Spandau Ballet

New Wave Pop Soul 

How Spandau Ballet Embraced Their Inner Soul Boys 40 Years Ago on True

March 16, 2023 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Al Green, Altered Images, Bananarama, Duran Duran, Gary Kemp, Grover Washington Jr., Marvin Gaye, Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, Trevor Horn, True

The third time was the charm for the New Romantics-turned-R&B merchants

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jazz New Wave 

How Landscape’s Subversive Synth-Pop Helped Shape the ‘80s

March 9, 2021March 15, 2021 Jim Allen 7 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Blitz, Einsten A Go Go, Jazz, Kraftwerk, Landscape, New Romantic, New Wave, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox, Yellow Magic Orchestra

Follow the journey from jazz to New Romantic as “Einstein a-Go-Go” turns 40

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New Wave 

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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Glam New Wave Pop Post-Punk Rock 

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

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Jim Allen 9 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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Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock 

Nick Mason’s Flying Saucer

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd, Spandau Ballet, The Early Years

The legendary Pink Floyd drummer reclaims his past on the road

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