Guardian Music — What's delaying Dr Dre's new album? And why's he hanging out at the mall with David Guetta, Will.I.Am and some bloke who used to produce Simple Minds? We score a rare appointment with the hip-hop legend to find outWith a reputation that precedes him,... more info

What's delaying Dr Dre's new album? And why's he hanging out at the mall with David Guetta, Will.I.Am and some bloke who used to produce Simple Minds? We score a rare appointment with the hip-hop legend to find outWith a reputation that precedes him,... more info

Guardian Music — These lads write blue-collar belters that evoke the badlands of Bruce Springsteen's America. So, a typical London band then ...Hometown: London.The lineup: Bobby Cook (vocals), Jack Cook (guitar), Colin Straton (bass), Graham Smith (drums), Nick Mill... more info

VH1 News — Death Cab for Cutie discussed their Critics' Choice Movie Awards tribute to John Hughes. The band will perform Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in honor of the late director. more info

The Vinyl Villain — It's been a few weeks since this series was last featured, what with Xmas Day and New Year's Day falling on Fridays. For the sake of any new readers, the idea is to use the postings on Fridays to feature some great 45s by Scottish singers and bands. ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Following Simple Minds' recent ‘Graffiti Soul' European tour, Concert Online is pleased to announce the release of the Simple Minds “Gold Edition” USB tour stick. With 8GB of storage space, the “Gold E... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I don't say thank you enough to those folk out there who quietly encourage me to keep the blog going on the days and indeed weeks when I cant be arsed and it all feels a bit of a chore. It doesn't happen all that often, but some days when work gets a... more info

The Music Fix — Gig Review: 'Support act, my arse' says Andy McClusky. Gary K sees the 80s electro-pop tables turned more info

Guardian Music — Arena, NewcastleTheir 80s heydays aside, you might be wondering why on earth these two bands are touring together – especially since teaming up two of the decade's big names hasn't swelled the crowds. Thirty years after they signposted the fu... more info

NME - Festivals — Isle Of Wight has a reputation as being pretty safe and middle-of-the-road – in recent years they've had The Rolling Stones, Simple Minds, Neil Young. The 2010 bash, though, is looking like being one of the more rock n'roll dates in the festival c... more info