How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland’s Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era’s seminal teen dramedy The ...

Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...

Simple Minds' Alive and Kicking Tour 2025 is their largest in North America since 1986. Jim Kerr reveals the story behind "Don't You (Forget About Me)," the song of a generation 40 years ago. Here's ...

Simple Minds is embarking on its most extensive U.S. tour in 40 years, and San Diego is on its itinerary. The Scottish rock band, best known for its international chart-topping 1985 hit, “Don’t You ...

The Breakfast Club. Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. All staples of the '80s teen movie scene. But why do we love them so? When most people of a certain age think of the '80s, music probably ...

“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” was the perfect song to end a teen movie that gets audiences all in their feels. The ending scene of The Breakfast Club is so iconic as the kids leave detention and say ...

It’s time to report back to Shermer High for detention. John Hughes’ 1985 high school movie for the ages turned 40 this year, and the film is returning to theaters just in time for back-to-school.

Jim Kerr is on a Zoom call from Los Angeles a few days out from Simple Minds embarking on their biggest tour of the United States and Canada since 1986. “Honestly, we're thrilled,” Kerr enthuses.