(CBS 11) - Simple Minds was a pop/rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, who were most active between 1985-1986. Members included: Jim Kerr (vocals), Charles Burchill (guitar, keyboards), Michael MacNeil ...

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 ...

When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club” — it wasn’t ...

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 ...

Mention Simple Minds to most music fans, and the first thing that most likely comes to mind is “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” The memorable song from the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club that went to No.

EXCLUSIVE: Not many bands can claim to have surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify for a single song. But Simple Minds is one of them. The Scottish group best known for their hit “Don’t You (Forget ...

When I am introduced to Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds’ guitarist, the first thing he asks me is, “Where are you from?” It’s a complicated question for me to answer, but it doesn’t surprise me that he ...

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 ...