May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
For anyone who didn’t get to read last month’s Mojo magazine article featuring Simple Minds and the “seminal” New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) – then here is the full feature below. For full viewing options, click on the main header of the article (if you are at the blog’s main home page), then click on the…
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Have acquired these over the past few days and looking forward to devoting some time to them very shortly. Already have spent some time perusing the Bryan Ferry Lyrics book. I didn’t realise there was a foreword in it and a short piece by Bryan himself. Mother Of Pearl has been a firm favourite since…
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Wow! This album is going to be awesome. Listen to that guitar solo from Charlie! I was hoping to do some deciphering of lyrics but I can’t hear them clearly enough, sadly. But even though I can’t hear all the lyrics clearly, I love the song already. Enjoy! Thanks to Francesca for the upload.
Okay, as one of the “still managing to hold on in there“ printed publications (due to folks like me keeping up with their subscriptions, I’m guessing) – it’s a bit of old news now, but at least Classic Pop has printed the info. Feel a little let down that they never put in a live…
So much to tell, so little time. Back safe and sound in Glasgow but now assignment number four looms large. I have a week to get to grips with Plato, Socrates, Laches and Nicias – but just for tonight, I’ll think about “ArKERRmedes” and baths and being dripping wet. I’ll try and make time for…
On the train from Gatwick Airport to get to ma pal’s at Reading. Left Glasgow in the pishing rain at 16 degrees. It’s now 30 degrees where I am. AM ROASTIN! Minds, Deacon Blue and Caezar at Blenheim Palace tomorrow. Meant to have brought the weather with me for it. Yay! More to come!
Whenever I see something that I think will interest Jim these days I can’t think of any other way to try to get it to him than to just….post it here. As if he would visit here! But…how else am I meant to do it? There’s no point posting anything via SM social media –…
Early birthday present! Thank you, Simple Minds! OMG…I don’t even know where else to begin or what else to say here other than …. SQUEEEEE!!! Russell Mael guesting on a track! Fucking hell! That is so fucking awesome! I’m betting Jim would have been like a kid in a candy store with that one. Jeez-o!…
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