Graeme Thomson
@graemethomson.bsky.social
Critic, feature writer & author: Under The Ivy; Small Hours; Themes For Great Cities &tc. Email: graeme@graemethomson.net; Web: www.graemethomson.net
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One good thing I learned from you was that I used to live next door to John Martyn's dad. I knew I went to the same school as John Martyn (and Jerry Sadowitz, and Ian Brady), but yeah - every day is a school day!
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
One good thing I learned from you was that I used to live next door to John Martyn's dad. I knew I went to the same school as John Martyn (and Jerry Sadowitz, and Ian Brady), but yeah - every day is a school day!
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BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same ( Jim Kerr
& Charlie Burchill, with @graemethomson.bsky.social )
@simplemindsmusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
& Charlie Burchill, with @graemethomson.bsky.social )
@simplemindsmusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same (Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill, With Graeme Thomson) - God Is In The TV
There’s a line in Our Secrets Are The Same that hits harder than any chorus Simple Minds ever wrote: ‘We never set out to be famous. We set out to get out.’
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same ( Jim Kerr
& Charlie Burchill, with @graemethomson.bsky.social )
@simplemindsmusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
& Charlie Burchill, with @graemethomson.bsky.social )
@simplemindsmusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
One good thing about writing is you learn stuff
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
One good thing about writing is you learn stuff
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Birthday goodie stash. Love 'em! Looking forward to getting stuck into 'our secrets are the same' Simple Minds dual-autobiography.
😀🤗
😀🤗
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Birthday goodie stash. Love 'em! Looking forward to getting stuck into 'our secrets are the same' Simple Minds dual-autobiography.
😀🤗
😀🤗
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'A bruised but brilliant story'.
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same (Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill, With Graeme Thomson) - God Is In The TV
There’s a line in Our Secrets Are The Same that hits harder than any chorus Simple Minds ever wrote: ‘We never set out to be famous. We set out to get out.’
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'A bruised but brilliant story'.
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
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Just the purest music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
Morton Feldman - The Viola in My Life I - II - III (1970)
YouTube video by not looking for New England
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just the purest music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
'A bruised but brilliant story'.
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
BOOK REVIEW: Our Secrets Are The Same (Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill, With Graeme Thomson) - God Is In The TV
There’s a line in Our Secrets Are The Same that hits harder than any chorus Simple Minds ever wrote: ‘We never set out to be famous. We set out to get out.’
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'A bruised but brilliant story'.
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
A terrific review of Our Secrets Are The Same @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
Just the purest music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
Morton Feldman - The Viola in My Life I - II - III (1970)
YouTube video by not looking for New England
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just the purest music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8n...
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Our Secrets Are The Same is one of Uncut's books of the year 🙌
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our Secrets Are The Same is one of Uncut's books of the year 🙌
Our Secrets Are The Same is one of Uncut's books of the year 🙌
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our Secrets Are The Same is one of Uncut's books of the year 🙌
One of my kids is currently in Mexico City.
Looks like Morrissey is too
Looks like Morrissey is too
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One of my kids is currently in Mexico City.
Looks like Morrissey is too
Looks like Morrissey is too
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@graemethomson.bsky.social Over on a music board I spend far too much time on. (Thought it might be nice to let you see, most writers never get to hear enough feedback from readers.)
"I loved his book on Simple Minds, and I'm really enjoying this one. It's superb."
"I loved his book on Simple Minds, and I'm really enjoying this one. It's superb."
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@graemethomson.bsky.social Over on a music board I spend far too much time on. (Thought it might be nice to let you see, most writers never get to hear enough feedback from readers.)
"I loved his book on Simple Minds, and I'm really enjoying this one. It's superb."
"I loved his book on Simple Minds, and I'm really enjoying this one. It's superb."
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Which one is Flavor Flav?
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Which one is Flavor Flav?
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'Our Secrets Are The Same' is a Rough Trade Book of the Year!
Thanks to Rough Trade and congratulations to Jim, Charlie, and @graemethomson.bsky.social.
Thanks to Rough Trade and congratulations to Jim, Charlie, and @graemethomson.bsky.social.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
'Our Secrets Are The Same' is a Rough Trade Book of the Year!
Thanks to Rough Trade and congratulations to Jim, Charlie, and @graemethomson.bsky.social.
Thanks to Rough Trade and congratulations to Jim, Charlie, and @graemethomson.bsky.social.
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Fight the PaddyPower?
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Fight the PaddyPower?
Which one is Flavor Flav?
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Which one is Flavor Flav?
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Delighted & grateful to see Our Secrets Are The Same included among Rough Trade's Books of the Year 🙏🏆
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Delighted & grateful to see Our Secrets Are The Same included among Rough Trade's Books of the Year 🙏🏆
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
Delighted & grateful to see Our Secrets Are The Same included among Rough Trade's Books of the Year 🙏🏆
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Delighted & grateful to see Our Secrets Are The Same included among Rough Trade's Books of the Year 🙏🏆
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
A thin, ghostly snippet of 'Stop the Cavalry' just drifted past my open window and then abruptly faded.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A thin, ghostly snippet of 'Stop the Cavalry' just drifted past my open window and then abruptly faded.
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Amen. His influence was great as were his talents.
A great man who shaped our culture very much for the better. Travel well, Archie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Folk musician and BBC presenter Archie Fisher dies aged 86
The singer, songwriter and guitarist had presented BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk from 1983 to 2010.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Amen. His influence was great as were his talents.
A great man who shaped our culture very much for the better. Travel well, Archie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Folk musician and BBC presenter Archie Fisher dies aged 86
The singer, songwriter and guitarist had presented BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk from 1983 to 2010.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A great man who shaped our culture very much for the better. Travel well, Archie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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For any interested parties who couldn't get to the recent Our Secrets Are The Same in-person events, on his radio show tonight Billy Sloan is broadcasting excerpts from his recent conversation with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, recorded live at the Citizens Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio Scotland - Billy Sloan, 01/11/2025
Hot new releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
For any interested parties who couldn't get to the recent Our Secrets Are The Same in-person events, on his radio show tonight Billy Sloan is broadcasting excerpts from his recent conversation with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, recorded live at the Citizens Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
For any interested parties who couldn't get to the recent Our Secrets Are The Same in-person events, on his radio show tonight Billy Sloan is broadcasting excerpts from his recent conversation with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, recorded live at the Citizens Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio Scotland - Billy Sloan, 01/11/2025
Hot new releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
For any interested parties who couldn't get to the recent Our Secrets Are The Same in-person events, on his radio show tonight Billy Sloan is broadcasting excerpts from his recent conversation with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, recorded live at the Citizens Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...