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, ...

The journey of Shannon Curtis’ music career has been a winding road with many stops along the way to her current destination of synth-pop and the Chameleon on Friday. Curtis, whether with a band or ...

Remember humming along to those infectious tunes from the 1980s, the ones that got stuck in your head for days? You probably sang every word without even thinking about who created these musical ...

Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

As one-third of the six-time Grammy-winning trio Lady A, Charles Kelley has been a big part of country’s last two decades.

SORCS 80 hits you upside the head from the first second of opening volley “Look at the Sky,” and you are barely given a chance to get your bearings before being pummeled again. So it goes for the ...

British synth-pop, was a sub-genre of New Wave music that first emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Queer bands like The Communards, Pet Shop Boys, and Erasure embraced the sound and helped ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist in hit ‘80s British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. The duo was best known for bringing cutting-edge electronic music to the masses with their massive 1981 ...

The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation. For those who grew up in the era, the decade’s hits usually evoke powerful feelings of ...