May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Wow! Now THAT’S independent radio! Used to love tuning into 2RRR…they became the station that 2JJJ got a little too big to be. If I were to compare? For me, JJJ is the kind of Radio 1 of Sydney, whereas RRR was more the 6 Music. And it’s obviously still a great station. Some of…
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I don’t think this interview could start with a more delicious mental image…
The most venomous version of King Is White I’d ever heard Jim sing…not as angry sounding in his delivery as some of the earlier versions and he drops the “take/taking no prisoners” line – which is a big shame…but in the second refrain of the chorus he adds a “hang ’em up / sling ’em…
Some fabulous photos on Getty Images by photographer Mark Metcalfe at the Simple Minds Hordern Pavilion gig.
Oh, the cruel, cruel irony that sees the Sydney tour date on the Oz/NZ tour shirt be erroneously dated 9.2.2016! I was there for that date last year. The cruelest of ironies… *sigh*
I’m not sure what point Sir was trying to make in his reply to me – but what I meant in reply to his initial post was – he made it sound like the gig was as special as a Glasgow gig. And I know those gigs (as far as HE is concerned) are REALLY…
Last night (Oz time) the guys were playing on my home turf. I’ve never seen a gig at the Hordern Pavilion – and if there was one gig I would have wanted to see there, then… Great reviews again from fans on SMO. Will post pics and pro reviews as they come in. One fan…
Yes, this *is* a Simple Minds (Jim Kerr) blog, but last night I think I may have seen the best gig in my ENTIRE life! And considering recent connections between The Stranglers and Simple Minds – well, I can discuss the gig here. It’s *my* blog – sod it! They just hit the ground…
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Oh, I wish!! I wish. I wish. I wish!
OMG! This is sssoooo good! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)