May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Cherisse’s best bud and fellow drummer extraordinaire, Emily Dolan Davies, shared a piece of advise several months back in a YouTube clip and I followed it last week and it is already proving invaluable. I felt silly, yes! I felt silly for taking it along with me and I almost just left it in my…
Billy Sloan when presenting his weekly Saturday night show for BBC Radio Scotland has a theme every week, as part of listener participation. This week it was who do you think is the greatest songwriter/lyricist and an example of two lines that you believe perfectly encapsulates their prowess. Now, whenever I mention SM my things…
A song by an artist whose voice you love – Jim Kerr – you sing this beautifully. The ending melts my heart…
It’s creeping up to 3am and I’ve made two in one night. “Go gentle in the good night when you go”…
I wanted to make this one really busy as it started to take shape. And, I think I achieved it! And I think it reflects the song. Well it does for me. Loud and busy. Brash!
A song that breaks your heart – It is just so beautiful.
Well…no Bowie fan could go without at least ONE pair of these, right? Had to get the Space Oddity inspired ones. They’re braw! Let’s see if my feet agree!
A song that makes you want to fall in love – Sexy AF! Jim. This song…
The latest Long Live Vinyl magazine has a feature and interview with Malcolm Garrett. I actually let outa little squeal of delight when I saw his name on the cover. I’m still reading through it. I just took a short break to post the article here. Of course he talks about SM and New Gold…
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After Thursday’s affair at The Stranglers gig, I was thankful to know that I’d be seated at the Stewart Copeland gig. From my memory of how the side seats looked when I was there for the Manic Street Preachers/The Anchoress Meltdown gig last June, the seats appeared like they’d give you a pretty good view….
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