Neeeew! Vlooooog! Pooooost! (In Two Parts)
The title of this post sung out like New Warm Skin. UPDATE: There’s a part two! Anyway… needed to purge. Contains swearing!
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Dreams, Dates and Global Dilemmas
I have been having some strange dreams of late. A few nights back I had a dream that I was with a friend. This friend I have never met in person and, of course, it was the music of Simple Minds that brought us together. I really admire this person greatly. She has such self-belief…
Another Revolution of The Door
New to the “Jim Kerr Theatrical Ensemble” is new keyboardist Erik Ljunggren. Officially announced on SMHQ social media last week, after much churning of the rumour mill about Berenice Scott and the “is she out, is she still in” conjecture amongst the fanbase. There really is a small cognoscenti that always seems to be privy…
Merry Christmas!
To all those who have visited this blog in 2023 and for those of you who are regular visitors, thank you for your continued support. May you all have a wonderful Christmas with love from Priptona’s Simple Minds Space. Fa – la, la, la, la. La la la la la. Fa – la, la, la,…
Please Don’t Become The ‘Bad Cop’, Charlie!
Currently I’m recovering from having a big old dose of lurgy. I’m not even sure it wasn’t a dose of Covid. I haven’t felt this sick since the last time (and first time) I had Covid in June 2022. That aside, but perhaps relevant as it may have caused my mind to fester on this…
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Spotify Wrapped for 2023 Sees Simple Minds Go Down A Peg
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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Minds Music Monday – Bootleg Beaut
Forty two years ago yesterday, Simple Minds played a gig at the Musicians Club in Sydney to a lively and enthusiastic crowd. As one would imagine for a gig in the Australian summer, the venue was steamin’ like a sauna. The small auditorium filled with sweaty young things. Thanks to recent photographic sharing and memories…
Minds Music Monday – Happy Anniversary Barrowland and Waterfront
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the reopening of the Barrowland Ballroom as a world renown music venue, and all thanks to Simple Minds choosing to film their Waterfront video there. The day is one that has gone down in local fan history as not only did the band film the video but also rewarded…
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In Pursuit Of Better (Personal and Sort Of ‘Off Topic’)
Last year I decided to rekindle my former personal blog which used to be called ‘Antipodean – The Right Side Up’. That title seemed dated as I wanted the blog to be more about the now and my new life in Scotland and my university studies, so with the revamp I decided on giving it…
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Billy, Boaby and Bob The Dug – The Derek Forbes Waterstones Appearance
I had spent the day trying to quell my endless wave of nerves. A friend had sent me some Rescue Remedy pastilles and liquid droppers. I tried both through the day in the hope they’d help. Did they? Perhaps a tiny bit. I’m unsure. The weather was dry and I thought about going into the…
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