New Wave

New Wave Pop Synth 

The Meaning of Love: Depeche Mode’s A Broken Frame at 40

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, A Broken Frame, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Martin Gore, See You, Vince Clarke, Yaz

How the band sidestepped doom and started a new chapter

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New Wave Pop Rock 

He Traveled the World and the Seven Seas: Dave Stewart at 70

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, David A. Stewart, Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), The Eurythmics

Looking back on the career of the legendary Eurythmics guitarist

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Films New Wave Punk Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Giving the Kids a Voice: Fast Times at Ridgemont High at 40 

September 1, 2022September 4, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, CHEAP TRICK, Elvis Costello, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicolas Cage, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus, Sean Penn, The Go-Gos, Van Halen

A look back at the book, the movie and the soundtrack 

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Alternative Rock Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Indie Rock New Wave Pop Records Rock 

ALBUMS: August 2022 In Review

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, Atlantic Records, Bleed Out, Fueled By Ramen, Julia Jacklin, Merge Records, Mountain Goats, Panic! At the Disco, Polyvinyl Records, PRE PLEASURE, Viva Las Vengeance

New LPs by Julia Jacklin, Panic! At The Disco and The Mountain Goats are in order for late summer

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adblock Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Glenn Tilbrook Squeezes Into 65

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2015, 2022, 65th birthday, Argybargy, Babylon and On, Chris Difford, Cool For Cats, Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, interview, New Wave, Paul McCartney, Squeeze, The Beatles, The Deathray Davies, The Kinks

Read a previously unpublished interview with the New Wave legend

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Dance Dance Rock Electronic New Wave Pop Synth 

The Perfect Kiss: New Order’s Substance at 35

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1987, Bernard Sumner, Bizarre Love Triangle, Blue Monday, Ceremony, Factory Records, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Substance, Temptation, The Perfect Kiss, True Faith

Looking back on the anthology that chronicled the group’s ascent from despair to dancefloor greatness

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New Wave Pop Pub Rock Rock 

And You’ll Hum This Tune Forever: Dexys Midnight Runners’ Too-Rye-Ay at 40

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Blue Ox Babes, Come On Eileen, Dexys Midnight Runners, Elvis Costello, Kevin Archer, Kevin Rowland, The Bureau, The Chieftains, The Style Council, TKO Horns, Too-Rye-Ay, Van Morrison

There’s so much more to this album than “Come On Eileen”

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Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk 

LISTEN: Vermont’s THUS LOVE Release New Track “Family Man”

August 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brattleboro, Captured Tracks, Echo Mars, Family Man, Lu Racine, Mike Sniper, Nathaniel van Osdol, THUS LOVE, Vermont

Debut album, Memorial, comes out on Captured Tracks this fall

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Alternative Rock New Wave Rock 

The Time Has Come: Midnight Oil’s Diesel and Dust at 35

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 1987, 35th Anniversary, Aborigines, Australia, Beds Are Burning, Bones Hillman, Columbia Records, Diesel and Dust, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Peter Gifford, Rob Hirst, The Dead Heart

Looking back on the Australian band’s most successful LP

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Elvis Costello: The Boy Comes Back To Boston

August 18, 2022August 19, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Boston, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Nicole Atkins

The New Wave legend is on tour with longtime cohort Nick Lowe through August

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New Wave Pop Rock 

When Don Henley Flew Solo: I Can’t Stand Still at 40

August 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Danny Kortchmar, Dirty Laundry, Don Henley, Eagles, I Can't Stand Still, JD Souther, Johnny Can't Read, Paddy Moloney, Russ Kunkel, Steve Porcaro, The Chieftains, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back on the Eagles drummer’s debut LP

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Taste It: Welcome To Wherever You Are by INXS at 30

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, Andrew Farriss, Atlantic Records 1992, Garry Gary Beers, INXS, John Farriss, Kurt Pengilly, Michael Hutchence, Tim Farriss, Welcome To Wherever You Are

Reflecting on the Australian rock greats’ most underrated album

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Indie Rock New Wave Pop Synth 

WATCH: doubleVee Isn’t Taking Questions

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Allan Vest, Barb Vest, doubleVee, Oklahoma, Starlight Mints, The Question's Closed, Treat Her Strangely

The latest single from Allan and Barb Vest comes ahead of their new LP Treat Her Strangely

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Alternative Rock New Wave Synth 

WATCH: Child Seat Goes “Off With A Bang”

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Bad Holiday, Bizou, Built To Spill, Child Seat, Deap Vally, Jeff Schroeder, Josiah Mazzaschi, Light FM, Madeleine Mathews, MAWD, Rilo Kiley, Smashing Pumpkins, The Jesus and the Mary Chain

The Los Angeles-based synthwave duo’s debut LP arrives on August 5th

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New Wave Post-Punk Punk 

…And Don’t The Kids Just Love Television Personalities

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments ...And Don’t The Kids Just Love It, 1981, 2022, BBC, Benjamin Berton, Dan Treacy, Daniel Treacy, Dreamworld: The Fabulous Life of Daniel Treacy and his Band Television Personalities, John Lennon, London, Margaret Thatcher, Television Personalities, The Avengers, Ventil Verlag

Read an excerpt from author Benjamin Berton’s Dreamworld: The Fabulous Life of Daniel Treacy and his Band Television Personalities

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