May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Today’s post from Jim – much like yesterday’s…I can feel it ramping up. I get that he loves Italy…but I always feel like…something kind of ugly overtakes him whenever SM play there. Something … “unattractive” happens. All the bravado and the smugness creeps in. Today when I read the post I thought “Geez, you’re sounding…
My flight home this evening was cancelled and my very gracious host is keeping me accommodated for another night. All the breakdown of the gig will come soon. It might be a short review when I got to it. The very short review is – myself and my gig buddy, Ruth, got absolutely DRENCHED and…
I hadn’t been down to the Clyde since I saw Brian Ferry at the SEC Armadillo on March 3rd and I had desperately wanted to go there over the past couple of months. So with it being a mighty fine day yesterday and it almost the height of midsummer, I decided to set out for…
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Ten minutes past eleven this evening. Glasgow – I am so in love with you ??????
Trevor Horn has announced a tour in the summer. A short run. Matt Cardle is already confirmed on the tour with OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS to be announced… Jim, Charlie and MAYBE even Mick MacNeil joining in? It’s a short tour. I could see it happening! Only time will tell! Let’s see… Stay tuned, folks! And….just…
A great retrospective of the summer’s Grandslam tour. I wish I could have gone to more in retrospect, having gone through most of July wondering if I should be going to any at all. But the three I went to were incredibly special for all varying reasons. And they will each of them retain wonderful…
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Off to the Brecon Beacons…near Abergavenny…for four days – for the Green Man Festival. Won the tickets after all…might as well try and go to the thing. It’s an experience! Anyway…I think my time away will have me cut off from the Internet – for the most part – so things will be quiet here…
Received the new issue of Classic Pop in the post today. This little snippet was in the front pages…
Well, I wanted to share this here on Saturday, but for some reason, their official audio clip on YouTube was unavailable. It appears to be now. Here’s what I said about it on Saturday, linking to it on Spotify… “They even put an official audio only click up for this but it won’t play. Say…
I’ve only heard the first 90 seconds, but I HAD to stop and post it! Gary Numan and Ade Fenton…LISTEN UP! THIS is how you do a remix of a song about SUMMER! Add to the vibe…extend the feel…give extra life to the shimmer and space and encapulate the feeling of the heat and the…