May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Released today is this tome by Billy Sloan (ah, poetry! I’m dreading studying that and having to write some this academic year!) titled One Love, One Life. It retails for £20.00 and is available in all good book sellers. Jim has written a foreword for the book. (Maybe in time…) Billy is also doing some…
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I have been sent four previously unseen (by me) photos of Jim from 1983. You can view the set by clicking on the post…
Firstly, I hope my regulars that visit and those who land here on the odd occasion are enjoying the new look site. I know it has been going through some aesthetic changes of late and it took some searching for me to find a new theme that I was happy with. This current layout will…
Jim shares his life’s musical journey through the ten tracks that result in his “tracks of my years.” I’m pretty sure he did this not that long ago with Ken Bruce, but perhaps I am mis-remembering things? I’m unsure. Either way, you can listen to it all now by clicking below (or clicking the post…
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Simple Minds play live at the Verona Arena performing two songs. Click the post for more…
If you have read any of my previous gig reviews you know I tend to put a very personal slant on them. This review will be no exception. I need to discuss the preamble to the gig. More so what was taking place with me before even setting out to travel to Edinburgh. Recently my…
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1981 Never looked better! Jeez! Just when I thought I saw all I would ever see from those Roadrunner magazine photos – along comes THIS one shared on Icehouse’s social media earlier today! How beautiful!
It’s a wee short and sweet one, but wonderful as ever. Ego check for Mr Kerr, please?! Lol. Honestly! Bloody hell. Click the post to view video…
My blog? Don’t ask! Please just bear with me a while as I try and sort it out. Yes…it is going through a complete shake-up now. I guess after 8 years of it looking like it does, it was inevitable it had to go through an overhaul. That brings out the absolute worst kind of…
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It’s a good chunk of an interview and Jim and Charlie were on great form. I particularly loved Jim’s tale of the time Charlie cut open his pinky finger in 1981, just prior to them touring Australia for the first time. Just the kind of story I was hoping for from Jim at the Paris…
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