May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I’m not sure I can offer up anything else about this man and his band. You’d have had to be living under a rock or you just happen to be a first-time visitor to this blog not to have noticed what an impact Hamish Hawk has had upon me over the past two years in…
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I don’t want you to get the wrong impression from the book’s title. It’s not all about Simple Minds! Neither is it completely devoid of Simple Minds content. One check at the number of the times Jim Kerr is mentioned within its pages will attest to the liberal smattering Simple Minds appears throughout. The novel’s…
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It’s a rarity for me to be going to a gig on a Sunday night, and much like buses – my Sunday night gigs have arrived in twos. Last night it was the much-anticipated Field Music at Oran Mor. I decided to head to the city to ride the subway in time before the last…
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“I am mightier than most. I am ‘the big I am’.” This self-congratulatory twaddle increasingly gets on my wick. You know, someone with a good measure of humility would just acknowledge that it was the 30th anniversary of the album’s release without all of this “we grew a backbone and did what most people can…
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Christ on a bike! You know, I really do not enjoy pooping on the band that I once loved more than anything on earth, but geez they make it hard for me not to do so. The latest gripe I have is this out and out money-grab. Yes! I am aware now that touring is…
Read full post “Well, I wasn’t wrong, America, when I said “get your wallets out”!” »
I could be wrong, but for me the most telling clue is the date in US format, and the times being US timezone specific first, followed by GMT. I think this is a MAJOR hint that a North American tour announcement is imminent. So, it’s Good News From The Old World for North America. More…
So… this happened today (see image below) and I cannot tell you how excited I am! For years Craig has been back here living somewhere in the West Coast of Scotland (to my knowledge) but has only been doing shows in the USA and Canada. The last time I was aware that he performed in…
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Peter and David Brewis became aware of this quite quickly – and why not? The guys were flattered to see Justin Hawkins go all new fawning fanboy over their music and so they should. I should think there is no finer accolade than a musician appreciating and showing enthusiasm for follow musicians’ musical prowess and…
Well, this is a lovely way to kick off what might be the worst year for humanity in a century by – one) Winning the monthly Anchoress Patreon giveaway with some Simple Minds themed memorabilia as its prize. You can find out more about Catherine’s Patreon HERE The other being a late addition of gigs…
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