May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Yesterday was a very special day for my uni study journey. It was the first time I had been to a face-to-face tutorial. There was an opportunity to attend one last year when this current module I’m on was under way – but, if you may remember (not sure I mentioned it), it was taking…
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This week it’s a rather tenuous Fanatical Friday. Magazine have been one of my more recent discoveries, and as a consequence of being a Simple Minds fan and through Jim extolling the virtues of the band during my years of SM fandom. The first thing I noticed was this little visual nod that Jim gave…
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Brought out as the B-side for Life In A Day in March 1979, I missed giving it a mention when I posted about the anniversary of the album in a previous post. In the early days in particular, I think the Minds recorded really strong B-sides to their singles. I have a real soft spot…
Today has seen the release of a great new video by The Anchoress. She had previously recorded a version of BLT but has re-recorded it and this version has been mixed by Mario McNulty. See what you think… The Anchoress begins her UK tour at the end of April with a run of full band…
There used to be a silly kind of shame attached to admitting to liking this genre of music. It was a long time before I admitted to myself that I liked their music. There were albums in the collection at my mum’s house that I can’t recall knowing how or why they got there. Some…
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I have been looking into various acts that I could either go and see later in the year or who I could see within the next several weeks. The gigs I have coming up are non-existent for April (my one April gig – Sarah Brown in Edinburgh – has been cancelled. Goddamn!) but I do…
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The albums are “middling”. Not my immediate “go to” albums but there are tracks on them that I absolutely adore. All For You was one of the earliest songs -chronologically speaking – to sway me into full diehard SM fandom. Pleasantly Disturbed blew my mind when I first heard it. It’s such an epic! Akin…
It’s been over a year since I last saw my Warm Digits boys play so when I saw them announce this (see pic above) on their social media and that ‘early bird’ tickets were available, I had to have a look into seeing if it was affordable to steal a night away in Hartlepool to…
In the past, Jim has taken the time to shine a light on people who work behind the scenes for Simple Minds; from instrument techs, to roadies, to wardrobe and catering staff and many others, from all areas of the SM family and entourage. A real gem amongst them is having her last day on…
If you’re wondering why it’s a bit quiet around here (and well, why would you?) – you can check out a post on my University and Unicorns blog… or not. It’s up to you. The blog name links to the post of you click it. Ta muchly.