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The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?
It was during the medium-high internet record collecting years around the turn of the century, that I became aware of a European phenomenon called “The Night Of The Proms.” This was begun in 1985 in Belgium by two students and … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Your Prog Roots Are Showing
Tagged 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Alphaville, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Heaven 17, Joe Jackson, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Martin Fry, Midge Ure, OMD, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears
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Record Store Day 2022 Dangles Monkbait…I May Have To Act [part 1]
Ah yes. Record Store Day. That fake holiday that doesn’t give, but instead, takes. It’s coming again this year, and pandemic be damned, they are going ahead with the traditional April 23rd time frame. None of the periodic “drops” throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Live Music, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 2022, Blondie, David Bowie, Erasure, FGTH, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Lou Reed, Record Store Day, Simple Minds, Ultravox
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Want List: Graeme Thomson Gives Simple Minds Their Due with “Themes For Great Cities: A New History Of Simple Minds” Book
It was almost two years ago I got wind of a new Simple Minds biography from the pen of Graeme Thomson. I had heard from Ross Stapleton, the Virgin A+R genius who got the band signed for their rightful ascent … Continue reading
Simple Minds Revisit “Act Of Love” From Their Earliest Days Today
Simple Minds: Act Of Love – DL [2022] Act of Love 4:01 Friday we got a shock from the Simple Minds camp, who’ve been pretty quiet with the Covid Pandemic torpedoing the band’s formerly ceaseless live romp. Their 40 Years … Continue reading
Posted in Blast From The Past, Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock
Tagged 1978, 2022, Simple Minds
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Simple Minds Book; “Heart of the Crowd” Pre-Launches With Details
Well, after the initial hubbub, the storyline on the new book about Simple Minds went quiet, as did almost everything in the band’s universe under the pandemic. When we first discussed the book, it was called “Book of Brilliant Things” … Continue reading
Now Simple Minds Are Getting The Big Book Treatment
With everything up in the air I have had little time for blogging as I am negotiating working from home, but at least I still have a job. Hopefully you do too! The job of Simple Minds is normally to … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 2020, Book, Simple Minds
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Record Review: Simple Minds – Live In The City Of Angels UK 4xCD [part 3]
[…continued from last post] It was on the pair of bonus discs in the deluxe package that this project really took flight. Disc 3 opened with a curveball; the “Once Upon A Time” tour arrangement of “Book Of Brilliant Things” … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock
Tagged 2019, DLX ED, live album, Simple Minds
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