losing the friendship

I recently started going out with a guy I'd been friends with for a long time. He'd liked me for ages and in the end I began to like him too, so we got together.
The thing is I don't really like how things have changed now we're going out. I used to have a great time hanging out with him and chatting but we don't seem to do that these days - now we're together he never really wants to talk that much and we spend 90% of the time kissing...which is nice but I wish we could talk/do stuff more! Do you think the time apart over the easter break will help (he lives in scotland, I live in reading so we'll probably only see each other once)?

Also I've noticed how he doesn't really seem that interested in my life. He is into art and painting and has a band here at Uni and I take an interest in both but whenever I talk about something that interests me he doesn't seem to care. He's a really really nice guy, but these things just bother me a bit. I want to work at it but don't know how to go about it as I'm new to the whole relationship thing!

Any advice would be great, thanks!