I first met Allan B. Hill just over 10 years ago through a mutual friend of ours – my old classmate from school Chris. My band The Screenbeats were playing the 93 Feet East venue in the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, East London, supporting the-then buzz band Man Like Me and Chris and Allan came along to watch. In fact, we went for a slap-up curry a few hours before the show; perhaps not the ideal pre-gig preparation on my part. From memory, a group of us then had a boozy night out afterwards and a couple of hazy photos still exist from that night.
A snap from the gig in question; 4th December 2010. The Screenbeats at 93 Feet East, Brick Lane (photo: Emily Trahair (née Joel).
Anyway, 10 years on and Allan and I reconnected for an episode of his The Nostalgic Vagabond podcast where we talk about swapping hectic London life for the South of Italy and the effect the pandemic has had on us all. It was great to catch up after all this time and I really enjoyed our chat.
You can check out the new episode which went live today – it’s available on all good streaming services and you can find out more below.