May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Every day on Facebook for the past four days, I have been doing this “share a cover of an album that made an impact on you, that you still play today, even if only now and then”. Well, today’s one I felt I wanted to share beyond FB. Part of the idea of it is…
Jim Kerr is a man who has stood the test of time in the music industry. As the frontman of Simple Minds they’ve just released a new single and album. He was happy to join Nick to talk about his career and what inspires him now. — Read on omny.fm/shows/the-daily-drive/jim-kerr-and-simple-minds/
I don’t think this interview could start with a more delicious mental image…
Jim…snapped while performing during SM’s tour of Oz in 1981. Photo by Eric Algra
J’acuse Jim? (Is it just me that seems to take that as the implication?) Also…I have NEVER seen this pic before…and every picture this magazine has used so far (apart from the one with him and Iva taken by Derek…and one other previously unseen pic I’ll share later today, from another edition of the mag)…
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I LITERALLY WANT TO CRY! I CANNOT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS AFTER ALL THIS TIME! AND…I COULD HAVE HAD A COPY. FUCK YOU RARE RECORDS FOR GETTING MY COPY LOST IN THE POST (SUPPOSEDLY!) AND THAT PHOTO IN THE SPREAD IS SSOOOOOO A VIRGINIA TURBETT…I WILL PUT MY HOUSE ON IT (I am sssssoooooo asking…
The final gig of the Australian leg of the tour. Another fabulous night had by Oz fans. Here’s one amazing photo taken by friend, Allan MacKenzie, of a gloriously sweaty Jim in action! Working for his supper, the man is! 🙂 And on to New Zealand they go for gigs in Aukland and Christchurch. Have…
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And what a fabulous review it is too! http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4461837/simple-minds-and-the-b-52s-at-bimbadgen-estate-photos/
Oh, the cruel, cruel irony that sees the Sydney tour date on the Oz/NZ tour shirt be erroneously dated 9.2.2016! I was there for that date last year. The cruelest of ironies… *sigh*
Last night (Oz time) the guys were playing on my home turf. I’ve never seen a gig at the Hordern Pavilion – and if there was one gig I would have wanted to see there, then… Great reviews again from fans on SMO. Will post pics and pro reviews as they come in. One fan…