There was a common trajectory for the great new wave artists of the '80s. With many of them having come out of punk in the '70s, their beginnings were often more avant-garde than they might be given ...

“We just wanted to make the most glorious sounding thing we could.” “It’s gotta feel like old Simple Minds, but it’s also gotta feel like new Simple Minds.” Digital Trends rang across the Pond to ...

Even with my never-ending obsession with music from the early '80s, it's a pretty rare opportunity when I get the chance to write anything about my favorites from that era. Last week, one of those ...

For most Americans, the Scottish rock group Simple Minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, “Don't You (Forget About Me),” from the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.

Mention Simple Minds to most music fans, and the first thing that most likely comes to mind is “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” The memorable song from the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club that went to No.

The enthusiasm of youth is a wonderful part of rock ‘n’ roll, and one of the things that makes the genre evergreen. But to have that passion after decades as a band, to be true believers in the powers ...

Simple Minds is heading out on their biggest tour in nearly four decades, and you don’t want to miss it. The Scottish band will tour all May and June, and they are making sure to stop in Holmdel at ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Dates get underway May 16 at Ridgefield, WA’s Cascades Amphitheater and then ...

Five songs into their set, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr smiled at the audience and said, after taking a deep breath, “We’re exhausted already!” He was kidding, of course, though it would be ...

Thirty years ago next week, Simple Minds' Jim Kerr got the call that Don't You (Forget About Me) hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Kerr was in the south of France working on new music, ...

The legendary Scottish rock band has a new documentary 'Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible' The documentary 'Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible' details the history of the legendary Scottish rock ...