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Graeme Thomson

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Critic, feature writer & author: Under The Ivy; Small Hours; Themes For Great Cities &tc. Email: [email protected]; Web: www.graemethomson.net

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 14h

'Brilliantly entertaining' - MOJO

'Endlessly vivid' - The i Paper

'A rollercoaster tale' - Classic Pop

8/10 - Uncut

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 5h

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 14h

Some great print coverage this week for Our Secrets Are The Same, including a cover feature in Classic Pop magazine and an interview with Jim and Charlie in The i Paper: inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

A photo of various papers and magazines featured Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill and a copy of Our Secrets Are The Same

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 9h

Near Charlottenburg thanks to Nate and Dickie 🩵🧡 have you seen one?

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 16h

Delighted to see that my youngest is putting her time to good use at university...

A photo of a stuffed Eyeore toy watching a Disney film of Winnie the Pooh

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Paul Kirkley @paulkirkley.bsky.social · 1d

Well, I guess this is as good as it gets, career-wise. A magazine cover story about a band that's been the soundtrack to my life for 40 years.

Stick a fork in me, I'm done 😎

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Paul

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 11h

a young boy in a bow tie is making a funny face .

Alt: a young boy is shaking his head no

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 12h

Very nice piece, Paul 👍

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 12h

Whereas there is a much more interesting essay to be written on why Springsteen is great, but not cool.

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 12h

😁 Will forward

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 12h

Not even that

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 13h

This guy clearly hasn't heard 'The Chicken In Black'

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 13h

Just got an email in my inbox about Frank Zappa.

I believe I can confidently say I have never knowingly heard a single second of music by Frank Zappa

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 14h

'Brilliantly entertaining' - MOJO

'Endlessly vivid' - The i Paper

'A rollercoaster tale' - Classic Pop

8/10 - Uncut

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 14h

Some great print coverage this week for Our Secrets Are The Same, including a cover feature in Classic Pop magazine and an interview with Jim and Charlie in The i Paper: inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, I agree!

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David J @damjef.bsky.social · 1d

I nearly missed this! Just bought from Bandcamp.

errolshotwax.bandcamp.com/album/love-t...

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 16h

Delighted to see that my youngest is putting her time to good use at university...

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Sure does

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of that amazing Waterboys song, The Thrill is Gone: 'When evening drops magenta, and goodbye hangs on and on, and on and on...'

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Very happy to see signed copies of Our Secrets Are The Same in my fabulous local bookshop, @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social

4 copies of Our Secrets Are The Same in the Edinburgh Bookshop, signed by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of that amazing Waterboys song, The Thrill is Gone: 'When evening drops magenta, and goodbye hangs on and on, and on and on...'

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

I am currently imagining prime period Graham Parker & The Rumour performing a pumped-up, high-octane, horn-driven cover of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks', and it the best thing I've heard today.

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Like Dylan, Springsteen, Bowie et al, Simple Minds sold their entire song catalogue a few years ago, in this case to BMG. It's become the norm, nowadays.