I've started a blog dedicated to the world of post punk music. It's called "post punk - deconstruct and reconstruct music" and you can find it at http://www.postpunk.rachelapp.co.uk/.

I cover both old school post-punk bands like The Raincoats and Gang of four as well as post punk influenced bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Re-TROS.

Three weeks ago, a friend of mine who happens to be a gig promoter in the Netherlands and upon hearing my song Manager kindly offered to set up a tour there for me.

That's all the encouragement i needed to tour Europe and here i am, setting up further dates in Belgium, France and possibly Germany.

It is so exciting and i have decided to try and learn a few of the local languages (i already speak french so i don't need to learn that one!). Well, basically dutch and german. Though i'm thinking i should perhaps focus on one…

I've uploaded a new track called the whole way.

Unlike my previous tracks, it's kind of gloomy and dark, as the theme is the destruction of our planet.

Check it out and let me know what you think;-)

I've uploaded a new track, called you wanna be a man

I'm also working on a video for manager, it should be finished in a couple of weeks…

I've started recording again, under the name of Nat JM now.

So far, my stuff has been compared to The Slits, The Raincoats, Young Marble Giants, and Sleater Kinney. Sounds all good to me :-)

Why the change from RachelAPP to Nat JM?

Well, RachelAPP was always a name i was hiding behind, as my real name is Natalie - and the good news is i don't need a name to hide behind anymore ;-)

Chaos and Steal your life are now available for full stream on last.fm, so check them out!

If you like them so much that you have to listen to them 24/7 (something i really wish to no-one lol), check out my indiestore where you can buy them and download them in your chosen format (iTunes ACC, MP3 or WMA).

www.rachelapp.co.uk is my website, where you'll find lyrics, my blog and various other bits and pieces.

What can i say, except that today isn't my day?

I was off work today, and, among other things, i wanted to record vocals for my song "Chaos". Since yesterday, i've been suffering from a sore throat and despite taking lozenges and loads of herbal tea with honey, i woke up feeling worse for wear. Not only i still had a sore throat, but i had a headache as well, and my neck was very stiff. All the signs of flu :-(

At about midday, i got a rush of energy, set up the mic, and did 4 vocal takes.…

I've finally decided on a tracklist for my EP…
1. Chaos
2. Steal your life
3. Closer to you
4. Catch me there

I've worked out a recording schedule so that everything should be ready for a release on the 29th January. Wish me luck!

I am currently recording some tracks for my EP "Chaos".

It will be released as a download-only single on Monday 29th January.

It will feature the title track "Chaos", as well as 3 bonus tracks.

As with all my other tunes, it will be available on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody etc and on my website www.rachelapp.co.uk.

Musically, i'm currently following the direction of my previous tracks Brainless and My Pain.

The news below are taken from my daily blog for Let Your Thoughts Explode Webzine. You can view the full blog at http://lytez.blogspot.com/

Mark from www.boingboing.net has compiled a list of 8 punk and post-punk female bands videos http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/15/8_punk_and_postpunk_.html From Joan Jett to the X Ray Spex, it presents a slice of history too easily forgotten from the official punk books.

Exciting indie band The Gossip have got a new video, for the song "Jealous girl", on their MySpace page. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/gossipband I particularly like the close-up on the guitar - Brace has got such a wicked…