May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
This morning UK time, Simple Minds: released a new single, announced the arrival of a new album, followed by a European tour. The new single is called ‘Beginner Boys’ and can be heard via the YouTube clip below. There is a different mix as well… I’m assuming the first (above) is the ‘single version’. New…
Sorry for the delay in getting this uploaded to the blog. The day after the release of As We Once Were, Catherine was on Radio Wales speaking with Adam Walton about the new album. I like to get these radio appearances, esp. if they are on the BBC as know fans overseas don’t have access…
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It’s been five years since the release of new material from The Anchoress (the musical moniker of Catherine Anne Davies). A half decade can seem an extensive period in the often fickle world of the music industry (can I just state at this point I do despair at the label of the creation of music…
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I’ve been a bit of a home body lately. Dare I say that at times the weather has been too warm, even for Glasgow, which usually has maximum temperates several degrees lower than what is experienced in England, especially southern England. And when the sun isn’t out in Glasgow, it’s dreich. There are only really…
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The weather has been wonderful in Glasgow lately. It was finally feeling like spring had arrived. But nothing lasts forever, and certainly that is true of sunny, warm conditions afforded this fair city. We were back to type – grey skies and the constant threat of rain (if not actual precipitation). It was an early…
There has been news from The Anchoress over the past 24 hours. Her third studio album titled As We Once Were is set for release on Last Night From Glasgow in early August. There are various formats and bundles available, including a cassette! The ‘absolutely everything’ bundle has already sold out, but there is plenty…
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It was a dreich old day on Wednesday in Glasgow. It wasn’t much better in Edinburgh. That’s where I was headed, more specifically to Assai Records in Edinburgh for an in-store acoustic set and album signing by James and Andy of The Twilight Sad. Their new album, It’s the Long Goodbye, was released last Friday. …
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I had a great night out on Tuesday night at St Luke’s watching the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2026. A little preamble before getting to the nitty gritty. I coerned the Other Half to accompany me. I had initially planned to go on my own but there was a final release of…
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I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the wonderfully talented Zoe Graham earlier this week. We discussed her recently released debut album, TENT, covering tracks on the album, the production process and other aspects of her career to date. Zoe also talks about her headline shows coming up in September – she’ll be playing at…
If you’ve been following the blog for the past several months, then you’ll be aware that I’ve become an ardent fan and follower of artist Zoe Graham. I first clapped eyes on her at the Echo and the Bunnymen show at Kelvingrove Bandstand last year – and I hate to disparage the Bunnymen but Zoe…
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