The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...

Is there such a thing as the “Whole Lotta Love” of synth riffs? Something akin to “Smoke On The Water”, “Iron Man”, or “Back In Black”? Some of you might put the very premise in the category of ...

Get ready to rediscover some incredible music from the New Wave era and beyond! From synth-pop pioneers to hard-hitting rockers, we're diving into the most underappreciated bands of the 1980s. These ...

It’s been more than 40 years since Men Without Hats gave the world permission to dance if they want to—and there seems to be more dancing than ever these days. The Canadian synth-pop band behind the ...

London band Gifthorse shimmer on their debut EP 'Queens of Highgate', bringing a sense of synth nostalgia into the modern ...

Charles Kelley of Lady A is releasing his second solo album, "Songs for a New Moon," on June 25, 2025, featuring an '80s synth-pop sound. Inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel and Hall and Oates, ...

With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts.

Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond ...