May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I’ve just watched the documentary on ‘Simple Minds’ – Everything Is Possible and here are my initial thoughts and findings. Firstly, as I feared, it was essentially the Jim and Charlie story. The absence of other early members of the band really left a hole in the thing. I felt it did in any case….
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I had spent the day trying to quell my endless wave of nerves. A friend had sent me some Rescue Remedy pastilles and liquid droppers. I tried both through the day in the hope they’d help. Did they? Perhaps a tiny bit. I’m unsure. The weather was dry and I thought about going into the…
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If you know me then you will know that I have said MANY times that I am a very slow reader. There have been very few exceptions where I am able to ramp up the pace of my reading to such a degree that I am able to devour a book in less than a…
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This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
If you have read any of my previous gig reviews you know I tend to put a very personal slant on them. This review will be no exception. I need to discuss the preamble to the gig. More so what was taking place with me before even setting out to travel to Edinburgh. Recently my…
Read full post “The Anchoress (+ Leoni Jane Kennedy) – Summerhall, Edinburgh – 22/09/2023” »
My apologies from the outset as this will be a very short review – well, short for me anyway. I’m mindful of needing to be succinct with my blog posts while the site is going through its transition to a new way of being backed-up and using its storage. I’ll be very brief about Redolent,…
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Fortune smiled wide last night in Glasgow, for last week it had been announced on Hamish Hawk’s social media platforms that he and his band would be playing a small set in George Square as part of the musical entertainment laid on during the UCI World Cycling Championships that are currently taking place within the…
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I have been delving into the extended mixes offered by the YouTube channel 110Berlin and their output is getting very good indeed. It has taken me a little while to catch up with their output since my previous post. Sometimes, some things still don’t quite hit the mark, but of the mixes I have listened…
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I didn’t get a lot of sleep in readiness for the trip down to Newcastle but I was okay. I woke up just before the alarm I had set to wake me for 7am. Coffee and banana consumed, I got myself freshened up for the train into the city at 8.41am. Four hours doesn’t seem…