May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I knew it was coming and….oh, man alive, this one stings HARD! I was sssooooo close, pre-Covid, for it all coming to fruition. I had concert tickets booked, a place to stay – all I needed was to book my flight closer to the time and it looked as if it was all going to…
I started following Peter Anderson on Instagram from being in contact with Malcolm Garrett concerning his artwork during his earliest time with Simple Minds when hired for the artwork for Sons And Fascination and the corresponding singles released around that…and various other releases coinciding, etc. In recent days, Peter has been sharing some photos taken…
Today. Usually my mind would turn to what should or could be the topic of the next ‘Minds Music Monday’ post on a Sunday but not yesterday. Nor the previous Sunday, either. In fact, I’m not sure when the last time I eagerly contemplated a MMM post was? Most likely the Spaceface one. That’s rather…
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I watched it as it aired on Sky Arts on Friday evening. And I would really love to discuss it but now I feel frightened to express an opinion even on what used to feel like the relative safety of my own blog. I genuinely believed that most people (most SM fans that are present…
Hello! Look at this beauty! Thanks for the heads up Simple Minds fan, Karl, who spotted this on the HMV website this morning! Out on pre-order now, release date 27 October – a few days early but… happy birthday to me! If the £28 vinyl thing isn’t your bag, it’s also available on CD for…
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Well, it may well be Kerrsday today (ie: every Thursday is a “Kerrsday” to me. Lol) but it is also the most gorgeous Mick MacNeil’s birthday today. I believe he turns 65 today. Many happy returns, Mick. Here’s hoping for many more to come. Also, just a quick reminder that the Greatest Albums Live episode…
I have been somewhat waylaid in passing on this information but…there is some tour news. The first announcement in a list that will no doubt follow. First cab off the rank for next year’s tour is New Zealand. A long awaited return to NZ. Minds were last there in early 2017, making it seven years…
I need to address this today. Bear with me. Okay, so a SM fan took it upon themselves to post to SMOG about what I had written here in response to Jim’s reply to me on my comment over his Peter Gabriel post. I think this person managed to do exactly the same thing as…
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When this is posted, I will be in Newcastle having seen a Warm Digits gig the night before. It’s been a hectic weekend with two gigs within the space of 24 hours and also travelling a distance between them too! So, yes, this post was scheduled and compiled on Friday afternoon. I didn’t want to…
No one was more surprised than me to get a response from His Kerrness when he posted to the SM Facebook page on Monday. In his post he spoke about Peter Gabriel and his unswerving loyalty to the man. I guess it’s that teen thing? The people who shape you during your formative years, and…