Many artists were lumped into the New Wave movement of the late 70s. These five British songwriters emerged from it and became legends.

Band ABC after a performance in Scotland on July 26, 2025. ABC is a new wave pop band. Photo courtesy of @abcmartinfry on Instagram Welcome back to British Invasion, the column that dives into British ...

Earlier this morning I finished In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre by Josh Frank and Charlie Buckholtz. It was a heart-breaking ...

New Wave music kicked off in the '80s with an unstoppable force. Born of the '70s era punk, the genre really flourished in both New York and London. Following the death of Joy Division's lead singer ...

Before she commanded the stage as new wave’s “Queen of Quirk,” Lene Lovich was a self-described Wednesday Addams — a strange, quiet kid whose eccentric streak would become her signature. Now 76, the ...