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Formed in 1977 by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds (hailing from Glasgow, Scotland) were previously known as Johnny And The Self Abusers. Under that name they released one single (Saints ...

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May of 1985. With a U.S. hit finally in hand, the band needed an encore. By Glenn Peoples It was 1985 and Simple Minds were in ...

Simple Minds' seventh album, the worldwide multiplatinum hit Once Upon a Time, will celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year with an expanded five-CD Deluxe Edition. The 1985 LP arrived just ...

Simple Minds is still very much an active band. In fact, its 20th studio album is in motion, according to frontman Jim Kerr. But this year, the Scottish group is enjoying the 40th anniversary of an ...

Consider 2025 a victory lap of sorts for Simple Minds. In 1985, the Scottish outfit played Live Aid in Philadelphia and released Once Upon a Time, the band’s seventh studio album and one that yielded ...

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 ...