May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Watching live clips on YouTube. I think early Roxy really is going to be the love. I saw this clip in amongst them and I thought…”Well, I do love this track on the album…let’s see how an older Bryan deals with it.” Surprised in the first place to even see him do such early stuff…
…In love with Roxy Music? I really think it is happening in the biggest way. And there are quite a few tracks from the first two albums that I have fallen for. Tonight I was studying lyrics. I like words. Words are my thing. Tunes…rhythms, melodies…they may initially pique the interest, catch my ear…but it…
Simple Minds Official on Facebook are giving away five pairs of tickets for the PGA Championship final day – which includes their gig on the Sunday evening, May 27th (bank holday weekend). All you have to do is go to Facebook and share their post about it. I would share it (on FB)…but seeing as…
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Oh, yes! Now I knew the BBC Biggest Weekend was going to be on the radio but not on the telly and on demand! Simple Minds’ set will be shown as part of highlights aired on BBC Four – but it appears sets will be streamed live on BBC iPlayer as well. I ssooo wanted…
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I didn’t want to do the regular thing for this week. I was actually going to skip it this week. But then someone sharing this song on my timeline sparked a brainwave! How about a song from a different artist that SHARES the title of a Simple Minds song? Yes! And also, it gives me…
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The photoshoot of Jim in…France, I think it is, in March 1982 is just stunning. All those years of wondering what happened to Virginia Turbett for it to be SHE that finds ME..I now wonder what happened to Janette Beckman. To my knowledge this photoset is the only one I know of that she took…
With Simple Minds. Click on the image below to be taken to the competition page on the Simple Minds website for full details on how to enter. Entries close on June 18th. Good luck!
The first was shared by Simple Minds Chile on Twitter with no link r credit as to where they got it…but it’s such a great shot of Jim and Cherisse – I had to share it! The others should link to source, hopefully. These are my faves…
…for your delectation, courtesy of Miss Cherisse Osei 🙂 Sir posted this morning of a new remix of Summer produced by Gary Numan and his long-term collaborator Ade Fenton. It got its first play during the Roundtable segment on Steve Lamacq’s show on BBC Radio 6 Music. CLICK HERE to listen to the show (Summer…
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The first of a summer long season of outdoor gigs for Simple Minds kicks off on Saturday in the beautiful Croatian city of Split. A FREE concert, no less, put on by the city for its residents. I looked into going…but there was no chance of doing it on a shoe string. Easyjet only fly…