May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Well, well, well….maybe he DOES listen to fans after all? Those who make a loud enough fuss, kicking and screaming that the dynamic of Simple Minds was fundamentally broken without a full-time keyboard player in the fold. Enter Berenice Scott! And…we are now back to full contingency.
Leaked news from one of the Oz fans of THIS! SM confirmed (it would seem) for A Day On The Green at the Rochford Wines estate in Victoria for November, 2020. So, it would seem I might be spending my 50th birthday down there? Or at least travelling down there shortly after the big FIVE-O….
This post this afternoon on SMO FB. YOU BETTER NOT BE STRINGING US ALL ALONG, KERR! THIS NEWS YOU’RE REVEALING TO ZOE BALL BETTER BE EXCITING – AND ***BIG*** (ie: tour details)
News on the Virginia Turbett front. There’s a book on Iggy Pop coming out. In his own words, it seems. Not quite a memoir, as such, but more the printing of his lyrics with notes and photos complimenting and elaborating on the thought processes involved in the craft of songwriting. It sounds really good. And…
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Sir, in phone conversation with Ewen Cameron on his Breakfast show this morning. Will there be a tour of Scotland next year? A phrase about the pope and some bears springs to mind…
Earlier this afternoon, Sir Kerr spoke on the phone (recorded a few days ago, I’m guessing) to Matt Everitt about the new release, Live In The City Of Angels. Click on the play button below to listen to the interview.
Well, here is the news! And here also, from the album, is Love Song – sounding overdubbed (Jim’s voice, at least) to buggery. Look…I hate to criticise, I really do. BUT…if you are going to release a live album…have the bloody courage of your convictions! If you want to keep that reputation of being one…
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The “rumbles” continue…crashing like waves to the shore…soon leading to a full on tsunami…
The Simple Minds Facebook page has updated its cover pic to a little animated video with a revolving crown on their claddagh symbol. It would seem some news of some sort must be coming… Stay tuned! (Let’s not get our hopes up too much though. I think it may just be a new release of…