Having recently been part of the Totally Tubular Festival tour, pioneering electronic musician and singer-songwriter Thomas Dolby will soon embark on another headlining tour of his own. Continuing his Iconic 80s Recollections shows, Dolby will bring his musical journey to life, blending songs, stories, and reminiscences from the 1980s. Best known for “She Blinded Me … Read more
In recent years, Ultravox’s Vienna, Rage in Eden, Quartet, and Lament albums have been reissued as deluxe editions, and now they are joined by a new edition of their 1984 compilation The Collection. The album brings together 14 singles spanning the years 1980–1984, documenting the classic Ultravox lineup of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross, … Read more
Howard Jones rose to fame in the 1980s with synth-pop hits and a pioneering one-man-band live electronic setup. But he hasn’t limited himself to synthesizers alone. Throughout his career, Howard has also performed on piano and he recently released a series of piano-based albums. On October 14, 2025, he performed a special Steinway & Sons … Read more
Particularly in America, those with only passing knowledge of Eddy Grant know only “Electric Avenue” and think of him as a “one-hit wonder.” But Grant’s highly prolific career spans over five decades, beginning with his time in the pioneering multi-racial pop/rock outfit The Equals. The Equals had three Top 10 singles in the UK, and … Read more
Back in the late 1990s, we interviewed 12 Rounds, the duo of Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne, around the release of their Nothing Records debut My Big Hero. They spoke about moving beyond their punk roots into a darker, more electronic sound, with Claudia’s vocals shaping the “character” of the music and Ross driving the … Read more
The 2025 Lost 80’s Live! tour kicks off this week with a July 31 show in New Haven, CT. The lineup features A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country, The Vapors, The Icicle Works, China Crisis, Belouis Some, Josie Cotton, The Polecats, Peter Godwin, and DJ Richard Blade. We have interviews with several of these artists, … Read more
Two years after revisiting their Death Cult material with two intimate California club shows, The Cult will embark on a U.S. tour featuring a Death Cult–focused set. According to frontman Ian Astbury, it was their 40th anniversary that initially led them back to Death Cult. “This moment will never happen again,” he said in a … Read more
Pop Will Eat Itself has announced Delete Everything, their first new album in 10 years, along with a UK tour set for late 2025. Pre-orders are now open for Delete Everything, which will be released in October and includes the previously released singles “Disco Misfits” and “Bruiser,” as well as a new version of “Their … Read more
Best known for ’80s hits such as “Some People” (featured in a Swatch commercial at the time), “Round, Round” (from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack), and “Imagination,” British singer Belouis Some has recently embarked on his first American tour since 1988. He is currently performing shows with Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel and will be … Read more
It’s Always Ourselves We Find In The Sea is a new release from Martyn Ware, Charles Stooke, and Gabriel Ware, featuring their original soundscape created for the immersive installation of the same name. Produced by Illustrious Company (Martyn Ware and Vince Clarke of Erasure), with environmental and immersive design by Oscar Blustin and Anna Soderblom, … Read more