ABOUT CHRIS WADE

"One of England's finest songwriters, and one of the heirs to the throne of Ray Davies..."
​- Classic Rock Society
 "Chris Wade has found a little place in the world where he can write songs, play guitar, learn new instruments and – basically – do whatever he feels like. His music exists entirely for its own sake and it is that quality that makes it so enjoyable. "
- Ben Haworth, Pennyblack Music

​Chris Wade is a Leeds based musician, writer, photographer, filmmaker and illustrator. He is most known for his critically acclaimed music project DODSON AND FOGG. He worked with the late Rik Mayall on an audio recordings of his novel Cutey and the Sofagaurd, records with Nigel Planer under the name Rainsmoke and pens books on music and film as well as writing the ongoing Hound Dawg Magazine. He also wrote and directed the film, THE APPLE PICKER, featuring Nigel Planer and Toyah Willcox, which was picked as official selection for the Sydney World Film Festival. He lives with his partner artist Linzi Napier, daughter Lily and 4 cats, Malcolm, Fat Ozwald, Violet and Mr Bottomsley.
   After working in a toy shop and a stationery shop, Chris started writing in 2008. After a few of his poems were published in literary journals and some of his illustrations were used in books, Chris began writing his own titles. First he wrote a book on Malcolm McDowell, then a book about ex Stranglers singer Hugh Cornwell, which was also sold on his UK tour of 2009. In 2010, Chris worked with Rik Mayall on an audiobook of his comedic story Cutey and the Sofaguard. A year later he worked with comedian Charlie Chuck on an audiobook called You Only Live Once (Thank Goodness). He began writing non fiction and fiction titles regularly, and also started Hound Dawg Magazine, a free online arts publication. In 2012 he started his music project Dodson and Fogg, which has featured such people as Hawkwind's Nik Turner, Nigel Planer, Toyah, Scarlet Rivera and Celia Humphris of folk legends Trees. He continues to write books, release music and now works with Nigel Planer on a recording project called Rainsmoke. His subjects for non fiction include Madonna, Bob Dylan, Dennis Hopper and many others. 
See his full CV below...



FULL CV

FILMS
The Apple Picker (2017)  - Director and Writer

DODSON AND FOGG ALBUMS
Dodson And Fogg (2012)
Derring-Do (2013)
Sounds of Day and Night (2013)
The Call (2013)
After the Fall (2014)
After the Fall Out Takes (2014)
In A Strange Slumber (2014)
And When the Light Ran Out (2015)
Warning Signs (2015)
Roaming (2016)
Walk On (2016)
​White House On the Hill (2016)
Five Songs from the Cave (2017) EP
​Down at the Beach (2017) EP
​Follow the Path (2017)

DODSON AND FOGG COMPILATIONS
The Active Listener Introduces Dodson and Fogg (2014)

DODSON AND FOGG SINGLES
Meet Our May (2012)
Leaves They Fall (2013)
It's All Right (2013)

OTHER MUSIC PROJECTS
Moonlight Banquet: Moonlight Banquet (2013)
Rexford Bedlo: Rexford Bedlo (2014)
Rainsmoke: Mean Meanwhile Single (2015) - with Nigel Planer
Sand Snowman and Chris Wade: Tell the Trees (2015)

AUDIOBOOKS
Cutey and the Sofaguard - read by Rik Mayall (2010)
Daddy Treacle - with Shawn Dimery (2010)
Blandness of Strangers – with Shawn Dimery (2010)
Clowns – with Shawn Dimery (2011)
You Only Live Once Thank Goodness – read by Charlie Chuck (2011)
The Snatcher – read by Hannah Melbourn (2012)
Reginald and Stanford - with Andy Wade (2012)
Who Killed Beaky Wilson – read by Brian King (2012)
The Hunt for the Mayor of Smoochyville - read by Matt King (2015)
The Murder of Wiggy Wheaton - read by Brian King (2015)
Promiscuville: Rise of the Dead - read by Brian King (2016)

FICTION BOOKS
Cutey and the Sofaguard (2009)
The Wax Memory - free PDF with Shawn Dimery (2010)
Home in a Tick (2010)
What's That Funny Thing? - Kids poems and stories (2011)
Tales from the Nanna Home (2012)
Promiscuville: Rise of the Dead (2012) - Zombie horror
Collected Bits of Glass and Muck (2016)

NON FICTION BOOKS
Hugh Cornwell The Hoover Dam Companion (2009 and 2012 editions)
Malcolm McDowell On Screen (2009, 2011)
True Ghost Stories from Leeds – Published by John Merril Books (2010)
The Cat Profiles – feline charity book with Linzi Napier and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull (2011)
Classic Film O Lucky Man (2011)
Speak of the Dead (2011)
Interview with the Hound Dawg  (2012)
United Kinkdom: The Music of The Kinks (2012)
The Music of the Incredible String Band (2013)
The Music of Black Sabbath (2013)
The Music of Captain Beefheart (2015)
Robert De Niro On Screen (2015) 
Madonna: On Screen (2015)
The Music of Frank Zappa: 1966 - 1976 (2015)
The Music of Bob Dylan (2015)
The Music of The Beatles (2015)
The Music of The Velvet Underground (2015)
The Music of Madonna (2016)
Sharon Stone: On Screen (2016)
The Music of Jethro Tull (2016)
Madonna: The Music and the Movies (2016)
The Music of Frank Zappa: 1978 - 1993 (2016)
The Music of Leonard Cohen (2016)
The Music of Lou Reed (2016)
Dodson and Fogg Companion Book Volume One (2016)
​The Music of Neil Young (2016)
Music Talk: An Interview Anthology (2016)
The Music of Hawkwind (2016) - with Paul Garbutt
George A. Romero: On Screen (2016)
Dennis Hopper: On Screen (2016)
​Bob Dylan in the 1970s (2017)
The Music of John Lennon (2017)
Malcolm McDowell On Screen 2017 Edition (2017)
Woody Allen: On Screen (2017)
Stanley Kubrick: On Screen (2017)
​The Kinks and the Village Green (2017)
​Ken Russell: On Screen (2017)
Classic Film Series: Henry Jaglom's Tracks (2017)
Classic Film Series: Madonna in Body of Evidence and Dangerous Game (2017)
​Bob Dylan in the 1980s (2017)
​The Music of Paul McCartney (2017)
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ARTICLES
Hound Dawg Magazine Free PDFs (2009 - ) interviews with musicians and actors, plus articles and reviews
Hound Dawg Magazine - physical publication (2017-)
Hound Dawg Music Print Magazine (2012-2016)
East Leeds magazine ghost article (2010)

PODCASTS AND COMEDY ALBUMS
Hound Dawg Radio (2011 - ) comedy and music podcast with daddy Andy Wade Sr 
Wade and Hart: Da Archives, Organ of Bread and Shoe Blow (2010 and 2011)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART
Various photos, art and illustrations posted online from 2010 to present

MISC. PROJECTS
Illustrations in Ghost Stories from Lincolnshire by Stephen Wade (2004)
Illustrations in Britain's Notorious Hangmen by Stephen Wade (2009)
Poetry in Cannon's Mouth (2009)
Poetry in Bareback Magazine (2009)
Poetry on Alternative reel.com (2009)
Introduction to Yuri Storasi's Bobbything (2012)
Editing - Gypsy Dave Mills: Knights of the Road (2013)