May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
But I feel like I mostly learn nothing. Nothing of any worth. The things I wish I felt capable of doing! If I could back myself. If I could believe I had it in me. If I had the intelligence and the strength. The resolve. The fortitude. If I could be free of the shackles…
The latest edition of Uncut magazine has a big old interview with Gabriel as well as a feature on the 40th anniversary of the release of Melt – not sure if there is at all any Minds references – I have yet to read it. There is also a feature on Toots And The Maytals…
I was listening to Billy Sloan’s show on BBC Radio Scotland last night and he played a previously unreleased version of Bowie’s I Can’t Read which is set to be released on a new compilation due out on Record Store Day called CHANGESNOWBOWIE. He then followed it up by playing a cover of Absolute Beginners….
Ah! What did I say about having a copy of Just A Gigolo in a previous post? Sharing this picture still counts with the belt theme too – he’s wearing a belt on the cover of the Riccochet VHS 😉