We break down five of the best new wave songs released as singles from 1984. Read more about the entries and the artists, including Bruce Springsteen, here.

In a decade dominated by monster-selling albums and MTV-ready promos, one single held the 1980s record for the longest charting number one spot.

Billy Idol has never been afraid to pivot. With his band Generation X, he was among those at the forefront of the late ‘70s ...

Long before the coming of the internet, it was to the printed press that one would excitedly look for the latest music news.

Vote Idol! Billy Idol is one of 14 artists long-listed for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and, ...

Plus: Chime Oblivion (OSEES' John Dwyer and Bow Wow Wow's David Barbarossa), and a classic from Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

“Acting on your best behaviour/Nothing ever lasts forever,” sings Curt Smith as the song shifts from Em-F#m-G-F#m, then ...

Three iconic African musicians drop new albums, reaffirming their lasting influence amid a new wave of pop stars.

Prince’s interest in sex was to develop into a full-blown obsession over his next two albums, the aptly named Dirty Mind and ...

The Bluebells will be performing at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle on Thursday, September 25. The band is known for their hits 'I'm Falling in Love' and 'Young at Heart.' Tickets cost £20 and are ...

In the1980s, some classic rock bandsachieved one of the hardest feats in music: releasing perfect albums with no skips. Most ...

From Chris Stein/Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk / Rizzoli, 2014 / Morrison Hotel Gallery When Neil Young recorded his 1981 Re-ac-tor album in the midst of rock’s new wave movement ...