May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Well, it may well be Kerrsday today (ie: every Thursday is a “Kerrsday” to me. Lol) but it is also the most gorgeous Mick MacNeil’s birthday today. I believe he turns 65 today. Many happy returns, Mick. Here’s hoping for many more to come. Also, just a quick reminder that the Greatest Albums Live episode…
A bit of SM news – just so I don’t look like I am neglecting the reason this blog exists (hmmm). All old news already for the diehards, I’m sure but in any case… A get together between Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee and John Leckie has been photographically doing the rounds. No one…
This Saturday sees the 40th anniversary of one of Simple Minds’ most memorable early festival appearances in Europe, at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. By those who were there, it was a magical evening. As far as I am aware, Minds were not the headline act on the night. From what I can see of…
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It’s one of the world’s biggest sporting events and it centres around American Football – and THAT, my friends, is the full extent of my knowledge of the Superbowl – or as I like to invariably refer to it as “Superb Owl” – as, quite frankly, I’d devote a heck of a lot more of…
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Listen to Jonathan Richman.
I’d love to know more about when and where this video of Love Song was done (ie: which music program, which country and when – 1981 is all I got)! Answers on a postcard. At least I know a tad more about the Hear Here appearance and thank fuck they were allowed to perform live!…
Geez, I loved them then. What a cracking version of Gloria! And to hear A Celebration being done live is fab. That line in Rejoice “I can’t change the world, but I can change the world in me” resonated so much with me.They were so flipping fab then. Honestly. Just watching this 9 minutes of…
I had previously seen them performing I Travel on this ORS episode, but hadn’t seen this performance of New Gold Dream before. It’s as the end credits roll so gets a bit cut off but still gold to see.
What was I saying yesterday? Lol THERE IS NO HOPE FOR ME! Oh, look at him! Just LOOK AT HIM! Why do you have to be so goddamn fucking beautiful?! *cries into hands*
ERMEAGEERRRRRRD! IMMA GONNA CRY! I am ssssoooo happy this is up there. But I am sssooooo scared it’ll get taken away. PLEASE stay up there until morning, so I can make sure I can copy it for my own personal collection. Jim is just off his tits glorious in this performance. I mean…he really is…