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Simple Minds did not write Don’t You… Frontman Jim Kerr has described it as “a gift” that fell into their laps. Written by ...
Iconic '80s band Simple Minds sat down with the Press ahead of their June 13 concert at Jones Beach to reflect on 40 years of success.
Scottish rockers Simple Minds got into the studio with Jimmy Iovine and made one of the great albums of the '80s ...
Explore Long Island's deep connection with new wave music, featuring iconic bands like Simple Minds, The Cars and Wang Chung.
All things considered, Once Upon A Time did all right for Simple Minds. Released in 1985, it topped the UK album charts, produced a string of hit singles and helped establish them in the US. Once Upon ...
The Scottish rock band delivered a dynamic two-hour set on Friday night at Acrisure Arena, despite some empty seats.
And yet, that’s exactly what three members of Simple Minds managed to do when the Scottish rock band brought their “Alive & ...
The group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Once Upon a Time” — the album that, with massive help from “Don’t You ...
It created a wave of popularity that was large enough to make Simple Minds’ next album Once Upon a Time a smash hit. Kenny Hyslop’s time as Simple Minds’ drummer was brief; he played on ...
Simple Minds announced they’re striking out on a huge North American tour in honor of the 40th anniversary of their seminal album “Once Upon A Time” that spawned the hits “Alive and ...
The success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” paved the way for another Simple Minds hit, “Alive and Kicking,” from the group’s “Once Upon a Time” album, later in 1985. And “Don ...
When I am introduced to Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds’ guitarist ... “Every time we played, people would go crazy. I wish everybody could, even once, feel as we get to feel, even before ...