Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...

Many songs contributed to rock in the '80s, but the three below were major players. Revisit these three songs, all released ...

'80s New Wave Band Clears Up Decades-Long Mystery About Hit Song Lyrics originally appeared on Parade. If you're a fan of 1980s music, then you probably immediately start singing along when the song ...

For kids in the 1980s, their parents probably hated new wave. Imagine little Jimmy coming home with a Devo record. What. Is. This? Awesome is what it is. And if you were an 80s kid, you most certainly ...

The ’80s were a great time for one-hit wonders, as the advent of MTV yielded countless flash-in-the-pan chart-toppers complete with visually striking videos and catchy, synthesizer-driven sounds. One ...

New wave got its start in the late '70s with flinty records by Elvis Costello, Graham Parker and Joe Jackson, then was refined into the new decade by forward-thinkers like the Cars, Roxy Music, Gary ...

From Lady Donli to Daramola, we have curated special sounds for the season. So the Sallah holiday is close, and trust me, the only thing that occupies my brain these days is how I would become the ...

Can you guess the 1979 song from just one lyric? The year 1979 marked a turning point in pop music, standing at the intersection of the 70s’ disco trend and the innovative nature of the 80s. It was an ...