May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Catherine Anne Davies (aka: The Anchoress) is busily working on her third album and thus has a light touring schedule this year with sparse dates. Last weekend she played at Le Pub in Newport, South Wales and the following day headlined the Out and Wild Festival. Her next major date is 17 August where she…
I’m on the downward spiral again – doubting myself and feeling that I am incapable of being good at ANYTHING other than just drawing oxygen. It feels like everything I touch is the opposite of a Midas Touch. And now it really does feel like it IS all too late. I look at what it…
Well, where does one start? Firstly, I have to say I felt sorry for the Kiwis and the Aussies as it did seem as though they got short changed on the tour, with primarily outdoor gigs for the Kiwis, which limited the size of the setlist. For the Aussies, considering there were several indoor gigs…
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So, this first part of the Global Tour 2024 came to an end last night in Milan. Jim has just posted a very heartfelt post regarding the show and his feelings on it. He wrote about how ill he was, describing having difficulty breathing, an infection in both lungs and that making him feel weak…
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I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a man quite as contradictory as Jim Kerr. Lol. He really is someone who seems to be both eager and willing to embrace change and move forward, yet paradoxically seems rigid in his ways and viewpoints and totally inflexible. A case in point is yet another change to…
Just a very quick post here (SPOILER ALERT: I’ll be discussing the current setlist on the tour and a new song appearing on it – do not click to read this post if you don’t want to know about it.) about the newest addition to the setlist. Firstly: Jim is tempting me into giving the…
Today I tried to get straight back into the swing of things. Working on my uni assignment was hard. I didn’t get much done and the subject matter of my assignment is such that…well, death and/or dying seems to be my recurring theme for everything I’ve been writing for uni this academic year. All my…
Read full post “Longing For European Son(s and Fascination)” »
My apologies once again for a vlog review – for a writer, I like to do vlog posts! I’m just conscious to the fact I will be doing a heap of writing from tomorrow onwards (uni studies, and an assignment due next week, plus writing for the book will begin in earnest now, so yes…
Read full post “Simple Minds at The Hydro – Easter Home Double Header – Vlog Review” »
Such desperately sad news reached the Simple Minds fanbase today, Jaine Henderson has passed away. I spoke to Jaine twice when I conducted my first interview for the blog. When I approached her initially she had reservations and graciously declined my request. Just a few days later though, she got back in contact with me…
As the Glasgow shows inch ever closer, I don’t think I have been this excited for Simple Minds gigs since that warm, splendid weekend in the middle of August in 2022. Everything about that weekend was incredible. And it’s going to be hard to top it. But right now, by God are they giving it…