May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I’m guessing by the description Adam Sweeting gives of the weather “a summery day” and the talk of Live In The City Of Light having just been released (LitCoL released in May), it must be around June of 1987. I thought seeing as I’ve been to South Queensferry a few times over the past 12…
When a song…and indeed a WHOLE ALBUM starts with the line “for just one moment in time I hear the holy backbeat” – then you know you’re in for something very special. The band were convinced of its merit as the opening track to the album, but Steve Hillage took a bit of convincing. He…
I don’t think I have devoured a book this enthusiastically in…well, a few years! It really does have me gripped! It also has me doing something I rarely do…because my levels of concentration are so…paltry. 1) I can read it with noise around! (Mercifully, there hasn’t been much noise to distract me) and 2) I…
Holy hell this Adam Sweeting book is GOOD! I am LOVING this. We agree on most things, so far, in reference to his reviews of the albums and songs… But just hang on a cotton-picking minute! How the fuck does Constantinople Line sound like Numan?! Piss off, Sweeting! Lol. I was liking you! Ok, my…
Naughty boys!! Oh my damn god, I would give my left arm to have been there! Like when I read this Bowie book years ago…all that stuff with the Mainman years…it just sounded so f***ing AWESOME!! I would SSOO want to be in that “boys club”! Can I swap with Jane, please?!! Or just be…