By Erol Alkan It’s 1984. The 10 year old me had a routine just before I’d go to sleep, and part of it was to listen on headphones to the handful of […]

By Jim Kerr, Simple Minds I’m back in Hamburg.The sun shone as the flight descended through the clouds, much as it did October ’79 when Simple Minds first visited. On that occasion […]

By Jim Kerr, Simple Minds In younger years I would find myself anxiously projecting into the future. Doing so, a chill would occasionally run through me when among other things I found […]

By Jim Kerr, Simple Minds “You should have a cup of tea with the singer Colin Hay when you get here. He’s a Scot and his band Men At Work are Australia’s […]

Check out never-before-seen footage of Bob Dylan’s recording session for “Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight” at the Power Station in New York.Initially filmed by the Maysles Brothers in 1983, this newly […]

By Jim Kerr, Simple Minds In the pic a young fan gets to meet the Beatles at the ABC cinema in Edinburgh, 1964. Similarly, at 7 years old I got to shake […]

By Alice Cooper This is a story about John Lennon and Brian Wilson. “I was sitting backstage after the 1974 Grammys with Bernie Taupin (Elton John’s lyricist) and John Lennon. This was […]

By Jim Kerr, Simple Minds As you’ll most likely know, many of Europe’s workers go on holiday in August. Also in England, August is considered the height of summer and the month […]

ECM Records Press Release Jon Hassell 1937-2021 Jon Hassell, innovative trumpeter, genre-spanning improviser and pan-cultural musical philosopher, has died aged 84. His legacy lives on in the playing of the many artists […]

PRESS STATEMENT from Jon Hassell’s Family JULY 26, 2021 Family Statement: Our beloved Jon M. Hassell – iconic trumpet player, author, and composer – has passed away at the age of 84 […]