May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It has taken me a bit of time to get to this (apologies to Drew for not responding earlier) but this is quite a fine effort done by Drew of covering Johnny and the Self Abusers track Pablo Picasso. Give a listen – be mindful of young kids being within earshot as there is some…
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This is the kind of content that was needed for Everything Is Possible. Just so, maybe, it felt a little less Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill centric. I still naively want to believe that when they started out, they were a creative unit, rather than Batman and Robin and whoever else they thought fitted in…
One of the early sought-after ‘wants’ on my list of SM memorabilia was to secure myself a copy of the Early Years CD. I didn’t go all-out to secure a copy. Thankfully there were uploads to YouTube of the individual tracks that I could listen to. I desired a copy simply for its collectability. I…
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I love listening to Abusers/early SM stuff. I still wish I’d been around then. I guess I always will.
From the latest edition of Long Live Vinyl. A timely nod to Pripton. I guess he’s the reason this blog exists after all… Personally, I still think Dead Vandals was the better song, but was obviously less ‘punk’ in the strictest musical notation terms. Thank god it was the B Side at least.
A fantastic book filled with photos and stories of gigs featuring many bands that have played in Scotland over the peak period of 1974 to 1990 – including many local bands like Johnny and the Self Abusers and Simple Minds – could be published – with your help! A crowdfund has been set up to…
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A song by a band you wish were still together – I don’t really wish JATSA to still be together…but choosing Dead Vandals allowed me to cheat.
A song you like from the 70s. I have such a growing appreciation for VERY early Simple Minds stuff. Some so early, well, it was actually still Johnny And The Self Abusers material. And – HUGE INTAKE OF BREATH – Jim didn’t even write the lyrics for this! It was written by John Milarkey. I…
Due for release on February 22nd on the Cherry Red Records label is a 5 CD box set of the best of Scottish music released on independent record labels from for first stages of punk in 1977, through to the modern mainstream in 1989. It’s an impressive and extensive list of acts to come out…
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Here is part two of my interview with Jaine Henderson. Sometimes things were not without some bizarre set of dangers, like the time Jaine found herself a hair’s breadth away from being jailed for “possession of a concealed weapon”. Lights would fuse. Wires would fray. Things needed repairing on the spot and the easiest way…
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