Simple Minds news

SIMPLE Minds remain one of the most successful and influential bands to grace the popular music scene and in ‘X5’, their six CD boxset out this week, we can chart their progress from finding their voice on 1979’s Life In A Day, through the Eurotrance and art rock experimentation of Empires and Dance (1980) to their ascent to pop success in 1982’s New Gold Dream.

SIMPLE Minds remain one of the most successful and influential bands to grace the popular music scene and in ‘X5’, their six CD boxset out this week, we can chart their progress from finding their voice on 1979’s Life In A Day, through the Eurotrance and art rock experimentation of Empires and Dance (1980) to their ascent to pop success in 1982’s New Gold Dream.

Humans have always had a very strong relationship with animals. More... “Walked down the track, to the old railroad track The days are dark and the road is long....” — This is Your Land, Simple Minds A quick-witted wag writing to the National Post letters’ page (Feb. 29), Anthony P.

Bat For Lashes, Simple Minds, Laura Marling, Buena Vista Social Club, Metronomy, SBTRKT, Janelle Monáe, Amadou & Mariam and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are also on the bill.

Names already confirmed include Bon Iver, Wild Beasts, The Horrors, Metronomy, White Lies, Laura Marling, Richard Hawley and Janelle Monae. Veterans Daryl Hall, Thomas Dolby and Simple Minds will also perform over the weekend.

Simple Minds is going back to its origins more than three decades ago.

GLASGOW favourites Simple Minds were in town on Saturday to play a special gig dedicated to their first five albums. The band, famed for hits such as ‘Alive and Kicking’ and ‘Promised You a Miracle’ played to a packed out Barrowlands.

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SIMPLE Minds remain one of the most successful and influential bands to grace the popular music scene and in ‘X5’, their six CD boxset out this week, we can chart their progress from finding their voice on 1979’s Life In A Day, through the Eurotrance and art rock experimentation of Empires and Dance (1980) to their ascent to pop success in 1982’s New Gold Dream.

SCOTTISH GREATS Simple Minds are set to play at Glasgow Barrowlands this Saturday (February 25). The concert will give fans a chance to see them perform material from their first five albums.

In Room 849, in the somewheresville hotel, London, Jim Kerr picks up the telephone. It’s been a busy day for the Scottish singer with Simple Minds; there have been meetings and then interviews, interviews, interviews.