The Canadian synth-pop band behind the iconic hits “The Safety Dance” and “Pop Goes the World,” led by founding member and ...

Crying in the Club’ is an EP that will likely change the course of music history forever. I am excited to see the seismic ...

Singer Richard Ashcroft has been announced as a second headline act at Ludlow Castle next summer. Earlier this month, ...

Set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday 17 May, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is many things - not least the album that’s viewed as the one that turned the world on to the compact disc. A ...

The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation.

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

Doja Cat has done it again. With her new album Vie, released September 25, 2025, she reinvents herself once more — this time by fully embracing 1980s ...

Forty years ago there was a decade that had an outsized influence on all pop culture moving forward. The music of the 60s may have still gotten persistent airplay in the 80s but music from the 40s was ...

We Built This City made Starship an ’80s sensation but also one of rock’s most mocked bands, turning the hit into a pop ...

Synth Riders is a VR rhythm game developed by Kluge Interactive. Players can now relive the iconic 80s sound with the 80s Mixtape Side A Pack bringing hits from a long-gone era of music. The pack ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...