Can Yer Ken It, Jim?
Jim talks to Ken Bruce on Greatest Hits Radio. YouTube clip viewable. Click post to view…
Direction Of The Heart: One Year On (As of Saturday 21/10/2023)
I feel as if I have had a lot of time to reflect on the past 12 months. It’s been time for reflection, particularly in my relationship to being a Simple Minds fan. Recently I uncovered a copy of a letter I had sent to Jim dating back from the end of 2016. There was…
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Ronnie Gets Billy “On the Pulse”
Last Wednesday, our Minds fan and local radio legend, Ronnie McGhie, had non other than Billy Sloan on his show for Pulse 98.4. It was two hours of pure live music-loving blethering as only two chatty Glaswegian men could. I dare say both men are “professional gasbags”. Lol. What was so evident is how much…
Jim and Charlie on Billy Sloan Show – BBC Radio Scotland – 30/09/2023
Billy chats to Jim and Charlie about next year’s Global World Tour and the making of New Gold Dream: Live at Paisley Abbey, among other things in what was an hour long middle section in Billy’s show that aired on Saturday, 30 September 2023. I have taken out the music so it’s just straight chat….
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The Anchoress Gig Review (06/10/2023) and The London Half-Weekend
This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
A Reminder – Solstice Kiss 12″ Vinyl Out Tomorrow – Among Other Things!
Just a quick reminder that the yellow and black spatter coloured 12″ vinyl release of the Solstice Kiss single is officially out in the record shops tomorrow. I pre-ordered mine some time back so will most likely not see it until Monday (as I won’t be here for its delivery if it arrives either tomorrow…
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When My ‘Sole Obsession’ Was On Fire…
Nostalgia strikes during a day of blog maintenance. Jim Kerr from 1982 as a set of gifs made my day a little brighter. Click to view the full post and all 12 gifs…
Simple Minds BBC ‘In Concert’ Re-issue In CD/Blu-ray Set
Now available to pre-order, a re-issue of Simple Minds’ BBC ‘In Concert’ acoustic gig at the Hackney Empire in November, 2016. Click for more info…
Speechless Mourning
I honestly have no idea what to say. Continuing on from my vlog post yesterday, I feel like I just need to write something. Anything! The restart of uni is just days away. It officially starts on Saturday, but because I’ll be away in London seeing Catherine, I will most likely start during the week….
So….It’s The Beginning Of The End
Perhaps….subconsciously I could feel it too? In light of what I was saying in my vlog post today? Go out with a bang? Leave them wanting more? Never talk about that bloody “R” word…. But, there we are! Without him actually saying it, Jim just said it on the Billy Sloan show. I guess it…