May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I mean…what *did* happen to the video for Sense Of Discovery? And where’s Jim’s tour diary? And what dates will there be for Simple Minds gigs next year? And why has Cherisse not got back to me about drumming lessons yet? Yes…my mind is full of pondering questions today. How long is a piece of…
Read full post “Minds Music Monday – And The Mysterious Missing Vid…” »
A couple of days ago, I saw an FB friend tag Brian McGee, mentioning him in a post and it suddenly had me thinking “I’ve not really seen much from Brian of late, and he friended me a while back. Has he just not been posting? Or has FB been glitching and not been showing…
Read full post “When One Thing Leads To Another – And What Things!” »
Wow! What a story, Lesley O’Toole! Your first professionl journalist’s interview being granted by Jim…and from there?! I’ll let Lesley tell the story herself in these two wonderful posts shared on Instagram. Thank you for sharing the story, Lesley. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lesley O'Toole (@lesleyotooleinla) View this post on…
A great set of fan photos here shared by kind permission from Gillian Spencer. Thank you! To view full size images, click on the post from the home page, once at the post, click on the individual images for size viewing options on the lower right of the screen.
Italian collaborative JS3 have released a video of a track called “I Say” which incorporates a vocal sample of Jim’s from the Phunk Investigation “4 Letter Word” outing. I still can’t quite ascertain whether Jim’s vocal on these recently surfaced tracks are recent or not. Reading the translated blurb from the following article (click here for…
Read full post “What Can “I Say”? Jim’s a “Sampled Mind”…” »
When asked had I seen this photo of Jim performing his “signature move” (pre-altered by yours truly) I can honestly say that after a quick overall scan, the answer was “no”…but my eyes zeroed in on… NOT what you’d imagine …but on (Cherisse’s drum technician) Derek Paterson’s face. Lol. His face is priceless! Apologies for…
Congratulations to Cherisse! Voted by musicradar and Rhythm readers – and of course quite a number of us Minds fans! – as best live session drummer, 2018. Well done!
BBC Radio 3 “Music Matters” programme talks to Ged Grimes about Dundee, its culture, city life and gaming industry, The Bard’s Tale and keeping alive the use of the Gaelic language for future generations.
I have an interview Ged had with BBC Radio 3 programme “Music Matters” to upload shortly. He discussed his Dundonian roots, the city and its culture, The Bard’s Tale and keeping the Gaelic language alive. At the end of the interview, his name was mentioned again (ie: as in “I have been just talking to…”)…
A happy 59th birthday to Minds musical maestro, Mr Charles Burchill!