No matter your age or musician affiliations, you’ve definitely heard “Video Killed The Radio Star”. It was a game-changer in new wave music, as well as the humble beginnings of MTV.
But unusually, danceable beats and hypnotic synths invade the archival footage of the final days of Saigon, when the U.S. government swooped in to resettle more than 120,000 refugees airlifted to ...
Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music ... 80s. The New Jersey native’s approach to the singer-songwriter genre was as innovative as it was impactful at the time. Much of new wave ...
and music television. While plenty of bands or artists from that decade are re-forming to make a little money off this retro obsession, other prominent groups from the '80s are still going strong.
I turn to other types of ‘80s music. Lo and behold. It’s obscure post-punk rather than new wave or UK metal that has caught me by surprise to my enduring delight. Here’s a sampler.