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Proof that the genre mattered as much in Glasgow tower blocks as it did in English universities, Jim Kerr and co drew Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Steve Hillage in with their “combination of rock, trance and this dark futuristic thing”
Buying guide Producer Steve Lillywhite has his fingerprints all over a number of top rock, post-punk, new wave and art-rock albums
John Hughes' 80s teen movies were the kiss of death for every band they featured
The epic story of Simple Minds, the Scottish rock band who conquered the world
The pair roped in the Scottish rockers for some football-style chanting when they found themselves working in the studio next door
As the 80s dawned, Simple Minds were in crisis. But, believing that life was without limits, they recorded the album New Gold Dream and the dream became reality
Bassist explains new wave outfit were massive Genesis fans when they started out – and he used to sing the whole of Foxtrot while working as a painter and decorator
There's a new Simple Minds documentary coming, and it helps explain where things went right and wrong for the Glasgow band
