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Who are the 'Big 4' of new wave?

The number of incredible artists who fall under the new wave umbrella is both impressive and befuddling. The genre emerged in ...
The Boston new wave group looms large in the spiritual DNA of the songs on Touch and Go. So much so that fans will have fun ...
The repetitive nature of new wave has helped forever embed the genre’s earworms in our brains. Many new wave hits were built atop danceable rhythms, which also rely on simple repetition. And this ...
As synthesizers and drum machines became more affordable in the 1980s, novel technology became as common in new wave groups as guitars were in the punk and rock and roll bands that preceded them. This ...
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 ...
“Nouvelle Vague” may be French New Wave fan service, which works fine for me because I’m a fan of the French New Wave. If you care about film history, chances are you qualify as well. But what about ...