Birthday Bowie
It’s been nearly nine years since we lost you, but for today let’s rejoice that you were ever here, brightening up our world and making life in general a whole lot better. Happy Heavenly Birthday, David.
Category: music
Feedback Interview of the Year 2024
I’ve only recently became a regular listener to the Feedback programme/podcast. It started due to a special they had on The Archers, soon followed by an edition featuring Dead Ringers. From that point on I’ve dipped into listening to it most weeks. I knew the Interview of the Year programme was coming up. When it…
Travis (+ Hamish Hawk and Juanita Stein) – OVO Hydro – 21/12/24
Well, I did wonder if I might have jumped the gun with doing a blog post about my favourite gigs of 2024 before all my gigs of 2024 had been complete. It was a self-fulfilling prophecy! Events leading up to it hadn’t been so great. My gig buddy for the show, Sue, had been dreaming…
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Billy And His Bud Talk Bellahouston
And FINALLY! Billy Sloan actually acknowledges Hamish Hawk’s existence by mentioning him in the list of support acts for Bellahouston Park – hell has finally frozen over folks! Lol. There’s also talk of the documentary too …. As well as a discussion about the ‘5 Year plan.’ Audio file below…(click to listen from homepage)
Orwell – A New Approach To Simple Minds That Will Have You ‘Coming Up for Air’
It was an Instagram story on Graeme Thomson’s account that first made me aware of the existence of Orwell. He had been sent a vinyl copy of Simple Minded, with its wonderfully stylised artwork – a subtle but very obvious homage to the Sons and Fascination album cover. I was impressed by its look and…
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Gaslight Hawk
Ah now, come on Billy Sloan. As a professional radio presenter and music journalist I actually thought better of you, I did. But this last showing of your obvious prejudice is enough. I’m outing it! You see, for some time now, I’ve been getting the feeling that dear Mr Sloan isnae a fan of the…
The Cat Has Been Set Loose – Look Out Pigeons!
It’s sad it had to come to this. Bitterness from both sides – fans are ultimately the meat in the sandwich. I really do understand and empathise with (at least from the outside looking in as a fan) why Mick, Derek and Brian feel so embittered – particularly Mick and Derek because … let’s be…
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Down At The Park With ‘Your Name In Lights’
It’s been a strange few days. First, there was this (see images below). I didn’t want to make a song and dance of it. The last thing I ever expected or ever anticipated was an actual response. Truly, I believed those days were long gone. That is why I finished my little reply by saying…
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The Best of 2024 – Part 1 – Music
I think it has come to that time of the year where I’d list the various highlights of 2024. It will no doubt be a bit of a hotch-potch of a list. I haven’t been to a lot of gigs this year. I haven’t had too many days out. I haven’t read much either –…
New Dates (and other info) continues to Drip-feed + My Current ‘Listening to’ links
There continues to be more dates and info drip-feeding through on the Simple Minds front. Another set of dates added to the growing list for summer 2025. This time we now have a date for Dutch fans with the band’s inclusion in the line-up for the BosPop festival in Weert on 12 July. Along with…