May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
One last vlog post until… well, hopefully not until the end of the academic year at least. Sometimes I inexplicably like to waffle. Sorry about that. Once again, you don’t have to torture yourself by watching it. But if you do decide to, strap yourself in! Grab a drink and a snack. Just a word,…
Here is the full broadcast from BBC Radio 4 of Jim Kerr on Jim Morrison, originally aired on 16 December 2023.
Hamish Hawk: Again, it really is of little surprise that Hamish is here on this list as well. He is the artist I saw live the most number of times this year, having ventured to six live events involving him and/or his band. First was on 16 February – my first time seeing him as…
Again, it will be of no surprise to anyone to see Hamish Hawk’s Angel Numbers in my Top 5 Albums of 2023. It was by far my most played album of the year. Both it and Hamish’s previous album, Heavy Elevator, have been on pretty solid rotation all through 2023. The penmanship in his songwriting…
Of course Spotify Wrapped doesn’t really show the true state of the music that I was enjoying, listening to and discovering in 2023. So, I have decided to compile my favourites of 2023, broken up in three posts that I will share over the next three days. First up: My Top 10 Tracks of 2023…
A good chunk of interview, with Charlie actually getting some air time. Interesting to hear that Solstice Kiss Birdy (how I refer to the song these days) will be on the setlist next year. A slight change to the ‘you turn me on’ story that Jim gave last year. And…barely a year into his marriage,…
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Yep! It’s official! My most played artist of 2023 was…no surprises here really if you’ve been taking note of the content on my blog for the past several months…. Mr Hamish Hawk! Well…who’d have thunk it? Top track of his for me was seemingly Bridget St John. It reveals a changing of the tide. For…
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New vinyl acquisition!! Finally got a copy of the Celebrate album on vinyl. Have been keeping my eye out for a bargain one. This one was being sold on eBay for £20. It had one minor flaw (seen in the photos), that being small splits at the bottom of the both inner sleeves. The seller…
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These babies complete the “Themes” slim case singles that when I got my job lot box of SM goodies, had a few gaps (just 3 discs missing). All filled up now :-))
David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes, as arranged for music box by Stolen Guitar. (Search for Kooks on the blog for MP3 download details.)