New series announced: MGM+ will debut *New Wave* on August 9, a four-part exploration of the genre’s 1977–1987 rise from punk roots to global pop influence. Key voices featured: Duran Duran’s John ...

New wave arrived in the late 70s as a more palatable offshoot of punk before it became a dominant force in 80s pop music.

CRUEL WORLDS PAST: from top left- Ministry's Al Jourgensen last year; fest fans in 2022; center- Siouxsie Sioux in 2023; parasol people last year; fest fans last year; bottom right- Gary Newman in ...

Billy Idol rose to fame after his punk band, Generation X, fell apart, redefining pop music with danceable new wave and hard ...

August premiere: The four-part 'New Wave' docuseries will air on MGM+ starting August 9, focusing on a decade of musical and cultural transformation. New Order featured: New Order will be among the ...

AKRON, Ohio – Akron’s role in the indie/new wave/punk music scene during the late 1970s to early 1980s will be spotlighted at a forum on May 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Public Library.

In 1985, some friends and I drove from my hometown, Springfield, Ill., to St. Louis, as we often did, to see a show. We went to see Hüsker Dü, who had just released Flip Your Wig, their last album on ...

Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...