Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Known as one of the best "live" rock'n'roll bands in the world, Simple Minds have announced the UK leg of their forthcoming "Graffiti Soul World Tour". The seven UK concerts will coincide with the anticipated release of... more info

Gigwise — It kicks off in November... more info

NME — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark will support them on the jaunt more info

Guardian Music — The folkie from Fife relives the tracks that have dragged him on to the dancefloor. Warning: following these moves may injure passers byIn 1981, aged 14, I started "going out dancing". Or, rather, going out to down a mixture of Pomagne and Merrydown ... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' contestant's upbeat interpretation of Don Henley song belies its dark content.By Gil Kaufman Kris Allen Photo: Chris Cuffaro/ Fox Kris Allen could have picked from thousands of songs released during the year of his birth, 1... more info

Gigwise — New additions are confirmed... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Just Announced ! Simple Minds, The Pigeon Detectives, The Script, Goldie Lookin Chain, Judy Collins and Arno Carstens join the tremedous main stage line up for Sunday, June 14th at the Isle of Wight Festival 2009. This... more info

NME — It's their first time at the legendary bash more info

The Telegraph Blog — In my article about reunions today, I erroneously suggested that Simple Minds had broken up and reformed. In fact, they have kept going in one form or another for 32 years, through highs and lows. N... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Crap StackHere at Spinner, we receive more CDs than we can possibly listen to. Sadly, many of them, whether good or bad, get consigned to The Crap Stack, where they languish until they're eventually carted off to become shiny silver ... more info