May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It won’t fit me. I have bigger jugs than Oktoberfest! Lol. But seeing as there was an email come in with a £5 discount and all…and the shirt is half price at £8…and take that fiver off! Too good to miss! Simple Minds Shop
My brain is buckling. It’s FINALLY giving me some dream scenarios now and again. This morning it was the airport. In this one, I was hanging out at the local airport. Now, before I go ANY further…I MUST point out that, despite numerous reports over the years of quite a few stars coming through the…
To Virgin…a bit of momentous documentation here in the history of Simple Minds. From Sounds magazine, Dec 13th, 1980.
A gig review of the boys performing at the Marquee in London on December 18th, 1980. I’m not really sure this guy gets them. Or maybe he thinks the AUDIENCE doesn’t get them? From his description of the crowd, perhaps they don’t? OK, the guys sounded kind of dark then…but they are GLORIOUS! This guy…
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I have been meaning to do this for some time, and now seemed the most appropriate time to do it, seeing as this month is a celebration of all things Burchill. They started out in chronological order but not the strictest order, and of course my order of songs varies from the chronology. It also…
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There’s a pun in there for you canny people to find with that blog post title! 😉 Anyway… I have never done a piece that wasn’t Simple Minds or David Bowie inspired before, but wanting to link to that Iva Davies interview on YT, I made a VERY quick piece for it this afternoon. Well,…
Working on something for Chuck’s Super September. At times it has been a very close call between this and Boys From Brazil to go at the top of my list. I love BFB SO BLOODY MUCH! But…this just always…just…pips it. I love it so, so much. There is SO much positivity to it. So much…
This Friday! September 16th, 2016, 7.30pm British Summer Time. The Top Of The Pops episode from April 15th, 1982 has its repeat, featuring none other than SIMPLE MINDS on their debut, performing (miming…damn you BBC!) Promised You A Miracle. Jim in the white suit and the black boots….IN HD!!!! Grrrrrr!!!!!! OH MY BLOODY GIDDY AUNT!!!…
Read full post “AT LAST! Simple Minds’ Debut Appearance on TOTP” »
With words from This Earth That You Walk Upon. I really, really loved making this :-))
All this Charles Burchill appreciation will go to the Piraña’s head! Lol