May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I absolutely made the best decision to sell on my Geese ticket and make space in my schedule for Lemon Drink. It was everything I was hoping it would be. A great relaxed atmosphere filled with people looking to have a great time but not going “overboard” as I had feared would be the case…
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Some weeks back I bought a ticket for Geese at the Barras. All the music mags had their 2025 album as THE album of the year – not necessarily all placed at number one, but many had it placed within the top five. I listened to the album, and quite enjoyed it and decided to…
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… to listen to the CDs I have purchased over the past couple of months – but have I? Nope! Today was going to be yet another one of these ‘magical’ days where I’d devote time to sitting and listening and enjoying some music that wasn’t a snatch of 20 minutes on Spotify before falling…
It doesn’t feel like it’s been less than a year since I first saw Ist Ist at The Caves but it was indeed back on May 1st last year that I had my first taste of Ist Ist live. I had loved the experience so much that I then bought a ticket to the rescheduled…
Read full post “Ist Ist – Dagger (Album Launch) – The Caves, Edinburgh – 9/2/2026” »
What in the Gregory Peck?!! There is a Top 100 Musician Biographies category on Amazon and MY BOOK is currently sitting at number fifty-two on this list. Yesterday it was at 91 and this morning I thought I’d have a look to see if it had moved position. It wasn’t at 91 and I thought…
It is official! My book on the entire Simple Minds music back catalogue is available for pre-order at Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, now! It’s due for release on 30 September 2026 but I am sure that if you’re able to pre-order that would help immeasurably. It still doesn’t feel real and maybe it…
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Erm…. Just, check the link… CLICK HERE It’s still a surprise to me. Honestly. If I never do a single other thing with my entire life, at least I did this one thing. Happy Australia Day (aka Invasion Day) folks. I hope you all have your wallets ready come the end of September!
You may have noticed a new addition to my list of gigs for 2026. One just added today. It’s all come about very unexpectedly. You see, recently when I have been awoken in the early hours and struggle to get back to sleep, I’ve been reaching for Spotify to play me some music. In doing…
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I don’t want to think anymore about certain things. But my subconscious won’t let me rest. Again, I had dreams last night that meant I was dreaming of ‘Simple Minds’ in the broader context and my dream involved a former member of the band discussing with me the current member of the band. I came…
I can’t believe it’s the 10 anniversary of David Bowie’s passing tomorrow. I want to say that the decade since has been absolutely fucking crap, but it isn’t entirely true. Many good things, many wonderful things on a personal level have happened. More universally, within the world of politics especially – it has been ridiculous….
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