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Simple Minds

Simple Minds - 1980's

Vomit and illusions of grandeur: The story of Simple Minds’ greatest hit

High and mighty.

Lauren Hunter
Mar 27, 2026
Essential overlooked gems- The five best Blondie B-sides and unreleased tracks

From Blondie to Joan Jett: Five artists who didn’t write their biggest hit

Secret songwriters.

Kelly Murphy
Mar 4, 2026
Chrissie Hynde - Simple Minds - Split

“Why not?”: How Chrissie Hynde saved Simple Minds from sabotaging their greatest success

Always listen to your better half.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 4, 2026
Simple Minds - 2024

Simple Minds discuss their five favourite songs to perform live

Essential to any Simple Minds show.

Val Barone
Sep 11, 2025
Cocteau Twins - 1980s

How did Cocteau Twins get their name?

The surprising truth.

Lauren Hunter
Aug 6, 2025
Bono - U2 - Singer - Musician - Activist - 2023

How Simple Minds became the unsung pioneers behind U2’s rise, according to Bono

The beginnings of another musical legend.

Tim Coffman
May 24, 2025
Bono - U2 - Singer - Musician - Activist - 2023

“Great hope”: The band Bono said inspired U2’s sound more than any other in the 1980s

Makes a lot of sense.

Arun Starkey
Sep 3, 2024
Billy Idol - 1984 - Far Out Magazine

The smash hit song Billy Idol turned down

Other major artists were also approached to perform this hit.

Kelly Murphy
Nov 12, 2023
Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) in AVRO's TopPop (Dutch television show) in 1973

The classic 1980s song that Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde and Billy Idol rejected

An era-defining classic.

Jordan Potter
Jun 28, 2023

Robert Smith’s hilarious response to playing a show with Simple Minds

Interesting.

Arun Starkey
Sep 15, 2022

The five greatest songs written about Andy Warhol

A pop art sensation.

Jordan Potter
Aug 6, 2022
Five songs inspired by Nelson Mandela

Five songs inspired by Nelson Mandela

Songs inspired by a Black history icon.

Jordan Potter
Feb 11, 2022

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