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 ...

Chrissie Hynde was married to frontman Jim Kerr when Simple Minds was offered a song for a Hollywood soundtrack. He was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985.

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.

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 ...

As one of the founding members of Simple Minds way back in 1977, guitarist Charlie Burchill seems to be working as hard as ever with no sign of the band slowing down. Despite residing in Italy for ...

On 11th November Simple Minds will release SIMPLE MINDS ACOUSTIC via Caroline International. This follows several years in which the band has gone from strength-to-strength, becoming more relevant ...

When Simple Minds hit the stage at Wembley Arena tonight - finally kicking off their Covid delayed 40 Years Of Hits tour - one song is guaranteed to raise the roof. Even those who know little about ...

Then there were Simple Minds, perhaps one of the most severe ’80s cases when it comes to the story of exploratory early years ceding to massive pop success, and history’s ensuing decision to remember ...