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 ...

The "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" crooner was 57. — -- Pete Burns, the gender-bending lead singer of '80s British new wave band Dead or Alive, has died. According to a statement posted to ...

Formally he’s Richard T. Rodríguez, a professor in UC Riverside’s English department. But for two hours every Thursday, he’s a disc jockey at the campus radio station, KUCR-FM, hosting a show devoted ...

In the early ’80s, following Tina Turner’s acrimonious split from her abusive husband and bandmate Ike, many industry pundits believed her career was over, and that she was doomed play the club ...

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 ...

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 ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

If you grew up in a British household during the 80s or 90s, there are certain foods you probably saw every week — tucked ...