May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Picture the scene: Glasgow, 2014. Years of restoration and rejuvenation of the Clyde docks (the Clyde Auditorium opened in 1997, the Science Centre in 2001 and BBC Scotland in 2007) had resulted in the recent establishments of the Riverside Museum (2011) and the Hydro (2013). Although Glasgow was yet to be my home (I hadn’t…
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There are not many things on Th3 Minds side that I link to here. I should do more, really. I have bought some things recently. I loved the concept of the ‘Pop Trumps’ cards (a musical take on Top Trumps). I even filled out the spreadsheet with my ratings (someone firmly at Ego = 100)….
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Each time I walk into the Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street there is the thought in the back of my mind of walking in through the doors in the autumn and finding a copy of Simple Minds: Song by Song on the shelf. A book – with my name on it! Even the mere notion of…
There is a sadness befalling many Simple Minds fans right now. Fractions are at an all-time high. There are fans picking sides and there are many caught in the middle. A lot of the fervent set are fans who have been following Simple Minds for more than 40 years. At times I like to think…
So the somewhat bizarrely titled ‘V’ tour for 2027 begins by heading to the Antipodes in February. And as even the biggest names in music seemingly struggle to break even touring in the current climate (this is warning that tickets WILL NOT BE CHEAP – Simple Minds aren’t really known for considering their fans’ financial…
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The tour new is beginning to trickle in. Firstly, one that has been swirling about the rumour mill for the past couple of weeks now with the band headlining on Sunday 13th September for the Radio 2 in the Park weekender in Stirling. Does Radio 2 not realise how bad the weather gets in Scotland…
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It’s been a lovely first week away from not any longer stressing about uni studies and just being able to get out of bed when I want and CHILL. At this time of year I struggle to sleep well. Not because the weather is warm – fat chance in Glasgow! It’s because the days are…
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It had been almost nine months to the day since first seeing Hamish Hawk perform Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Myself and the OH enjoyed so much that we’d wish we could have gone back the following night to see it all over again. So when…
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Glasgow has FINALLY hit on a run of warm, sunny weather. Yay! Just in time for two of the best gigs. The first of which happened last night at St Luke’s where Brooke Combe was playing the first of two nights at the venue. I think I had one of my most enjoyable queuing sessions…
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Since the release of Dagger in February, Ist Ist have toured in mainland Europe and then have been touring around the UK. Last night they returned to Oran Mor and it was another fantastic show. I met up with Michelle at Non Viet on Great Western Road. We had great food and drink arrived at…
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