Guardian Music — The folk singer’s Edinburgh festival show reinterprets classic and cult Caledonian gems close to her heart, like Big Country’s melancholic anthems and Cocteau Twins’ filthy futurismOf all the 80s pop artists that Scotland spawned... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: The Gaslight Anthem, Mitski, Mastodon/Dinosaur Jr, Gorillaz, Jawbreaker, Body/Head, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and more tour announcements. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: A Perfect Circle, Car Seat Headrest, Judas Priest, Steez Day, Guided by Voices, The Horrors, Code Orange, Okkervil River, Joan of Arc, Simple Minds, Gary Numan, and more tickets on sale. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Simple Minds, Gary Numan, Dr. Dog/(Sandy) Alex G, Joan of Arc, and more NYC-area shows on sale today. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Simple Minds, who released their 18th album Walk Between Worlds back in February, have just announced a fall North American tour. On all dates of the tour, they'll play two full sets that span their entire career. Continue reading… more info

NME — Don't you forget about them... Jim Kerr and Arcade Fire Arcade Fire marked the end of their UK tour last night by joining forces with Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr at …Continue reading » The post Watch Arcade Fire join forces with Simple Mindsâ€... more info

JamBase — Watch Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr lead Arcade Fire through "Don't You (Forget About Me)" on Monday night in Scotland. The post Arcade Fire Welcomes Jim Kerr For Simple Minds Hit In Glasgow appeared first on JamBase. more info

Guardian Music — Barrowland, GlasgowA less blokey lineup sounds modern and impressively energised, while Jim Kerr sings with innate confidenceIn a crammed hometown venue you suspect they could fill twice over with friends and family alone, Simple Minds are throwing a... more info

Stereogum — There was a common trajectory for the great new wave artists of the '80s. With many of them having come out of punk in the '70s, their beginnings were often more avant-garde than they might be given credit for, visionary collisions of post-punk and v... more info

Popdose — If there is anything holding the album back, it’s the insistence on a radio-friendly unit shifter. more info