May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Next up.. Our Secrets Are The Same. Although never officially released the album was included in the 2004 Silver Box release so let's vote! — Simple Minds Online (@SimpleMinds1977) April 14, 2017 The Simple Minds Twitter account @SimpleMinds1977 (an unofficial, fan run account – that is wonderfully maintained by Shaun Edwards) is currently running “knock…
Again, he later tempered his reply (having edited it several times again) to Conte about his grievance (that we kind of share, by the way). One part of it though…”Minds shows are about precision”. Really? Minds grew out of punk…post punk…PUB ROCK…the very thing that you say you are not (in terms of comparing it…
“I can remember – standing by the wall” – Heroes, David Bowie A fantastic photo booklet by journalist Ronnie Gurr – published independently by Hanging Around Books. On a limited run of 250. As soon as I was made aware of its existence (by Sir Kerr, no less! Having seen the pictures from the book…
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I like the merch you can get from the Simple Minds shop…but I want Jim on my shirts…so I make them up myself. I *had* to have one of “The Swivel Chair”! He’s too beautiful! And i just realised, his head will be right between my chesticles…oh, dear *grins devilishly* EAR MUFFS! Lol
I feel my ONE piece of fair and constructive criticism (if indeed a wish for the set list to have a few more songs and to wish for the stage time to be just a little longer than it is can actually be DEEMED a criticism?!) has been taken out of context, misconstrued, turned into…
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If the post from Jim is anything to go by, the first night was seemingly a success. He said of the night, “In fact it couldn’t have run smoother last night. Very nice venue, wonderful audience, the perfect acoustic set list…” That may be…but it seemed a bit short to many of us not there…
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Someone on Twitter just…casually Jim spotting on…The Tube? Edinburgh tram? Not even sure where they are. All I know is this kind of opportunity would NEVER happen to me…but if it ever did, I doubt I’d just snap him like that…I’d certainly be miles too scared to approach! #TBT "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Even…
Big news from the SM world! The Hackney gig gets an official Blu-ray and DVD release. OMG…I’m gonna be on ANOTHER DVD…hell! At least on the Joe Lycett one, I’m only on for about 3 seconds! Lol Confusing bit of info with the audio formats. Blu-ray just seems to be in stereo yet DVD has…
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Two new vinyl albums – strictly in the “collectors” category. The one on the left (Themes For Great Cities) is a compilation made for the American market and released on Stiff Records, no less. The one on the right is a Mexican pressing of Sons And Fascination. In all honesty, I bought both partly due…
Recorded the only way I could think of doing to share it on YouTube. Sorry if it sounds tinny…but you can hear the conversation well enough, I hope. Makeshift little image in place as well. Enjoy.