May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
This is near as I am ever likely to get of interviewing Jim myself, so….in keeping with the current loose theme of the blog and the imminent anniversary date of the release of Life In A Day, here are some words from Jim on the subject. The interview is nearly 10 years old now. Would…
So, I am listening into the Billy Sloan Show earlier (still listening now as I type this out) and he read out some listener comments about the best gig, album and single of 2018. After he read some words about Simple Minds, he went onto say “they are bringing out a new album and will…
I feel as if I have antagonised him in the past few days – inadvertantly. Today I kept quiet. Today I would have loved to have said a million things. At least several things – or just one thing. My usual thing I say on this day each year…”love to your mum”. But, there are…
This man! Sometimes I pour scorn on him and piss on him…well…that’s how it’s feeling today. I adore him above all else…and he has more talent in that fold on the upper corner of his left ear that I fetishise so much than I have in my whole entire being. And there also…I will be…
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With the imminent release of the Rejuvenation vinyl box set, both Neon Lights and Cry have appeared on Spotify. For Neon lights – I think that may be a first…for Cry it’s a return after a brief stay around the end of 2016. I’ve never really missed not having Cry on Spotify. It isn’t a…
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It’s a happy birthday to the multi-talented supremo, Catherine Anne Davies (aka The Anchoress), today. Here are her thoughts on the recently released reissued box set of The Beatles’ 1968 eponymous work (aka The White Album), as discussed in the current edition of Long Live Vinyl magazine…
All the stuff whirling around in my brain… Mum. My sister. The money. When will it arrive? How soon is now? (Yeah…Morrissey lyrics are forefront in my head most days at the moment). Can I make it home by the middle of November? Should I try? How purposeful can I actually be? Can I bring…
Just…need David tonight. My mind is full of David’s and home and…stuff…
Now to me, this illustrates the difference between optimism and delusion. That poor tortoise…he’s not flying, is he?! That’s NOT optimism. THAT’S delusion! Optimism is viewing the glass as half full. Delusion is seeing the glass as full and never losing volume. Optimism is seeing you can make a change…having faith in yourself and your…
The projection to a Glasgow of 1980, in a film made of the city in 1971. Given the fact that we are told in the film that the task ahead was quite…monumental…did they really think it would be done by 1980? I’m sure quite a bit was in place by 1980, but it seemed some…