Simple Minds

Simple Minds — Black & White 050505

Simple Minds fans know by now that no number of years, personnel changes or passing musical fads is going to change the band's signature sound. And while Jim Kerr and company may not have had a spark of real creative inspiration since the '80s, they're still good for the odd gloom-rock anthem. True to form, first single "Home" sounds...
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Simple Minds - Black & White 050505

I Read The News Today... For May 18, 2010

Guitar Hero 6 will feature music from Black Sabbath, Metallica and Queen. But you won't be able to play as Paul Stanley, Tony Iommi or Kirk Hammett, since playable characters are getting the boot this time around. (Thanks a lot, Courtney Love.) —1UP Want to spot all the annoying hipsters in your city in the same place on one night? Head out to...
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Death Cab For Cutie — "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds Cover)

Death Cab For Cutie paid tribute to late film director John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles) at the 2010 Critics Choice Awards on Friday (Jan. 15) night with a cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)." The track originally appeared on the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club.
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Death Cab For Cutie Pay Tribute To John Hughes With Simple Minds Cover

Is the Twilight franchise this decade's version of Molly Ringwald films? Good God, we hope not, but in any case, Death Cab — who leant their talents to the New Moon soundtrack last year — are big fans of late director John Hughes. The filmmaker, who passed away last year and who helmed '80s classics like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pretty In Pink...
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Pumping: Simple Minds — Graffiti Soul

What happened to the old Simple Minds? You know, The Breakfast Club-era Simple Minds? This just sounds like a poor man's U2, especially the Neil Young cover. I mean... really?!
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