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A Flock of Seagulls' New
Wave haircuts made just as
big an impact as their
dancey, synth pop. MTV
sure liked the look! A Flo...
Pirate outfits, tribal drums
and campy nods to
sadomasochism seem quaint
today, but Adam & The Ants
were new wave heroes....
Blondie were one of the
first bands to make their
punk credibility
commercially viable. Debbie
Harry had a minor part in...
Orchestrated by Svengali
Malcolm McLaren, Bow
Wow Wow combined tribal
rhythms with pop hooks in
the 1980s. Bow Wow Wo...
Drag queen/frontman Boy
George's soulful voice
delivered infectious pop
hits. His exploits offstage
delivered headlines. Boy...
A performer whose career
flagrantly defies convention
with such finesse that fans
not only forgive him, they
worship him. It seems like...
With their jerky, robotic
rhythms and geeky look,
Devo's rigid synth sound
was neither punk nor new
wave, yet it was both. Da...
Dexys Midnight Runners
were a Northern Soul and
new wave group who were
early-'80s stars in the UK.
Their name comes from th...
Elvis Costello was born
Declan McManus. His stage
moniker is a combination of
Elvis Presley and his
mother's maiden name. O...
INXS melded their New
Wave, Pub Rock and Synth
Pop influences into a sleek,
stylish sound tailor made for
arenas and MTV. INXS was...
Joe Jackson has gone from
angry young man to a
versatile composer
extraordinaire, in his two
decades as a performer. J...
One of New Wave's most
off-beat characters, Lene
Lovitch was as
unconventional and quirky
as her beat-driven dance...
Their big hair and sci-fi
camp helped Missing
Persons become one of the
more popular new wave
bands. Terry Bozzio and...
Modern English left a huge
footprint on both New Wave
and alternative music in
general with their classic "I
Melt With You." These fiv...
Romeo Void's arty,
Post-Punk music almost
reached the mainstream
with "Never Say Never."
Roxy Music were a
groundbreaking group
whose early records
shaped the adventurous
side of the '70s, not to me...
Formed in 1978, the Simple
Minds went from arty,
post-punk to the anthemic,
arena rock sound for which
they're known. Simple Mi...
Split Enz' arty sound
eventually gave way to a
more streamlined, New
Wave sound yielding the
hit, "I Got You."
Squeeze's Difford & Tillbrook
were the pointed-haired
new wave fan's answer to
Lennon & McCartney. Chris
Difford and Glenn Tilbroo...
The artistically-inclined
Talking Heads got their start
in the punk stomping
grounds of New York's
CBGB. David Byrne, Tina...
This English duo made a big
splash with their smart,
arena-sized synth-rock in
the '80s and early '90s.
Tears for Fears got their n...
The B-52's were one of the
most popular and
commercially successful
new wave acts of the 1980s.
The group's name is a slan...
The Cars' sleek, mechanical
pop rock brought them
platinum-status success,
separating them from their
arty New York peers. Bef...
The Fixx's synth-decorated
pop was built around
strong, solid hooks, making
for a string of hit singles
during the '80s.
Releasing their first single in
1978, Human League were
the first international synth
pop stars. Human League's
early lineup formed a dar...
This brilliant new wave-era
guitar band mixed Velvet
Underground-style rock
with myriad clever 1960s
touches. The Set only ha...
They came from the
punk-inspired, DIY scene in
the late '70s, but carefully
crafted, reggae-tinged pop
made them superstars. Sin...
Richard Butler's raspy voice
and Duncan Kilburn's eerie
sax made the 'Furs
left-of-center hit-makers in
the new wave era. Broth...
Their synth-based, Funk lite
music grew out of stylish
New Romantic roots. The
trio faded with the end of
the '80s. Synth-Pop band...
New Wave band Wang
Chung scored in the '80s
with a string of
pogo-friendly, party
anthems.
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