The Bookish Wordsmith
Recommended reads from the mercurial one (quite a list too!)…now to perfect quick reading (not sure that’ll ever happen…there are more books to read than time I will ever have to read them. A shame.)
Tag: simple minds
In Every Heaven – Vocal Isolation
I might get my arse kicked for this. I will remove it upon request…but…I love hearing Jim’s voice isolated like this. I’ll share one every few days or so. I don’t have ALL New Gold Dream tracks. I couldn’t be done for Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel or Promised You A Miracle, sadly. Anyways, enjoy…
In Praise Of “Our Secrets Are The Same”
Of the more “modern” Simple Minds albums, this one really does come around for regular play from me. I get something from EVERY track on this album. The beauty I find most beguiling with Simple Minds is this ability to shine a light out from the darkness. They are not afraid to step into the…
The Dark Flowers – When Stars Fall EP
It was 2013 when The Dark Flowers project came into being (perhaps 2012…this EP is labelled as being released in 2012). The mastermind behind it was Paul Statham. A beautiful collection of music and he got together some amazing collaborators for the project…Jim and Catherine being two of them (and consequently how Catherine ended up…
You Got The Long Nights
Back in 1985/6 when I bought my copy of Once Upon A Time, it was Ghostdancing that was my favourite track…followed by Sanctify Yourself, followed by Alive And Kicking. And I was a very, very bad girl at the time, and didn’t like Come A Long Way much and would skip it. Oops! That changed…
Hello! Getty Newbies!
Wow! Always good to do the occasional Getty Images search. I can’t embed these from Getty…so, I may get in the shitter for sharing them but…just…OMG! Getty photo link HERE Getty photo link HERE Getty photo link HERE Getty photo link HERE
Something New Is Coming
To the blog. A new little topic/subject matter on a weekly basis. I mean…Kerrsday Thursday has pretty much run its course. There might be the odd special, but other than that, unless some never-before-seen picture of Jim reveals itself… But the new thing. The new idea…I made a piece of art for it today. I’ve had…
Just When I Think It Can’t Be Done
That…it is just not possible…I fall more in love with this man every day. As the mantra implies…I WILL fucking listen to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band…because, if he really loves Alex this much (as it is so evident in his words), I no doubt will too.
Singing In Languages Other Than English
I asked Jim about this the other day…and then he did that amazing post about Theme For Great Cities and…well…he overlooks most questions posed on the visitor wall anyway…but looking to see of anyone mentioned anything on Twitter about him being at Party At The Palace in Linlithgow over the weekned, I saw a tweet…
Minds Music Monday – Celebrate, Main Square Festival, 2012
“She rag doll, now / she keeps me warm” – he says ME – not “him”. Oh, Jim Kerr, you sexy, sexy man! Grrr. I could eat you! I WANT TO BE YOUR RAG DOLL! (Oh, god help me!)