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 ...

Mass success looked increasingly attainable for Simple Minds during the early-to-mid 1980s, with albums such as New Gold ...

With live music off the table for nearly two years, the period of early quarantine amidst pandemic became a creative time for Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, who set to work on the group’s 19th studio ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Simple Minds release "Vision Thing", the first track to be taken from the band's ...

Jim Kerr has no problem saying that when he and guitarist Charlie Burchill formed Simple Minds in Glasgow they had no idea the band would still be a) together and b) putting out new music 45 years ...

Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...

Lest you forget about them, ’80s New Wave icons Simple Minds have announced a new album, Direction of the Heart, and shared its first single, “Vision Thing.” Direction of the Heart is due out October ...

It's 1985, the Breakfast Club is in the Cinema and its theme song, 'Don't You Forget About Me', has just helped break Simple Minds in America. The most successful moment in their career is regarded by ...

Formed in 1977 in Glasgow from the roots of short-lived punk band Johnny & the Self-Abusers, Simple Minds released their ...

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