May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Starting with that cross-stick snare beat from Brian and killer Dan bass line – it has a groove! Possibly one of my most favourite Mick synth pieces. There’s a level of maturity to it. Then those sharp little wails from Charlie’s guitar while that fantastic little riff plays just under those wails. Then Jim…not afraid…
Well, it must have started early in the year. Jim posted a John Grant song on St Patrick’s Day. It was called Pale Green Ghosts, and it was awesome! I left a comment saying as much, and that I needed me some more John Grant, he then posted a link to another John Grant song…
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Today I spied a clip from Stewart Lee about his meeting with the band Faust and some twisted vegeance for an incident that was steeped in some urban legend that he heard somewhere or other (he supposedly “learned it from a booook”), about Johnny And The Self Abusers and some Faust records. You can watch…
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It’s competition time again! How would you like to get your hands on this fantastic Simple Minds coffee mug? Let’s hear a favourite line from a Simple Minds song from you! It doesn’t have to be your favourite song….just a lyric that means something to you, stops and makes you think…or just gives you chills…
My David Bowie Top 50. I have to say, it is MUCH HARDER to narrow down than Simple Minds…just because there is so much more work from David!
Now, if I had the money…and then found the one of Jim in the Glittering Prize video… Awesome!
And forget getting one of Jimmy Connors’ balls…I’ll have one of the other guy’s that gets a mention! Lol
Today there was a change. After a year of the same songs being in my Top 50, I had to bump one out and Lightning in in its place. I wanted to rejig my art piece. At first I just whited out the song being bumped and put Lightning in over the top of it…but…
I’d love to know when Jim first read The Master And Margarita. He’d obviously done by 1983 for Up On The Catwalk to be influenced by it. So, perhaps earlier than that? As early as 1979/80? I’m sure it’s all coincidence. But in this bit there is a corpse arriving to a ball called Monsieur…
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I drew a good one tonight! :-)))