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

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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

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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

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...FAUN (ex-Frumious Bandersnatch) "S/T" (1968 Lp)http://redtelephone66.blogspot.com::Viva:: said...# The Buzzcocks - Sports Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom - 05/20/1978. Soundboard @320.# Emerson Lake & Powell - Glens Falls Civi... more info

NME — Simple Minds have announced details of their new album, to be released this May. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Roberto said... Today at Station Approach: Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) Massive Attack – Blue Lines R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant The House of Love – Babe... [Visit the bl... more info

JamBase — Words by: Bill Clifford | Images by: Robert Chapman Ha Ha The Moose :: 12.06.08 :: Sullivan Hall :: New York, NY Jim Loughlin (aka Sludge) :: 12.06 Side projects allow musicians the freedom to indulge in some of their favorite songs that they mig... more info