May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Sorry for the vid – I felt like dissecting it all this way instead of taking hours to compile a written post. I know the vlog posts aren’t to everyone’s liking, so to save you the pain, the condensed summary is: Yes & Maybe – great! Hamish Hawk – you know I can wax lyrical…
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I have been enjoying more English language and word etymology content lately – either via YouTube channels or via podcasts on BBC Sounds. My three favourite YT channels when it comes to all things words are Words Unravelled, RobWords and Otherwords. Words Unravelled is presented by Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (Rob is also the…
I just wanted to make you guys aware that I am selling off some of my Simple Minds collection on eBay. I’m only posting to UK sellers I’m afraid. There is just too much hassle with posting things overseas. I’ll link to each item. You can see the listings below: Graffiti Soul original 2009 release…
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News of the release date of the Jim Kerr/Charlie Burchill memoir (which can fall under the genre of “creative non-fiction”) is Thursday 2 October 2025. At least that is the date given on Amazon for its release. More details can be seen HERE on the tax-evading Bezos-founded book shop. It is an interesting title; named…
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I’ve been delving into YouTube searching for full Countdown episodes that people have uploaded. Started watching this one from July 1982. I had only ever previously seen the ident for the show that Jim had recorded. During the later appearance when the band were in Australia, he mentioned this interview when talking to Molly (the…
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Even to this day, I wish I was older. Although I am already what I would have considered in my youth as “well old.” On the verge of being exactly in my mid-50s, I sometimes lament at being in Gen X. I have always felt I kind of straddle two worlds, being born in 1970…
Kerr talks Bellahouston Park, biggest gig highlight and life in Sicily. (Click to view video on home page.)
Today marks the day of the straw breaking the camel’s back. I never thought a day like this would come but today, I unfollowed the Simple Minds Facebook page because…it’s just too much. It is nothing like it was a decade ago. And I can’t stop groaning at every new post, every new self-congratulatory piece…
Another act on the Bellahouston Park bill was announced this morning. A duo called Yes & Maybe; comprising one Glaswegian and one Parisian. You can find out more about them on their website HERE They only recently performed a show at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, on 10 May. Can’t say I’ve ever…
