It’s Not What You Want – But It’s All I Have To Offer Right Now
Yes! It’s one of those wretched vlog posts – sorry! I discuss the progress of the book, the Lyon gig, Lefsetz and ‘performance’ and Simple Minds being ‘your band.’
Yes! It’s one of those wretched vlog posts – sorry! I discuss the progress of the book, the Lyon gig, Lefsetz and ‘performance’ and Simple Minds being ‘your band.’
***WARNING: VLOG POST*** Here I am…making an effort… I’m just too busy to write out a post. I tried to be as short as I could with this and tried reigning in waffling on. I know some of you don’t like these and I appreciate that but I had to get this stuff off my…
Fab news on the HH front – our golden boy has been asked to be the support for Travis when they do their arena tour of the UK this December promoting their new album, L.A. Times, which is due for release 12 July. The tour concludes with a gig at the OVO Hydro on December…
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Catherine Anne Davies (aka: The Anchoress) is busily working on her third album and thus has a light touring schedule this year with sparse dates. Last weekend she played at Le Pub in Newport, South Wales and the following day headlined the Out and Wild Festival. Her next major date is 17 August where she…
While I was trying to get myself some sleep during the wee hours of Sunday morning after my ‘late night’ staying up to watch Eurovision and hoping to see the Northern Lights whose fantastical fluorescent dance I had missed the previous night due to my being a confirmed old fart (I was in bed by…
Well, where does one start? Firstly, I have to say I felt sorry for the Kiwis and the Aussies as it did seem as though they got short changed on the tour, with primarily outdoor gigs for the Kiwis, which limited the size of the setlist. For the Aussies, considering there were several indoor gigs…
Read full post “Reflections On The Oz/NZ And UK/Europe Leg of Global Tour 2024” »
Talking uni, writing and a bit of SM talk and getting pissed off with a certain frontman …
So, this first part of the Global Tour 2024 came to an end last night in Milan. Jim has just posted a very heartfelt post regarding the show and his feelings on it. He wrote about how ill he was, describing having difficulty breathing, an infection in both lungs and that making him feel weak…
Read full post “All Shows Performed – But At What Ultimate Cost?” »
I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a man quite as contradictory as Jim Kerr. Lol. He really is someone who seems to be both eager and willing to embrace change and move forward, yet paradoxically seems rigid in his ways and viewpoints and totally inflexible. A case in point is yet another change to…
Derek Forbes is out on the road in November, touring around, signing copies of his fabulous memoir – A Very Simple Mind On Tour, as well performing a live set with his backing band The Dark at various venues throughout the northern parts of the country. The dates and ticket information are as follows: Direct…
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