May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
A documentary (featuring contributions from Jim and Charlie) on the Monmouthshire countryside’s world famous Rockfield studio (where Real To Real Cacophony, Empires And Dance and Graffiti Soul were recorded) has been made and will be debuting at SXSW Festival next month. You can watch the trailer below. Hopefully beyond the premier screening, it will get…
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And it usually escalates manifold as a tour is about to start. This feeling that I am utterly and truly “persona non grata”. That Jim can’t stand me, barely tolerates me and is actually dreading seeing me in the crowd. And I wonder why I am going to such lengths to show my love and…
In celebration of the arrival of our furbabies today, there was only one choice I could make for MMM – but…I had to throw in a curveball. Enjoy!
I still read the comments that everyone leaves. This one I did not dare respond to because my response would have been – “You should have seen how it USED to be!” But not even I was around for the very best days, it seems. But I loved it how it was. How much involvement…
A couple of reviews of the SFY box set have been printed in both Mojo and Uncut magazines this week. The Mojo one is particularly scathing but the “fortune cookie wisdom” in regards to Jim’s lyrics in the Uncut review isn’t exactly complimentary, either! Although overall, it is a kinder review. The reissue lands in…
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I just love listening to early interviews with Jim. Just…you can hear all the emotion and drive in him. His intelligence and just…yeah. I love him. I really, really love him. He’s just beautiful. The one I’ve shared first. I mean, there’s no talk of money or any of that. It’s just wanting to play…
Well played Ronnie Gurr for revealing this this evening. I’ve only ever seen a few of Richard Coward’s SM images. Obviously his photography was used for the Empires And Dance artwork and there’s an image of Jim he took in the Scottish Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, but these are the only things I have ever…
An interesting post on SMOG from a long-time fan, reminiscing about the Floating World tour of 2002. It gives a little pang of envy. I know this person has been relatively close to the band in the past. They have stories to tell. Lovely memories. You know…it sounds like more than just “band and fan”….