May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Jim on Clyde 2 Breakfast Show with Ewen Cameron on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019. Jim talks about Simple Minds’ 40 year recording career, and also joins in on a Hydro ticket give-away!
Jim talking with BBC Radio Scotland presenter (and Deacon Blues frontman) Ricky Ross on the Sunday Soundtrack on October 13th.
Another favourable review for LITCoA. This time from Classic Pop magazine (Oct issue).
I think I may actually like this more than the Love Song offering. What’s going on, guv? Lol I’m still not sure about how much overdubbing has been done…dunno. Jim’s voice seems more natural and recorded “on the night” than it does on Love Song. I’m feeling a little more optimistic after this. The other…
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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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Off to London shortly to see John Grant give a talk to Q Magazine about his imminent release of Love Is Magic. Looking forward to it. I have my GMF fan group badge on and all…
Yet to read it myself, but there’s an interview with John Grant in this month’s Attitude magazine.
Two new tracks from the forthcoming album, Love Is Magic are available to listen to on YouTube today. Touch & Go has great harmonies and that Carpenters sensitivity. He’s Got His Mother’s Hips is that fantastic not-taking-it-too-seriously/electrofunk stuff he does. Playfully sexy AF. I LOVE IT! Touch & Go will grow on me –…
Ooh! Looks like new material is coming soon! Just in time for those birthday gigs! And that’s the good news…
Ged gets to flex his Spanish speaking skills in the Mexico clip. Lovely clips that they are…