May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Mojo is the first of the music magazines I’ve seen to review Sarah’s debut solo album – and the review is fantastically positive! Congratulations, Sarah! I am eagerly anticipating hearing the album myself.
I started talking about my plans to enrol in the OU and going through the application process, etc, here – my “Simple Minds” blog…as if would be of interest to anyone. I’ve also been talking about the study I’ve been doing through the weeks and the disappointment I felt with my first assignment result. As…
Trying to counter “Mr Inbetween”…
I went looking through some of the local papers I have access to online and this one for Tuesday’s gig at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena inside the Nottingham Post was succinctly full of praise. The UK leg of the arena tour comes to an end tonight in Liverpool – followed then by just a single Dublin…
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And how it always feels upon reflection. The ultimate “fish out of water”. I have no place there.
Re: Post title – Worst Spoonerised Pun, Ever! Lol I was still feeling somewhat knackered from Abedeen and Glasgow but was excited for the next two. It was a moderately early start for the trip to Leeds. I set out at 9.30am to make it to Queen Street for the express train to Edinburgh at…
Hold that note! Because today….I am knucking fackered – so a proper review post will have to wait until tomorrow. But for now, I wanted to share what I think is the best photo I took last night. There a few other decent ones but I like this one most.
Jim will be joining Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp on their Rockonteurs podcast this Sunday. Here’s a little preview snippet they linked to on their Twitter account… Obviously I am going to be “otherwise engaged” on Sunday (Newcastle gig, meet and greet, ya da ya da) so I’ll catch up on Monday. One day it’ll…
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I might not have felt such anguish. I wasn’t even bothered about a photo. It was never for that. Oh, but it’s lovely! Obviously I’m not…but Jim and Charlie are – and Jim’s smiling! I know that’s not exactly a rare thing…but it was feeling that way for me, personally. I’m really happy.
It all started very early. About two and a half years ago, in fact. These two gigs, Aberdeen and Glasgow, were originally scheduled to happen a few months apart. I can’t even remember the original dates now – but I think Glasgow was in April and Aberdeen was for August. Then the shit hit the…
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