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 ...

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.

Presented with the biggest hit they'd ever have, Simple Minds initially balked. "We are Simple Minds; we don't do songs that sound like Simple Minds," frontman Jim Kerr remembered saying. "We are ...

Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall starred in “The Breakfast Club.” Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock “In the UK, we ...

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

Simple Minds had one of the strangest trajectories for a popular band in the 1980s. They slowly grew in popularity, first breaking through with some minor hits and MTV exposure. The Scottish band then ...

Simple Minds is most often categorized and marketed as an ’80s new wave group. Yet, that’s very misleading, since this multiplatinum-selling band is about as straightforward rock ‘n’ roll as it gets, ...

Best known for their megahit ’80s anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)”—made famous in John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club—Simple Minds is one of the most iconic and influential Scottish bands in history.

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 ...

Jim Kerr and co went from second-rate punks to stadium-filling superstars – but along the way, there were some 80s art-rock landmarks The sight and sound of Simple Minds at Live Aid – Jim Kerr’s shirt ...