May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
In an exercise in getting the writing going again…having a topic to work with and flexing my creative muscles, I decided to just pick a year and write about my memories of that year. First randomly selected year to fall under the microscope…? Memories of 1983: It was my first year of high school. I…
After last week’s gripe of sharing the first review I had seen for DOTH in Uncut magazine (a disappointing 6/10 rating), I’ll just post this here on my blog and let the other fans seek these out the,selves if they’re interested. Mojo have given the album a more positive four stars (akin to an 8/10)….
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A Glasgow bank holiday vlog post.
The footage has been dated on the YT upload as 1983, but it’s definitely 1982. Mark Ellen even alludes to New Gold Dream being a new album. I mean, yes, it still would be deemed that in early 1983 but if I look at Dream Giver Redux, It shows that the OGWT performance was recorded…
WARNING: POTENTIAL “SPOILERS”. Where to begin with this review? It’s hard to get a handle on Brett Morgen’s objective is with this … documentary? Film? I’m not even sure how to refer to it officially. I guess it is a documentary by the definition being it is based on factual information and not a work…
A Kerrsday vlog post. Click to view…
What’s happening to me? I’ve just come to a complete ceasing of wanting to write/type at the moment. I *want* to write – but I feel like I have such an excess to get off my chest that it just feels easier, and more fun in some ways, to just do a vlog. I like…
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Vlog post discussing the 40th anniversary of New Gold Dream
A vlog post discussing the 40th anniversary of New Gold Dream
A post on my Facebook memories today reminded me that if I post nothing else then this is possibly the biggest mark of what these albums mean to me. Happy Anniversary – Empires And Dance, Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call, and (for tomorrow) – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84). Hopefully there will be more to come!…