May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I don’t have the energy I used to have even two years ago, so doing two gigs in one week – travelling nearly 800 miles over this past week on top of the gigs themselves has taken its toll on me. But it was more than worth it to see two of my most favourite…
Even though I have still been purchasing vinyl when finances have allowed, I haven’t listened to vinyl much at all over the past few years. We have one turntable in the house, a Rega Planar 3 that my Other Half bought in 1983, back in the days where there was no such thing as “designed…
Another new show for the calendar. Until recently, my gig calendar was looking quite sparse from July onwards but that’s starting to change now. Firstly, due to the recent announcement of Zoe Graham’s two headline shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow (I have Glasgow booked and will book Edinburgh when finances allow). Secondly, the news via…
Today I have done something that I felt (at times) was never going to happen – I have finally sent off my completed manuscript for what will be titled Simple Minds: Song by Song. It has been a long, hard slog but with luck it will be published some time in 2026 and then I…
I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the wonderfully talented Zoe Graham earlier this week. We discussed her recently released debut album, TENT, covering tracks on the album, the production process and other aspects of her career to date. Zoe also talks about her headline shows coming up in September – she’ll be playing at…
If you’ve been following the blog for the past several months, then you’ll be aware that I’ve become an ardent fan and follower of artist Zoe Graham. I first clapped eyes on her at the Echo and the Bunnymen show at Kelvingrove Bandstand last year – and I hate to disparage the Bunnymen but Zoe…
Read full post “Yesterday was TENT Day! Zoe Graham Album Launch – Assai Glasgow” »
It was quite the ‘chill’ affair last night for a ‘school night’ gig. After seeing Juanita support Travis at the Hydro at the end of last year, both Michelle and I were keen to see her in her own right. I headed into the city in the late afternoon. I do try and save costs…
Read full post “Juanita Stein (+ Raff and Kirsten Adamson) – Nice N’ Sleazy 18/3/2025” »
I feel as if I’ve been a juggler these past few days. Well, weeks, actually. One of the first gigs I booked for attending this year was to see The Anchoress in London next month. From there it’s been a bit of a headache trying to get all the rest of it sorted. Mercifully, there…
Read full post “Clashing and Swapping – Gigs To Attend and Ones That Can’t Be” »
I would say that my own personal tastes in music has been largely made up of male groups and solo artists. Why is that? I think the link between music and its “feel good” effects combined with my sexual attraction to men and the aural appeal of lower register voices has been the main reasons…
Read full post “International Women’s Day 2025 – from The Anchoress to Zoe Graham” »
I have been aware of Spring Awakening for a number of years now. I knew it was to do with young people, teenagers – long before the term ‘teenager’ was used in regular parlance to describe a person in their adolescence. That mysterious and perplexing period of one’s life where the evolution of one’s sexual…
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