Themes For Great Cities – Fours Stars From Mojo!
A very nicely written review in the latest Mojo magazine. Positive to both Graeme Thomson’s writing and to the band themselves. Not long to go now until release date! ???
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Minds Music Monday – Act Of Love 2022
Old…but sssoooo new. If this is a sign of things to come….TAKE MAH MONEY!!!!
Today In The Scotsman Magazine (Supplement In The Saturday Edition) – Themes For Great Cities Preview with Graeme Thomson
Despite how this extract reads, it’s NOT all about Jim! If the book was ALL about Jim, it would … well, I’d be fine with it (Lol) – but in all honesty, it would be boring. And the book isnae. It’s flipping braw!
“New” Music News!
After a long, dry spell… (the last new release from Simple Minds being the release of For One Night Only for the 40: The Best Of Simple Minds 1979-2019 release towards the end of 2019) THERE IS NEWS! A new release from Simple Minds in celebration of the band’s debut gig at Glasgow’s Satellite City…
The Short(bread) News Grapevine
Exciting news! There will be a new “Priptona Talks” interview on the blog soon. I am excited by this one! As I have been with all my previous interviews. More details on that to come, so keep an eye out. Last week there was a rather unexpected parcel that arrived on my doorstep. The sender…
Review: Themes For Great Cities – A New History of Simple Minds by Graeme Thomson
“This is a fast story”, author Graeme Thomson says at the beginning of the book and keeps reminding us a few more times further in. It’s a story of the formative years of two pals from Toryglen, their school chum down the road, the keyboard player from the Chinese restaurant and the bass player that…
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Santa’s Christmas Day Delivery
Of course Santa seemed to arrive early to Casa Read with the arrival of Graeme Thomson’s Themes For Great Cities (which I am just under halfway through and absolutely ITCHING to review here – but want to complete it first) a few days ago. But he returned yesterday to deliver these… All gratefully received. Books…
Merry Christmas From Little Brown Books!
This arrived in the post this morning. I am literally like a kid at Christmas!!! So very excited to be reviewing the book for the blog. The review will be up on the blog VERY soon. As will be details of a giveaway of copies of the book! Exciting times. Keep an eye out for…
Baby Steps Into Mature Adult Learning
Today is another day in which the excitement in me is quietly bubbling over. I WANT TO KEEP THIS FEELING! I don’t want to lose it but equally I am scared of trying to hold onto it! Let me explain! I have spoken about it somewhat already in a recent post titled The ‘Off Topic’…
As Dorothy Said To Aunty Em…
“There’s no place like home.” A much used quote lifted from The Wizard Of Oz. But it rings true. And it certainly seemed to have rung true on the nights of November 18th and 19th, 1982. Simple Minds had just returned to Glasgow after another whirlwind stint of touring to the far reaches of the…