May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Here is part two of my interview with Jaine Henderson. Sometimes things were not without some bizarre set of dangers, like the time Jaine found herself a hair’s breadth away from being jailed for “possession of a concealed weapon”. Lights would fuse. Wires would fray. Things needed repairing on the spot and the easiest way…
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I had the privilege to conduct my first ever professional interview for this blog with Simple Minds’ (and indeed Johnny And The Self Abusers) original lighting technician, Jaine Henderson. Upon gathering my notes to compile the transcript from the interview, what became clear to me was, despite my wanting to talk to Jaine about her…
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Again, support was from E.B. The Younger, performing tracks from his upcoming release, To Each His Own. Songs performed included lead single from the album, Used To Be. Also performed were Out Of The Woods, On An Island, and Don’t Forget Me. The harmonies that Pulido and Creamer have together are rather wonderful. Pulido says…
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Jim chats with Trevor Horn about Belfast Child, Street Fighting Years, and the recent collaboration between Simple Minds (including Mick MacNeil) and Horn on his “Reimagines The Eighties” album.
Support was by E.B. the Younger – the moniker of Midlake vocalist Eric Pulido, soon to release his solo debut. Now THERE’S the connection – John, of course, working with Midlake for his Queen Of Denmark debut. Eric was joined on stage by keyboardist Dan. The pair of them have great vocal harmonies. He performed…
I wasn’t sure when the gig was meant to start, despite a 7.30pm time on the FB page. There was a support act which I sadly missed. I also missed the opportunity to get a good photo, at least to show where I was sitting – but it’s all about the music, right? And, well…what…
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Things are quiet on the SM front. It’s just…quiet…and I miss Jim. There! I said it. I’ve been trying hard not to. I’ve not wanted to admit to it cos it’s sad and clingy and stupid and all that stuff. But it is part of what makes being a Minds fan feel so special… the…
I had been lucky enough to get myself a free ticket to see a recording of The Afternoon Show on BBC Radio Scotland yesterday morning. I knew Grant Stott would be presenting the show, and there would most likely be live music, but that was all I knew. The Cottiers was packed out for the…
First gig of the year could not have been more epic and compelling. Due on stage at 8.30pm but fashionably late – the lights in the Hydro switched off about 8.45. The crowd went nuts… but they made us wait just a bit longer. Incredible from the get go. You’d have thought someone just put…
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