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Simple Minds is, of course, best known for its smash-hit connection to The Breakfast Club. The song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" shot to number one on the charts just as director John Hughes's ...
Concert Preview: Interview with Simple Minds co-founder Jim Kerr as the 1980s band brings its Alive & Kicking tour to Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park on June 7.
Simple Minds celebrate a transcendent career with uplifting art-rock The Scottish alternative rockers’ fortunes rocketed in 1985 with three major events that are commemorated on the Alive and ...
How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland’s Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era’s seminal teen ...
When it comes time to film the final scene, the original recording of Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” can be swapped out for the rendition Kelly Clarkson delivered on the Kelly ...
Get tickets to see Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Modern English in concert at Toyota Pavilion at Concord, Kia Forum in Los Angeles area.
It’s been 40 years since Simple Minds ascended to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” a song Kerr says they were initially reluctant to record when ...
DENVER — Simple Minds has announced plans for its biggest North American concert tour in four decades. The U.K. rock band announced a major tour of the United States and Canada on Monday morning ...
Jim Kerr of Simple Minds on the group's latest studio album, their 19th, 'Direction of the Heart,' returning to the stage and celebrating 45 years of Simple Minds.
Explore Long Island's deep connection with new wave music, featuring iconic bands like Simple Minds, The Cars and Wang Chung.
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Jim Kerr on how Simple Minds came back from the dead – ‘If you hang around long enough, you’re a classic’ After cult electro-pop status and Eighties smashes like ‘Don’t You (Forget ...