May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
My apologies from the outset as this will be a very short review – well, short for me anyway. I’m mindful of needing to be succinct with my blog posts while the site is going through its transition to a new way of being backed-up and using its storage. I’ll be very brief about Redolent,…
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Fortune smiled wide last night in Glasgow, for last week it had been announced on Hamish Hawk’s social media platforms that he and his band would be playing a small set in George Square as part of the musical entertainment laid on during the UCI World Cycling Championships that are currently taking place within the…
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I knew it was coming and….oh, man alive, this one stings HARD! I was sssooooo close, pre-Covid, for it all coming to fruition. I had concert tickets booked, a place to stay – all I needed was to book my flight closer to the time and it looked as if it was all going to…
I watched it as it aired on Sky Arts on Friday evening. And I would really love to discuss it but now I feel frightened to express an opinion even on what used to feel like the relative safety of my own blog. I genuinely believed that most people (most SM fans that are present…
Hello! Look at this beauty! Thanks for the heads up Simple Minds fan, Karl, who spotted this on the HMV website this morning! Out on pre-order now, release date 27 October – a few days early but… happy birthday to me! If the £28 vinyl thing isn’t your bag, it’s also available on CD for…
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Well, it may well be Kerrsday today (ie: every Thursday is a “Kerrsday” to me. Lol) but it is also the most gorgeous Mick MacNeil’s birthday today. I believe he turns 65 today. Many happy returns, Mick. Here’s hoping for many more to come. Also, just a quick reminder that the Greatest Albums Live episode…
I have been somewhat waylaid in passing on this information but…there is some tour news. The first announcement in a list that will no doubt follow. First cab off the rank for next year’s tour is New Zealand. A long awaited return to NZ. Minds were last there in early 2017, making it seven years…
I didn’t get a lot of sleep in readiness for the trip down to Newcastle but I was okay. I woke up just before the alarm I had set to wake me for 7am. Coffee and banana consumed, I got myself freshened up for the train into the city at 8.41am. Four hours doesn’t seem…
It has been an exhaustive weekend – but I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Seeing the best live music from my most favourite bands and artists. I know I am in a very fortunate position to be able to do it, even if I am doing it on a very tight budget. The weekend…
A bit of SM news – just so I don’t look like I am neglecting the reason this blog exists (hmmm). All old news already for the diehards, I’m sure but in any case… A get together between Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee and John Leckie has been photographically doing the rounds. No one…