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, ...

Had he lived, legendary punk singer Stiv Bators would have celebrated ... The tune offered an accessible, goth-influenced New Wave sound. It showcased Bators’ crooned verses, as well as synth ...

“New wave happened to be punk, post-punk, then all the synthesized music. And for me, I'm saying this is a sub-genre of that synthesized music — Eurodisco. And Eurodisco is the music that the ...

The Cruel World festival will once again bring giants of post-punk, new wave, and goth to Southern California next spring. Taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 17, the 2025 edition of ...

Violent, traumatizing scenes flash on the screen — battles, bullets, children being cradled, people fleeing from Vietnam to refuge in America — as “New Wave,” the documentary, opens.

Sifting through the synth beats and punk-goth aesthetic of the New Wave, Ai uncovers a personal connection to the material. She had a daughter in 2018, a daughter who’s become curious as to why ...