsite.com/matt-kik/pos...
I'm listening to "Alone While Coasting" by...ME! Playing at 12:09 UK time, 7:09 ET today. #Rock
If you could slide over and give it a lovely five star rating that'd be swell (I'm bringing it back!)
www.mostrated.com/s/68d9097e5f...
Do you want to hear my two cents? Well...now you can! I have officially made $0.02 from streaming thanks to Apple, who apparently pay an average of a penny per stream (can that be right!?)
Well, if you want to help me earn more, here's my album on Apple: music.apple.com/us/album/epo...