May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Smash Hits magazine pop star “Who’s Who”, featuring Jim Kerr and Annie Lennox, from 1984. Love the pic of Jim they used! Had not seen it before. Lol. Love the idea that his kinda “eternal search” may just be for a new pair of shoes! Lol. You philosopher!
New Gold Dream era Smash Hits reviews. Singles: Promised You A Miracle (reviewed by Neil Tennant, no less!) and Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) reviewed, plus Album: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) reviewed by David Hepworth, receiving 8/10.
Sparkle In The Rain era reviews in Smash Hits magazine through 1984. Waterfront achieved the high praise of “single of the fortnight”. Ooh!!
Two reviews of Real To Real Cacophony by Red Starr in Smash Hits magazine, late 1979. The first one (on blue page) give a somewhat disparaging but ultimately positive review and a rating of 8/10. The second review betrays the dismissive tone of the first and is utterly glowing and is rate 9.5/10!! I don’t…
Interview with Jim Kerr in Smash Hits magazine, Sept 16-29, 1982.
OMG! Too cute!!!
Speed Your Love To Me lyrics printed in Smash Hits magazine, Jan-Feb, 1984.
Simple Minds article in Smash Hits magazine from December, 1983.
Interview with Jim Kerr in Smash Hits magazine, April 29-May 12, 1982.
OMG! Loving the utter horse-twaddle in this piece from Smash Hits magazine from April 26th, 1984. Jim’s “home town of Edinburgh”???!!! Whaaaa??? I thought “journalism” was lazy THESE days. Okay, it was a teeny music mag – but COME ON!!! You had ONE JOB to do. Simple Minds had been about the several years by…
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