The year is 2022. The year is 1978. On January 17, Simple Minds release ‘Act Of Love’ as a one-off single to mark the anniversary of the band’s very first performance – at Glasgow’s Satellite...
JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD’s forthcoming album EVEN IN EXILE will be accompanied by a three-part podcast series. INSPIRED BY JARA delves into the world of Chilean musician and activist Victor Jara and his enduring cultural influence...
I remember listening to this album in my bedroom as a 14-year old kid in 1989. It was the first Simple Minds album that really hooked me - quite a departure from the likes of...
On 6th March, UMC will release a box set of Simple Minds’ 1989 album, Street Fighting Years. Produced by Trevor Horn (and Stephen Lipson), Street Fighting Years was the band’s fourth number one album in...
On 1st November, Simple Minds will release 40: THE BEST OF – 1979-2019, a new compilation album covering all 40 years of the legendary band Simple Minds recording career. It captures their early experimentation, cross...
Rock veterans Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill are on top form in this live double-album release from Simple Minds. Live albums and decent live albums at that can be challenging to pull off. 'Live in...
On September 24th legendary New Wave artisans Simple Minds kicked off the North American leg of their Walk Between Worlds tour at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA. The US tour is proof...
On 2nd February 2018, Simple Minds will release Walk Between Worlds, Their first album of new material since 2014's Big Music. It is a relatively concise affair, with its eight tracks rocketing past in 42 minutes....
Simple Minds continues to kick against the idea that bands with 40+ years clocked on the odometer should be limited to the legacy tour circuit; releasing lacklustre albums that are pale imitations of their classics....
Simple Minds today release MAGIC, the first single to be taken from their new album WALK BETWEEN WORLDS, out 2nd February on BMG. MAGIC finds Simple Minds at their most instant and anthemic best. It’s...
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