Kajagoogoo began life as a prog rock band called Art Nouveau – and then they met singer Chris Hamill who rearranged the letters of his surname and…
Browsing: New Wave
Formed in the post-Sex Pistols melee of the late 70s, Killing Joke formed in London when South London punk Martin Glover (more commonly known as…
In the late 70’s, veteran rocker Marty Wilde had the idea of co-writing songs with his failed pop star son, Ricky, for his not-unattractive daughter Kim.…
Originally renowned for their avant-garde musical textures and classical training, English new wave and synth-pop band Kissing the Pink formed in London in 1980. Unlike…
The Knack exemplified American New Wave – a short haired, 60s-influenced band playing straight-ahead pop-rock while sporting skinny ties and modish suits. Charting worldwide in 1979 with…
The word “unique” is overused in music, but Kraftwerk have a stronger claim than most to the tag. Organist Ralf Hütter and woodwind student Florian…
This new wave/pop outfit was formed by Geoffrey Deanne and David Jaymes, who then recruited Kevin Steptoe (drums) and Dave Monk (guitar). Originally playing R&B covers…
No sooner had Manchester’s Buzzcocks released their debut Spiral Scratch EP in January 1977 than singer/founder Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford) quit. Twelve months later he launched Magazine…
Martha and The Muffins were a playful Canadian new wave band who had their roots in a mid-70s outfit called Oh Those Pants – a…
The Members formed in London’s commuter suburb of Camberley, Surrey, in the winter of 1976. Nicky Tesco (born Nicholas Lightowlers), a political science graduate working…
Singer/songwriter Colin Hay grew up in a town on the west coast of Scotland called Saltcoats, where his father owned a music store. In 1967,…
Formed in Montreal, Canada in 1980, Men Without Hats was the brainchild of American-born vocalist Ivan Doroschuk and Jérémie Arrobas, who created all the accompaniment…
Mi-Sex formed in New Zealand as a long-haired hippie pub band known as The Fragments Of Time. They moved to Australia in 1978 to try…
Formed in 1980 in Los Angeles by vocalist (and former model) Dale Bozzio and drummer Terry Bozzio (who had met while working with Frank Zappa…
The Models formed in 1978 from the remnants of two ill-fated Suicide record label bands, Teenage Radio Stars and Jab. Their first vinyl release was…
Modern English was formed in Colchester, Essex, in 1977 by Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals) and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals), and were originally…
Berkeley born and bred, Martha Davis fell in love with “a hardcore juvenile delinquent” at the age of 12. Soon she was pregnant, married and…
Entering the Billboard Top 40 on 21 January 1984, 99 Luftballons – a single by Teutonic new wave group Nena sung entirely in their own language – put German…
New Order rose from the ashes of Joy Division in 1981, releasing their debut album Movement at the end of the year. The album was no work of cavalier…
New Wave is often remembered more for skinny ties and silly haircuts than for musical merits. The Police, Elvis Costello, The Cars and Blondie all lent some respect to the genre,…