May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
A song you never get tired of… The most beautiful song. It will be my favourite for forever and a day. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it and cried my eyes out. It was one of the first things I ever wrote on the SMO FB visitor wall…how beautiful…
A song that makes you sad. This is such a beautiful version….
This is near as I am ever likely to get of interviewing Jim myself, so….in keeping with the current loose theme of the blog and the imminent anniversary date of the release of Life In A Day, here are some words from Jim on the subject. The interview is nearly 10 years old now. Would…
A very favourable review of the Rejuvenation box set inside the latest edition of Mojo magazine. Oh, and post New Gold Dream…Sparkle In The Rain (just as the first example) only went straight in at number one in the UK chart and spawned three hit singles…but “they seldom came anywhere near that masterpiece”. Okaaaaay… It’s…
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A song makes you happy. This video though. I want this played on my deathbed in an endless loop… Those snake hips… *sigh*
Yep! Still loving the holga setting! And the 1982 aesthetic is hitting bad too. The heavy eye makeup and the pallid skin tone…ERMAGERD! Imma gonna say it…this man is beautiful! #SorryNotSorry This could almost have me revisiting the old Laird Dash Fandango stuff. Ooh…now, there’s a thought!
Day 8: A song about drugs or alcohol. I could be wrong. I tried to ask Jim…sorta. It sounds like it’s describing an acid trip to me.
Day 7: A song to drive to – couldn’t be anything else!
I do go through artistic repetitive cycles… The one I am currently stuck in is the use of holga and multiple representations of Jim…and geometrics. Bringing out my academic slant in my artistry. I have always loved maths, even if I am bloody shit at it. Lol
Mick MacNeil’s show last night on Indy Live was the most brilliant one so far. If I had asked to interview him myself, I could not have asked for better. He literally picked up where I had finished off with my interview with Bruce – for Mick talked about the producers of Simple Minds albums,…