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Classix Nouveaux

How Ultravox Created The ’80s With Vienna

August 5, 2020March 24, 2022 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Billy Currie, Classix Nouveaux, Connie Plank, Duran Duran, Midge Ure, Spandau Ballet, Steve Strange, Ultravox, Vienna, Visage

One band’s reinvention became the New Romantic mission statement

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Quiet Life At 40: How Japan Traded Glam Rags for the New Romantic Crown

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Jim Allen 10 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Classix Nouveaux, David Sylvain, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Life in Tokyo, Mick Karn, Quiet Life, Robert Fripp, Spandau Ballet, The Velvet Underground, Ultravox

At the end of 1979, David Sylvian’s arty crew was born anew

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