In America at least, Simple Minds will probably forever be most identified with “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” but they also had quite a few hits before and after that song (“Waterfront,” “Promised You a Miracle,” “Alive and Kicking,” etc). Though their line-up has changed and there have been gaps between new albums, Simple Minds […]
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Real Life
Australia’s Real Life had a huge synth pop hit with “Send Me An Angel” and are also known for tracks such as “Catch Me I’m Falling” and “God Tonight.” Problems with their record label led to a period of inactivity in the early/mid 1990’s, but in 1997 Real Life returned with the album “Happy,” and […]
Information Society
Information Society are best known for their freestyle hit “Running” and the synth pop classic “What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy).” The third album, “Peace And Love, Inc” (1992) would prove to be their last with their original core line-up for over 20 years. Frontman Kurt Harland continued with the Information Society name for 1997’s […]
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby is one of many artists whose initial success was closely tied to the rise of the music video in the early 80’s. In fact, the video for his hit “She Blinded Me With Science” was actually conceived before the song. “I begged my record company to give me the budget to make a […]