The Anchoress Gig Review (06/10/2023) and The London Half-Weekend
This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
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Simple Minds BBC ‘In Concert’ Re-issue In CD/Blu-ray Set
Now available to pre-order, a re-issue of Simple Minds’ BBC ‘In Concert’ acoustic gig at the Hackney Empire in November, 2016. Click for more info…
Fanatical Friday – The One And Only: David Bowie
Yesterday Jim posted about it being 50 years of concert-going for him. A vast swathe of those concerts he’s experienced from the other side of the auditoria as being frontman of one of the world’s best bands (don’t tell him I said that – don’t want him getting a big head now! Lol. Too late!). …
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Begging To Differ?
Well, no… This person seems adamant that their opinion is the correct and ONLY valid one. I thought, well…let’s agree to disagree. Nope! Seemingly the song is just BAAAAD! Well, of course that’s why it’s Radio 2’s song of the week and it’s why it’s getting plaudits from reviewers, etc. It’s also why a percentage…
Two Weeks Until – White Hot Day
First due to take place on March 21st, 2020, then rescheduled a few times during the worst of the Covid pandemic, it really is now all systems go and full steam ahead for White Hot Day – Simple Minds Fan Convention. In fact, there is exactly two weeks to go until October 15th. There are…
Have Your Say – Just Don’t Say “Meh”!
Time to dissect the feedback that First You Jump has had so far. From what I can see, the consensus is an overwhelmingly positive one. It’s never going to be a 100% success rate. I’m not even sure the likes of New Gold Dream has achieved total 100% positivity in feedback (there will always be…
Collectable Clatter
I can’t remember sharing this at the time, I think I was keeping it all hush hush until it appeared in the Classic Pop magazine, and by then I probably was more excited about featuring in the magazine to think of showing the collection off with more clarity. These photos were taken two years ago…
The Edinburgh Weekender Of New Gold Dreams (And Burning Gold Memories)
Where do I start? I don’t even know! Strap in – it’s gonna be a long one! FRIDAY: Friday, I guess, is the best place to start. In an exercise in preserving energy (and money), we (‘we’ once again being myself and Birdy) decided to set out fairly late on Friday afternoon. The plan had…
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Some Fun By The Fringe
A review of the weekend will come. Probably not the biggest thing….we’ll see. In the meantime, upon leaving the venue where Bruce Findlay’s talk with Graeme Thomson took place…this happened (see photo). I was about to cross the road and literally almost bumped into him. I then pointed at him and said “you’re Tim Vine.”…
Utopia’s Cornflakes – In Memory Of Robert Gray
Last night, after arriving home from Edinburgh, I was told of the devastating news that Robert Gray – a beautiful friend from the SM community, who I had the absolute honour and privilege of meeting and sharing a gig experience with at Leeds (along with the equally beautiful Chris Taylor), had passed away. Generous in…
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