30 Sep, 2005 Jim Kerr: My Life In Travel
'I like fringe places. Sicily is almost in Africa and you can feel it' First holiday memory? When I was five, my parents took me to Bray in Ireland. We...
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29 Sep, 2005 Black & White 050505 Review
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...
24 Sep, 2005 Simple Pleasures
Simple Minds' Jim Kerr reveals what gets him through the day. Morning Has Broken. At the risk of sounding a ponce, when I get up I listen to The Lark...
13 Sep, 2005 Simple Minds at The Venue
Simple Minds have been around since time immemorial or so it seems – the bar tonight, chock-a-block with competition winners who apparently hadn’t seen the band for 20...
12 Sep, 2005 Black & White 050505 Out Today
The new Album released today. Details below: Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. Engineers : Arjen Mensigna & Michiel Hoogenboezem. Mixed By Bob Clearmountain @ MixThis Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted...
12 Sep, 2005 Black & White 050505 – A Return to Form
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...
05 Sep, 2005 Simple Minds Exclusive Gig at King Tuts
Simple Minds performed exclusively for Clyde 1 at the renowned King Tut's in Glasgow, especially for 200 lucky Radio Clyde winners. They played tracks from their new album,...
04 Sep, 2005 Home Single Out Tomorrow
Home Single Out Tomorrow. Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. 5" CD Single. 01. Home (Radio Edit) (4.05) Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. Engineers : Arjen Mensigna & Michiel Hoogenboezem. Mixed...
02 Sep, 2005 Charlie Burchill on the choice of tour venues
Regarding the recently announced Simple Minds concert dates, guitarist Charlie Burchill has explained the thinking behind the choice of venues. Speaking from Germany this week, Charlie said: “...
02 Sep, 2005 Interview on BBC Breakfast Show
"We wanted to make an album once again that was full of dramatic and atmospheric pop music", says the band's front-man and founder Kerr. "We felt that we needed...
31 Aug, 2005 Jim Kerr on Breakfast TV
Simple Minds front man Jim Kerr is to make a TV appearance on the Breakfast Show on BBC1 between 6.15am & 9.00am on September 02 2005. Plus a...
14 Aug, 2005 iTunes Single Release
Simple Minds release a 1 track Digital single through Apple iTunes. Details below: Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. 01. Too Much Television (4.15) Words & Music By Sean Kelly. Produced By...