May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Oh, how I still wish that Aix had been everything I wanted it to be! But…we must move on! You can view a great set of pro photos from the Musilac Festival in Aix-Les-Bains from photographer Kymmo. To view the full set CLICK HERE
Purely because – needs must. My friend has travelled some 12,000 miles from Australia, and her schedule is VERY tight. If I am to meet her – and I *WANT* to meet her! (I HAVE to meet her!) – then…the Maidstone gig is on! For the sake of beautiful Ally, I will bring the sun…
One of those hallowed snippets of conversations with Jim I’d had in the past was about Stan…but I never looked into the full extend of Stan’s involvement with Mott The Hoople…to the degree that he WAS Mott’s vocalist until Ian Hunter stepped in. Then a long career as tour manager for the great and good…
Part two of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. The Minds crack America!
The next Caezar gig is imminent – happening tomorrow night, in fact. Tonight I start my travels up to Glasgow for the gig. Two coach journeys…some 10 hours of travel. Coach travel being the most cost-effective way of getting to Glasgow and back (unless you book a flight MONTHS in advance, or manage to get…
First part of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. Will try and extract other parts and upload over the next day or two. Stay tuned!
Reading Sophia Deboick’s article about Jim Morrison’s final days and the appended piece on Morrison’s partner, Pamela Courson, she wrote that it had been alleged that Neil Young had written both this and Cinnamon Girl about her…or at least with this, her habit must have been part catalyst. Drugs. Addiction. What’s your weapon of choice?
In the past three weeks, the feelings and emotions I derived from the band I love(d) have changed…dramatically. I’m not sure how I am going to continue this blog and be truly objective, for one! And, it probably stopped being objective on January 5th, 2016…the day of the Hunter And The Hunted post. I need…
On a personal note, pre-gig logistics meant we ran the risk of turning up late. We were waylaid getting out the door on time and then our pre-gig meal ran later than we thought. It all came good though and we arrived at the venue in plenty of time for the show. Phew! I was…
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Simple Minds featured on tonight’s Top Of The Pops on BBC Four. Twitter proved to be quite therapeutic during their airing of Sanctify Yourself… FIES MY SOUL? #totp pic.twitter.com/C0DoXl8Rq0 — Neil Miles (@neilsmiles) July 20, 2018