Tag Archives: Live Concerts

Laibach Crowdsource North American Tour [already in progress]

And now for something completely different… Laibach, the Slovenian masters of low-hertz rumble and a powerfully Post-Modern take on Eastern Slash Western politics all set to an insanely juiced up visual and aural take on nationalistic propaganda such as to … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 59]

On its release, “Graffiti Soul” managed to hit #10 in the UK LP chart on the week of its release. In the diminished modern world, this could mean that it sold as few as 7,000 copies. 30 Years earlier, and … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 52]

The Bootleg Years In the middle of doing all of the discographical research necessary to create a boxed set of god like I mentioned last post, lots of materials must be drawn upon. Primary of these is Simon Cornwell’s Dream … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 50]

Following the release of the surprisingly strong “Cry” album several things occurred that managed to intensify my fandom toward Simple Minds, a group who were always a favorite band of the many I followed, primarily for their first seven albums. … Continue reading

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Spandau Shake Up North American Schedule, Stream Full Concert Tomorrow Night

  Last Saturday, word leaked out from Spandau HQ that most, but not all of their upcoming US tour was being moved forward a bit to sensibly coincide with the North American release of their “Soul Boys Of The Western … Continue reading

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The Brothers Mael have added a second night to their only North American performance of “Kimono My House” with the full-bodied accompaniment of a 38 piece orchestra as conducted by Ms. Suzie Katayama on February 15th. Of course, other Sparks classics … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 25]

In 1986, Simple Minds had broken almost completely with their past as they parlayed a fluke hit single into an attempt to see how big they could take this. Material earlier than “New Gold Dream” was treated like an embarrassing family member … Continue reading

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