May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Sorry for the delay in getting this uploaded to the blog. The day after the release of As We Once Were, Catherine was on Radio Wales speaking with Adam Walton about the new album. I like to get these radio appearances, esp. if they are on the BBC as know fans overseas don’t have access…
Read full post “The Anchoress on BBC Radio Wales with Adam Walton 08/08/2026” »
Five years from my last conversation with The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) regarding the release of previous album, The Art of Losing, I had the privlege once again to speak with her. This time we discuss new album As We Once Were talking about; tracks on the album, the recording and production process, motherhood,…
Read full post “Priptona Talks To The Anchoress – ‘As We Once Were’ and more…” »
I decided it was a good idea to head on down earlier than I normally would for a queue wait. Not too much earlier, mind. I had to be mindful of how much time I’d spend on my feet. I was hopeful that it being the second of the two shows and it not being…
Read full post “The Twilight Sad (+ Theo Bleak, Deary) – Barrowland Ballroom – 06/05/2026” »
You may have noticed a new addition to my list of gigs for 2026. One just added today. It’s all come about very unexpectedly. You see, recently when I have been awoken in the early hours and struggle to get back to sleep, I’ve been reaching for Spotify to play me some music. In doing…
Read full post “Finally, I have Seen (Will Be Going To See) The (Twi) Light (Sad)” »
This goes for an hour – so you can watch it in chunks, or choose not to watch it at all. It’s not imperative. I just felt like doing this for a change. I felt like talking…lord knows why. It was attempt number two as the one I filmed yesterday felt crap. Ha ha. This…
A rare dry night for Glasgow at this time of year. Fantastic. Nothing suits me more. I very easily get put off by attending gigs when the weather is shite. It had been pretty shite for the 48 hours leading up to it. Through Thursday night and into Friday it had been blowing a hoolie,…
Read full post “Ist Ist (+ Yaang) – Oran Mor – 29/11/2025” »
So, where do I start? TARA FB (AT LEAST FOR NOW ANYWAY) After the Cloth gig review, there were a couple of posts on the Simple Minds Facebook page that riled me. One was to do with “writing your own story” as implied by the text laid out accredited to Kerr. I think the title…
Read full post “Bits and (in) Pieces (NB: not sandwiches)” »
As the weather gets more dreich and the nights get longer, I naturally begin to feel less inclined to venture out of the house, especially at night for gigs – as much as I love going to them. As it was, some weeks earlier I had decided to abandon going to one gig that I…
Read full post “Cloth (+ Zoe Graham) – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – 08/11//2025” »
Because you gotta plug, plug, plug that product. Also, he seems to like guesting on this podcast. He champs at the bit to get on. Two (scary, feathery) birds, one stone (and all that). Anyway, I’ve been far too busy with uni studies (and more inclined to listen to podcasts on David Bowie – more…
Read full post “The Headache of Study – But In Other News, ANOTHER Kerr Interview” »
I am anxious, rushed, rambling, questioning – my usual scary, fucked up hot mess – but I needed to purge (and perhaps vent?) a little on the book. The first 99 pages anyway. IT’S NOT A REVIEW – it’s just my own feelings and thoughts.