The first British invasion was so good we Americans just couldn’t go without a second one. So, when the late ’70s and early ’80s hit, bands from the UK flocked to the US like moths to a flame. And ...

Many of the bands of the British New Wave developed a passion for American soul music. After Spandau Ballet’s popularity as a dance band started to wane, Martin Kemp decided to lean in a more soulful ...

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New Order had never performed in San Antonio before last weekend, which gave the British synth-rock band’s March 11 show at the AT&T Center the emotional heft of a communion four decades in the making ...

John Frusciante is heavily influenced by 80s British music. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers star “has a lot of memories” of listening to the Human League when he and his band - which also currently ...

No, Mr. Astley, this isn't a fake-out. You're streaming royalty now. British pop star Rick Astley, whose inescapable '80s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" found an unexpected renaissance in the digital ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist for the hit ’80s British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at age 66. The band announced on its official Instagram account that the musician “passed away peacefully in ...

Howard Jones, known for his '80s new wave music, performs Feb. 21 at the Brown County Music Center. Joining Jones on tour are British synth-pop group ABC and SiriusXM 1st Wave DJ Richard Blade. Jones ...

Celebrated for his long tenure with Lyric Opera of Chicago, he led this and other orchestras with force and a notably energetic podium presence. By Adam Nossiter Andrew Davis, an ebullient British ...

Corvallis band The Incompatibles bring to the mid-Willamette Valley '80s and '90s alternative-rock tunes popular in the U.K., influenced by the likes of The Cure, The Stranglers, Oasis and U2. The ...