Tom Bailey, the voice behind the 1980s Thompson Twins hits, says fans still sing along to his songs.

The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...

Synth-pop from the 1980s makes for the perfect tool when you want (or need) a heavy dose of nostalgia. There’s something about a keyboard and the relentless rhythm of a drum machine that amplifies the ...

SYNTH WEEK 2026: At the end of the 1970s, synthesisers had started to become more affordable - well, they were less than the price of a car – and with this increased popularity, there was only ever ...

Although there might have been other music produced or recorded in the 1980s, we may never know of its existence due to the cacophony of all of the various keytars, drum machines, and other ...

The English synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones is still going strong, 41 years after he appeared solo at Live Aid and performed ...

Howard Jones has always been at the cusp of innovation. Whether it be the new wave sound he brought to the United States in the 1980s, his high-tech set-ups, or his measured interest in the ...

David Ball, who made up half of innovative English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, his bandmate ...

The 1980s synth-pop star Howard Jones says he will "pull out all the stops" when he headlines a festival in his hometown this summer, his only UK show of the year. Jones had hits including What Is ...

The revolution of synthesizers in pop music took firm hold in the 1980s, with acts including Depeche Mode, New Order, Pet ...