Themes For Great Cities – Fours Stars From Mojo!
A very nicely written review in the latest Mojo magazine. Positive to both Graeme Thomson’s writing and to the band themselves. Not long to go now until release date! ???
Month: January 2022
Earwarm Already!
Altered my social media profile pic already, reflecting the lyrics that resonate most…
Minds Music Monday – Act Of Love 2022
Old…but sssoooo new. If this is a sign of things to come….TAKE MAH MONEY!!!!
Today In The Scotsman Magazine (Supplement In The Saturday Edition) – Themes For Great Cities Preview with Graeme Thomson
Despite how this extract reads, it’s NOT all about Jim! If the book was ALL about Jim, it would … well, I’d be fine with it (Lol) – but in all honesty, it would be boring. And the book isnae. It’s flipping braw!
Themes For Great Cities – Other Reviews
There have been some other great reviews coming in for Graeme Thomson’s Themes For Great Cities book. Firstly, Classic Pop magazine gave a glowing review. And recently, both Uncut and Electronic Sound magazines have reviewed it. The Electronic Sound review is succinct yet wonderfully positive. The Uncut review gives the book an 8/10 and its…
“New” Music News!
After a long, dry spell… (the last new release from Simple Minds being the release of For One Night Only for the 40: The Best Of Simple Minds 1979-2019 release towards the end of 2019) THERE IS NEWS! A new release from Simple Minds in celebration of the band’s debut gig at Glasgow’s Satellite City…
The Short(bread) News Grapevine
Exciting news! There will be a new “Priptona Talks” interview on the blog soon. I am excited by this one! As I have been with all my previous interviews. More details on that to come, so keep an eye out. Last week there was a rather unexpected parcel that arrived on my doorstep. The sender…
Minds Music Monday – Jeweller To The Stars/The Jeweller (Part 2)
I don’t know why I have it stuck in my head as a Charlie Burchill song, but I just do. And by a Charlie song, I mean it being a song about Charlie.I don’t know where I have got that implanted in my head. It must have been something Jim had said when talking about…
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Happy 75th Birthday, David
“You’re spring to me, all things to me. Don’t you know you’re life … itself..” Will have to give this a listen today. Celebrate a magnificent life.
January – Go! Don’t go!
What does one do when the creative writing well seems dry? Find a topic? Pick something? It’s nearing the end of the first week of January. I could talk to you about howJanuary feels to me? It feels like a month of 62 days! Most of the time… But this time may just be different….