Helen McCookerybook

Helen McCookerybook first came to prominence in the late seventies as the bassist and vocalist with poetic punk outfit 'The Chefs', releasing two singles, both including versions of the fan favourite '24 Hours', for Graduate in 1980 and Attrix in 81. She later formed Helen & The Horns, releasing 'Freight Train' for Thin Sliced Records in 84. She signed to RCA later that year, releasing two singles 'Footsteps at my door' and 'Surrey with a fringe on top', followed by a long awaited album in 85 for RockinRay Records. Then she slept for 20 years before returning with a new career as a solo artist, writer and lecturer and a new album 'Suburban Pastoral', released in 06 for Rough Trade. In July 07 she published her first book: 'The Lost Women Of Rock Music; Female Musicians Of The Punk Era' for Ashgate press. Helen also publishes her own comics; takes art commissions and recorded the album 'Hamilton Square' with Martin Stephenson in july 09. She is currently touring with John Cooper Clarke and Don Letts.  '24 HOURS' (copyright Helen McCookerybook 1981):  Hanging around you for a year and a day business is business and passes the time quite well but it's so difficult when all I want to say is stay with me 'cos only time can tell. Longing to love you since I first set eyes on you playing around just to keep my cool every evening I stand outside your house it's true waiting and waiting and crying like a fool. I know if I catch you it might turn out that it's not as much fun as i'd hoped that it would be 'cos wishing and waiting is what it's all about and dreams are worth ten times more than reality. So sad you're so cool what can I do? I'd really like to be friends with you 24 hours of every day you're on my mind and there you'll stay.  *There are links on her website to her artwork, blogs and myspace, and several pictures you could nab

http://www.myspace.com/helenmccookerybook

Helen's Blog

http://mccookerybook.blogspot.com/