Minds Music Monday – From Re-make/Re-model to Premonition
This version from Rockpalast is AWESOME…and it namechecks a Roxy Music song… and…tonight’s the night! Roxy at the Hydro! Woohooo!!! Yeah, baby!
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A Sunday Waffle (In Lieu Of Writing)
If I can’t write it, I’ll speak it…
Spotted At The Abbey!
Wholly frigging shit! I’d never be lucky enough, savvy enough, etc, etc, for an opportunity like this to come my way, eh? Goddamn! Oh, well. Maybe I’ll spot them at the Roxy gig on Monday night? Lol. Yeah, I wish! (And I doubt it!) You can read all about their secret filming at Paisley Abbey…
Minds Music Monday – For Your Pleasure
Next Monday evening I am off to the Hydro to see Roxy Music’s 50th Anniversary show. I have been looking forward to this for MONTHS! So…in celebration of this, here’s SM’s only cover of a Roxy song. Goddamn I wish they’d picked something else! But, I guess Jim loves it. It is probably my least…
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…
Jim Kerr Interview on Steve Wright In The Afternoon BBC Radio 2
Jim talking to Steve and Tim Smith about 45 years in the biz, First You Jump, being a “brilliant Simple Minds singer” (Sarah should beg to differ! Lol. I’m being a wee cheeky cow!), forging the sound, early gigs, the gift that the punk movement gave them, air miles, Reggie Mael, and Inspector Montalbano all…
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A Chip Off The Old Block?
I made a vlog which you can view by clicking the post. In it I discuss Mark Kerr’s new musical offering – hence the ‘old skool’ photo of a young Mark with his big bro. Photo credit: Virginia Turbett
Minds Music Monday – First You Jump
It’s just beautiful! It really is beautiful. “Becoming what you’re meant to.” The sentiment of it. The lyrics. You know what I’m like. The lyrics always hit me. Geez…I’m nearly blubbing here!
September Siesta! Plus – NEW GOLD DREAM CELEBRATION – Return To Pulse 21/9/2022
*** Some uni talk alert *** UPDATE: NEW DATE FOR NGD RADIO SHOW I now feel truly able to relax for a few weeks as I have had my grant approved (found out yesterday) and I’ve been able to complete the registration of my next uni module. I was relieved to have submitted my final…
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OMG! Well, Look What We Have Here!
And…I don’t have to travel some 400 miles this time to get to one! (Although of course this time they’re doing Manchester and London too!j Already booked, goddamn! Happy Minds Music Monday! (It threw me off my actual MMM post I was getting together when this hit.) And…come the time…HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO ME…HAPPY EARLY…