Legendary '80s New Wave Band Surprises Fans With Major Announcement originally appeared on Parade. Iconic '80s band The B-52s may have wrapped up their farewell tour in 2023, but they're hitting the ...

The Courant’s arts picks for Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 also include John Oliver, two “Wild ‘N Out” veterans and a paranormal ...

If punk was more than just the cries of the disaffected working class, the same was true of its further-educated successor, post-punk. Right up to the mid-80s a savvy proletariat supplied beautiful ...

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 ...

If you're a fan of 1980s music, then you probably immediately start singing along when the song "The Safety Dance" comes on. It was such a staple of that time period, and it's such a classic tune that ...

More than a handful of the best new wave acts of the 1980s are still going strong. The B-52s and Devo are currently co-headlining their “Cosmic De-Evolution” tour — both bands still brilliant and ...

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has died from blood cancer, The Standard reported. He was 66. A spokeswoman for the charity Peters co-founded with his wife announced the singer’s death, ...

Mike Peters, frontman for the Welsh New Wave band the Alarm, best remembered for their Eighties hits “Sixty Eight Guns,” “Strength,” and “Rain in the Summertime,” died April 29 after a long battle ...

Legendary singer Morrissey has canceled two gigs in New England after receiving a “credible” threat that he would be assassinated on stage. The New York Post reported that the singer from the hugely ...

You can catch New Wave at the Downer Theater on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. The 1980s were all about big hair, arcades and new genres — including new wave music. Screening Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at the ...