May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
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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Today I finally completed reading Our Secrets are the Same. Still those final chapters brought forth ire and consternation within me. But I think I am finally getting better at shedding it as quickly as it comes. It does me no good to hold onto it, letting it fester and gnaw away at me. I…
YOUTUBE CHANNELS Last night as I was thinking about what I was going to say for this second part of my ‘Best of 2025’ I realised that although I don’t watch television and I have only seen ONE new release film in 2025, what I DO watch is YouTube content. It is one of my…
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I think I am going to find this a hard thing to do! So I think I’ll get the easier stuff out the way first. Thinking about all of the arts and culture there are things that I don’t partake in much, if at all. I don’t watch television, so it’s going to be hard…
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I know! It’s Christmas Day…go figure! What else am I going to do today? Take a walk? Eat myself silly (very tempting…don’t even get me started)? Anyway…this might be a short review. Then again, that could be famous last words for when have I ever written a SHORT review? Lol. All the peripherals out the…
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I’m just gonna put this here because, frankly, I still think this version of Jim Kerr was the most beautiful thing EVER. I still appreciate that aesthetic he rocked for like five minutes in 1981/82. There was a period of around 18 months in which he was just DELECTABLE! Amen… And Merry Christmas!
This goes for an hour – so you can watch it in chunks, or choose not to watch it at all. It’s not imperative. I just felt like doing this for a change. I felt like talking…lord knows why. It was attempt number two as the one I filmed yesterday felt crap. Ha ha. This…
I’ve been sitting on this post for days because, well, I’m just trying so hard to concentrate on my studies between the points when I come away from it for a gig and a couple of days off. Then I am straight back to it. When to find the time? Also, what else can I…
Read full post “Hamish Hawk (+ Goodnight Louisa & Cloth) – Barrowland Ballroom – 11/12/2025” »
A rare dry night for Glasgow at this time of year. Fantastic. Nothing suits me more. I very easily get put off by attending gigs when the weather is shite. It had been pretty shite for the 48 hours leading up to it. Through Thursday night and into Friday it had been blowing a hoolie,…
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