With unforgettable fashions and especially with the rise of MTV, many new wave acts became like a second skin for listeners.

Not many songs can boast being a chart-topper, one-hit wonder, and mini music history lesson all at once, but this one can.

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, one would have been hard-pressed to say that the then-burgeoning punk and new wave rock scenes would define both decades (although you can have disco prominent in the mid ...

Is the spontaneous expression of devotion, nostalgia, and collective cultural memory something to be viewed with suspicion?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1980s New Wave legends are celebrating their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, saying their late lead singer would be “proud.

1980s New Wave legends are celebrating their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, saying their late lead singer would be “proud.” In an interview with Billboard, INXS co-founder Andrew Farriss ...

A generation-defining teen movie turns 40, and its iconic soundtrack is still the ultimate throwback mixtape of the 1980s.

A new musical will receive a West End workshop presentation. Smalltown Boy is a jukebox musical set to the iconic songs of the 1980s New Wave era, featuring 22 iconic tracks, including the title song, ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, and it mixes pop, rap, metal, R&B and more.

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