May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Firstly, can I just say that title implies that the working class have to strive to be world class. Like…it just compounds the percieved “working class” stigma to me. But, hey, that’s probably just me. I digress. I guess it could have had a worse title like, say, “Working Class Made Good” or something. I…
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I am 825 words into a ROUGH draft 1200 essay that’s due on Thursday morning. I’m not feeling confident about this one. I’m not sure I have actually felt confident over any of them! (I’m trying to keep my score of 80 for my eTMA – ie: end-of-module Tutor Marked Assignment – in the forefront…
Today, much like every other day, I should be studying. But today I feel a particular sense of melancholy and foreboding. I *should* feel on a high, because last night Simple Minds actually, FINALLY, debuted on ‘Later…with Jools Holland.’ They were incredible. Vision Thing sounded AMAZING. I actually shouted out when they finished “THAT’S THE…
There is a Q and A with Jim that it’s appeared on The Guardian website today. A good set of questions that takes him away from having to give all the usual stock answers. I love these kinds of things as they actually do provide a different perspective, and as an ardent and dedicated fan…
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The feeling I am getting from some ratings and reviews of the album is that it’s somewhat…”predictable”. That’s the overriding feeling I get from Wyndham Wallace’s assessment of it – esp. from his on Natural and Human Traffic. As with most f the fans (myself included) – he draws on Solstice Kiss as the true…
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The promotional hob-nobbing that Jim and Charlie (and at times the rest of the band too) have done over the past couple of weeks to plug Direction Of The Heart has been pretty unreal. I don’t recall such a swell of promotional schmoozing like this for Walk Between Worlds. There are firsts on the cards…
I enjoyed this short interview Jim had with Jacqui Neal, and her use of the term “hopeful melancholy” – that’s the phrase! Wow! The interview is short and sweet. Enjoy!
Though probably not actually the expat Johnny-come-latelys among us) …. here’s the Mister chatting to Paul Cashmere of Noise11.com (video interview within post)
With just two days to go now until the release of Direction Of The Heart, Jim and Charlie have been busily promoting the album here, there and everywhere! A recent one for Jim saw him speaking to Jason Rockman. Some surprises up for discussion/pondering here! The next is one I have yet to listen to…
Quite a nice interview – also, on the subject of the inevitable, at least Corey O’Flanagan tried to ask the same old question in a slightly different way. I loved Jim’s response to that proposal! Lol. That made me giggle. He’s always accommodating and receptive to all interviewers. Oh, how I wish! But I always…
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