Why not join us for #ArtistFaveLP? Fun starts on Thursday 20th. I’m in. Are you? @paulamt.bsky.social @ianrose75.bsky.social @lippykidmusic.bsky.social @ellibin.bsky.social @swatkiss.bsky.social @clivesnr.bsky.social @kennybrown131.bsky.social

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) | 1982 @ no.1 “She's the one in front of me / Siren and the ecstasy ..” And 24/25/26/27. This gold has never lost its lustre. 🙏 for hosting @geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social youtu.be/vo_iotqFTLQ?...

Join @geodrew.bsky.social & moi for the November round of #ArtistFaveLP! Challenge dates: 11/20 - 11/29 Early posting begins 11/19 at 5pm EST, 11pm CET, 10pm BST

Coming up on Monday my Stranger Radio show The Cutting Edge. 90 mins of mostly new releases with 3 tracks from an album from my archive, Mondays is a classic www.strangerradio.com

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) | 1982 @ no.2 “Brilliant days / Wake up on brilliant days ..” And we did. youtu.be/RUedmyr2G0M?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | Love Song | 1981 @ no.3 Shoulda. Woulda. Coulda. Inexplicably failed to do the chart business. What did they have to do to get a hit? Pop-wise, this had everything going for it. Result - no. 40-f**king-7. youtu.be/5wp6J4JDO6Y?...

Hey #ArtistFave15 fam 🙌 Last 3 songs for this round 😱 Yuri & I are loving the artists playlists coming together from all your amazing picks 😍🎶 Big 🙏🏽 for being a part of all the fun again 🥳 Can’t wait for your last 3 picks 🔥 💙💙 from @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social & moi 🤩

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | Book of Brilliant Things | 1984 @ no.4 “I thank you for the lightning that shoots up and sparkles in the rain ..” Wouldn’t have been out of place on New Gold Dream. It’s that damn good. youtu.be/Qh_p08_D7IU?...

Hey #powerpop aficionados! ICYMI or fancy another go, here’s your handy link to catch up on the very latest edition of 💥THE ALL-NEW SWEET SPOT💥 - which as ever features 21 box-fresh releases of a #powerpop persuasion … 👉 strangerradio.mixlr.com/recordings/2... @bigstirrecords.bsky.social

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | The American | 1981 @ no.5 “Here comes the son / The American son / In here the son shines so bright / Eyes blind / What do you know about this world anyway..” youtu.be/GUfHe4TdNIY?...

Thanks @profpop.bsky.social - for giving "Good Intentions" a spin today! And thanks for the good vibes you put out there from the U.K. and for doing what you do for indie artists! #Indieradio

Fire up your wireless! 💥THE ALL-NEW SWEET SPOT💥 takes flight in less than 15 of your Earth minutes .. and we’ve got a bumper harvest of great new music of a #powerpop persuasion for ya! Join our LIVESTREAM 👉 strangerradio.com

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #musicsky Simple Minds | Promised You A Miracle | 1982 @ no.6 Pop promise realised. “Belief is a beauty thing”. youtu.be/RxosLw9yT-E?...

Join us tomorrow for the last episode of 💥THE ALL-NEW SWEET SPOT💥 (.. for a while at least) Features great new music from Star Collector, Shake Some, Warm Coat, Shapes Like People, the DelCobras and more. We’re LIVE-STREAMING from 7.30pm (UK) / 2.30pm (ET) .. .. only on 📻 strangerradio.com

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #musicsky Simple Minds | I Travel | 1980 @ no.7 “Decadence and pleasure towns / Tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks and galleries ..” youtu.be/G5iW_RQ9RPQ?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #musicsky Simple Minds | Waterfront | 1983 @ no.8 OK. So it signalled that a brash, bold, and at times bombastic Minds was on the way. But for now, let’s just enjoy this euphoric return … youtu.be/LJ6ML7Jvn2w?...

Morning, Revolutionaries. ICYMI or (daringly) fancy another go, here’s your handy link to catch up on this month’s #COTR special - the Prof 💙x 👉 strangerradio.mixlr.com/recordings/2... @ianrose75.bsky.social @andymoorhouse.bsky.social @mirandakitten.bsky.social @geodrew.bsky.social

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Simple Minds | Theme for Great Cities | 1981 @ no.9 Does what it says on the tin. Cinematic, evocative. There are no words. Literally. youtu.be/6FfCxLvV2nc?...

.. and that’s yer lot for this #COTR covers special … 🙏 for listening … Back on Thu 4 December with what passes for a regulation issue #COTR … Take care, be nice to each other, kind to yourself & listen to your 💙 not the heartless - the Prof x 📻 strangerradio.com

Up next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED - more contemporary(-ish) covers of tracks from our era … 📻 strangerradio.com

Now and next on #COTR covers special - the “reverential” and the “re-imagined” … Listen LIVE and DIRECT >>> strangerradio.com

#NowPlaying on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - * Best Coast “Rhiannon” * Bat for Lashes “A Forest” Only on 📻 strangerradio.com

Now and next on #COTR - a couple of “re-imaginings” of disco bangers … Listen to our LIVESTREAM >>> strangerradio.com

Up next on our #COTR covers special - it’s Weezer, MCR and the Used … 📻 strangerradio.com

Up next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED - brace yourself for a brace of ABBA covers courtesy of Erasure and Blancmange … Listen LIVE and DIRECT >>> strangerradio.com

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Now and next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED - What say you about these two covers, Revolutionaries? 📻 strangerradio.com

Up next on #COTR - a couple of “re-imaginings” of synthpop classics from our era … Listen LIVE and DIRECT >>> strangerradio.com

Now and next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED - two more glamtastic covers for ya! Listen to the LIVESTREAM 👉 strangerradio.com

Now and next on #COTR - a Bowie cover and a Robert Palmer cover … Listen to our LIVESTREAM >>> strangerradio.com

Now and next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED - a brace of ELO covers … 📻 strangerradio.com

Now and next on #COTRReImagined - more top-drawer covers for ya! Listen LIVE and DIRECT >>> strangerradio.com

Welcome, Revolutionaries, to a #COTR special - featuring covers from “outside” our era of tracks originating from “inside” it. This is CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED .. kicking off with 2 covers of glam classics ⚡️⚡️ Listen to the LIVESTREAM >> strangerradio.com

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Coming up later today on 📻 strangerradio.com … Join us for an all-covers special edition of #COTR with a twist. @lippykidmusic.bsky.social @andymoorhouse.bsky.social @ianrose75.bsky.social @paulamt.bsky.social @kennybrown131.bsky.social @geodrew.bsky.social @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social

#ArtistFave15 Simple Minds | Glittering Prize | 1982 @ no.10 First of 4 entries in the top 10 - spoiler - from an LP whose unfashionable optimism and positivity really struck a chord with this then 16 year old. youtu.be/GQP0Kn4PwcY?...

#ArtistFave15 Simple Minds | The Signal and The Noise | 2018 @ no.11 “Somewhere out beneath the heavens and the atmosphere / Somewhere out among the silence there's a voice / There's a feeling that takes over and it has no fear”. Don’t call it a comeback. youtu.be/mK6LVCj_dRY?...

Hey, Revolutionaries! Not only will the Revolution be live-streamed, it’ll also kick off 5 minutes earlier than usual. Join us this Thursday for November’s edition of #COTR 📻 strangerradio.com @ianrose75.bsky.social @paulamt.bsky.social @ellibin.bsky.social @andymoorhouse.bsky.social

#ArtistFave15 Simple Minds | Up On The Catwalk | 1984 @ no.12 “Up on the catwalk and you dress in waistcoats / And got brilliantino and friends of Kim Philby / You float through the night time, like manna from heaven / But what do I know ..” Well, exactly. youtu.be/ZrA9Y0UM2vA?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | This Fear of Gods | 1980 @ no.13 Post-punk jam ✔️ Inspired by Jorge Luis Borge ✔️ Me neither ✔️ But it’s great ✔️ youtu.be/hdFbVklPTjE?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | Don’t You Forget About Me | 1985 @ no.14 Bit of an outlier, I know. But a great pop record. Don’t you @ me 😉 youtu.be/z8v84520W6s?...

Hey, Revolutionaries! A special edition of #COTR is heading your way! Join us this coming Thursday for ⚡️CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION: RE-IMAGINED⚡️ @paulamt.bsky.social @ianrose75.bsky.social @andymoorhouse.bsky.social @mirandakitten.bsky.social @geodrew.bsky.social Only on 📻 strangerradio.com

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Simple Minds | Sweat in Bullet | 1981 @ no.15 “Rolling and tumbling / Ambition in motion ..” And so it begins. youtu.be/v0YET2_r-68?...

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