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Black & White 050505 Review. The ‘80s are back. A result of nostalgia and commercialism, the musical revival is now in full swing. Bands like Duran Duran have re-formed and are touring to the delight of thirty-something moms and their teenage daughters.  The New new wave...

Simple Minds Go 'Black & White' On New CD. With new wave revivalists like The Killers and The Bravery storming the U.S. charts, first wavers Simple Minds have picked a splendid time to drop their first all-new studio album in three years. Due September 13th in...

Simple Minds are back on European Charts. The album was released September 12th throughout Europe on Sanctuary and entered the Billboard European Top 100 Albums chart at No. 16 September 22nd Its strongest showing has been in Germany, where it debuted at No. 6 on the...

If any cure has been found for reviewer's block, surely this latest Simple Minds album is comparable to it. Seldom does a writer feel bombarded with an overwhelming degree of angles in which to review an album. The most obvious pre-review consideration is the release...

Black & White 050505 - A Return to Form One of Scotland's most successful bands, they defined a generation, have scored over twenty Top 20 hits in a career spanning nearly three decades. They have sold over thirty million records, had five Number 1 albums, a...