How a duo who never intended to be a real band had a 1980 hit that changed prog for ever

When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and ...
Louder

“The bassist’s kids were waiting with autograph books because we were pop stars. But some of the fans were pissed off. I would have been too!” This duo were never …

When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and ...
Houston Public Media

1980s pop goddess Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73

Olivia Newton-John, one of the biggest pop stars in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 73. She died on Monday at her ranch in southern California, according to her husband, John ...
The Arts Desk

Music Reissues Weekly: The Sun Shines Here - The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984

The closing track was issued in November 1984: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s first single “Upside Down”. In between: Mo-Dettes, The Monochrome Set, Microdisney and Marine Girls. Lori & The Chameleons, ...
American Songwriter

3 Artists Who Personify the Pop-Crazy 1980s

The 1980s were perhaps the most unique musical decade in the history of popular culture. Somehow, the 1970s, with its powerful amplifier-busting rock music, led to synthesizers and larger-than-life ...