Synth

Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock Synth 

Body Stuff Masks Up for ‘Hysteria’

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Body Stuff, Body Stuff 5, Curran Reynolds, Hysteria, Justin Pearson, Martin Rev, New York City, The Chain

New album, Body Stuff 5, out Oct. 16

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Pop Synth 

Soft Cell to Release Final Studio LP

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Danceteria, Dave Ball, Marc Almond, Republic of Music, Soft Cell

Danceteria due out Sept. 25

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New Wave Pop Synth Techno 

New Order In Flux

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments (the best of) New Order, (the rest of) New Order, 1994, 1995, 2026, Armand Van Helden, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Paul Oakenfold, Peter Hook, Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris

Founding members step away as expanded ‘Best Of’ emerges  

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Pop Synth 

He Wrote the Book Of Love

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1986, Book Of Love, Depeche Mode, Jade Lee, Lauren Roselli, Rhino Entertainment, Susan Ottaviano, Ted Jensen, Ted Ottaviano

A Pride Parade interview with synthpop pioneer Ted Ottaviano

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New Wave Pop Synth 

The Human League Spans ‘Generations’

May 30, 2026 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments a, Alison Moyet, Dare, Heaven 17, Joanne Catherall, Philip Oakey, Soft Cell, Susan Ann Sulley, The Human League

Philip Oakey talks about the new wave legends’ tour with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet

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Films Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores Synth 

John Carpenter Escapes to New York

October 15, 2025 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2025, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, Halloween, John Carpenter, Knockdown Center, Lost Themes, New York, Queens, They Live

Septuagenarian horror master brings his film music to life in Queens

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Heavy Metal Synth 

Brann Dailor and Core Atoms Talk Arcadea’s The Exodus of Gravity

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 Rob Duguay 0 Comments Arcadea, Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Core Atoms, Relapse Records, The Exodus of Gravity, The The

Mastodon drummer and friend bring metal one step into the new wave

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Pop Soul Synth 

How Scritti Politti Went From Communism to Commercialism

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Melody Esme 3 Comments 40th Anniversary, A.G. Cook, Cupid & Psyche 85, David Gamson, Green Gartside, Marcus Miller, Scritti Politti

Looking back on 40 years of the pop group’s studio masterpiece Cupid & Psyche 85

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Alternative Rock Rock Synth 

WATCH: MOTO SOLO Shares ‘There’s Another Way’

January 22, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Bobby Tamkin, Hovercraft, Michael Shuman, MOTO SOLO, Queens of the Stone Age, The Warlocks, There's Another Way, Xu Xu Fang

Debut album from group featuring members of Xu Xu Fang and QOTSA out later this year

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Indie Rock New Wave Pop Synth 

Seattle Synth Rockers Aqueduct to Release First LP Power Ballads on Streaming Services

May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aqueduct, Ben Gibbard, David Terry, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Oklahoma, Power Ballads, Seattle, The Starlight Mints, Tulsa, Washington

Listen to a song ahead of its July 26th digital debut

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Hard Rock Rock Synth 

Ease The Seat Back: Van Halen’s 1984 at 40

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Hot For Teacher, I'll Wait, Jump, Michael Anthony, Panama, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Looking back on the original lineup’s final studio album

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New Wave Pop Rock Synth 

When The Machines Rock: Gary Numan At 65

March 8, 2023March 13, 2023 Jim Sullivan 6 Comments “Down in the Park, ” Tubeway Army, 65th birthday, Are 'Friends' Electric?, Cars, Gary Numan, My Name Is Ruin, Savage, Synthesizers, The Pleasure Principle

Honoring the genius of a New Wave icon

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Indie Rock Progressive Rock Rock Synth Uncategorized 

Blessed Be Thy Name of Canada’s Best Modern Band

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Blessed, Circuitous, Deftones, Drew Riekman, Greg Obis, interview, John Congleton, The 1975, The Mars Volta

Singer/guitarist Drew Riekman talks about the Vancouver group’s excellent new album Circuitous

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Bruce Electronic Folk Pop Rock Synth 

Tougher Than The Rest: Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love at 35

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Against Me!, Bon Iver, Brilliant Disguise, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Low Cut Connie, Phosphorescent, Prince, Sharon Van Etten, Ted Leo, the Front Bottoms, the Gaslight Anthem, The Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus, Tougher Than The Rest, Tunnel Of Love

Celebrating the ’80s Boss album that sounds most like 2022

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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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