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I’ve promised myself that the Behind Blue Eyes series will be completed by midsummer, and this should come as a relief to those who have been eagerly awaiting the last novel since last August. Unlike the first three novels, this one is being accompanied by a more modern soundtrack. As I am editing BBE #4: Empty Glass, the musical landscape has shifted for me because Dominik Diamond, the deejay who kept me entertained in the background for the first three books, has moved from his evening slot on the local classic rock station to the morning show on The Edge 102.1, Toronto’s alternative voice. He starts on Monday, and while I will be enjoying his return to the airwaves here in the city that I love, he won’t be with me during the writing hours as he was in the past.

Empty Glass takes place in the early 90s, when alternative music took over. Some twenty years later, we are in the midst of a traditional revival, where singer-songwriters and their groups have regained their rightful place at the forefront of modern radio. I am excited about music again in a way I haven’t been since U2, REM, and Oasis were huge, and have found new bands to listen to while I hammer out this last novel. There is much to be excited about in the recent releases of Bastille, Frank Turner, Chvrches, Mumford & Sons, Ed Sheeran, Passenger, Biffy Clyro, Of Monsters and Men, to name but a few, and a slew of choices to accompany me in the background as I edge ever closer to finishing this book series that began with the Who and one small song back in 1978.

My latest blog is a glimpse into my latest musical obsessions, which you can read here.