May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
My two biggest musical loves, in case it has escaped your attention here, somehow, are Simple Minds (obviously!) and David Bowie. My diehard Bowie fandom goes as far back as 1985. My SM fandom is much more recent (2014) but I was, of course, aware of them long before that and was very much a…
This new “The Bowie Years” box set of Iggy Pop is looking really good. Considering how much I love Iggy, I have diddly squat of his music as a solid format right now. I think I’ll change that soon…
I posted about this around a month or so ago and linked to the podcast but they were only on a 30 day “listen again” time limit. I downloaded the episodes so they could be available here permanently. I had the reminder yesterday, by way of His Kerrness (it was that title of his homage…
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I do love listening to BBC Radio dramas, book readings, etc. They do them so well. I recently listened to another Dostoevsky adaptation – that of The Brothers Karamazov – also equally well done. I’ve listened to three of the episodes of The Idiot so far, and will listen to the final one tonight. I’m…
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A new reissue of coloured vinyl albums of Iggy Pop’s The Idiot, Lust For Life and TV Eye Live with a limited edition tote bag coming with a bundle of all three LPs! I…WANT….THIS!!! Full details here