As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

We associate the New Wave music movement with synthy, punkish pop with big hair, catchy beats, dark clothes, and even gloomier worldviews. Ian Curtis of Joy Division (RIP) and Robert Smith of The ...

These four new wave and synth-pop classics were definitive one-hit wonders in the 1980s, and they've aged pretty well.

“When I was thinking of what I would share with my daughter,” Ai says, “new wave music popped into my head — the music was an anchor to some of my earliest and fondest memories ...

Wave to Earth is rooted in bringing a "new wave" to music, bridging distinct genres and reaching listeners on a global scale. Since the Korean indie band last spoke with USA TODAY in August 2023 ...

this new wave isn’t necessarily the music that typically springs to mind when you hear the term. Often created by artists from Germany or Italy (where it was more commonly known as Eurodisco or ...

Canadian heavy metal group, Striker, returns to Albuquerque with new music and a new album. “We’re really excited about it,” ...

A new documentary offers a glimpse of the music scene enjoyed by Vietnamese American youths who sought refuge in the U.S. with their families in the 1980s. Directed by Elizabeth Ai, “New Wave” ...

A survey of the immigrant New Wave music scene in the U.S. after the Vietnam War leads filmmaker Elizabeth Ai to make ...