Lightyears publish political manifesto

Tonight marks the historic final debate between American presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama - but early reports suggest that the eyes of the world's media may instead be focussed on YouTube, where The Lightyears have just published their own unique response to the US Election Race entitled Obama Republic. The Lightyears first performed the song at the McKibbin Lofts in Brooklyn during the New York tour in September and audience response was so overwhelming that a video shoot ...

In The Lightyears, we like to eat.

Part Two of my American Tour Blog... SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER, 3.30pm (Union Square, New York, USA): Let me bring you up-to-speed. Less than twenty hours ago we were playing a gig in Southampton, England. Now we are standing onstage in the sweltering Manhattan heat performing to a crowd of thousands at Union Square in New York, USA. I am sweating like a TROOPER. I may never have been this hot.  My internal clock has given up the ghost and checked out. It simply has no idea what time it's ...