Forget your OMDs, your Depeche Modes, Human Leagues, Pet Shop Boys and A-has, because these not-so-popular bleep combos are ...

One of the band's biggest tunes marked the end of their first chapter, but became a springboard that would propel both them ...

From synth-driven anthems to unforgettable power ballads, the music of the 1980s continues to resonate across generations. Advances in technology, iconic music videos, and fearless genre-blending made ...

Skies and sewers are uniting for a double record release party that will encourage matching track suits, '80s dance moves, and perhaps a Cure T-shirt or two. The Rochester-based electropop group Enemy ...

One-hit wonder is often used as an insult, but that lone hit can have some serious influence. In some cases, such as Rolling ...

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 ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...

The journey of Shannon Curtis’ music career has been a winding road with many stops along the way to her current destination of synth-pop and the Chameleon on Friday. Curtis, whether with a band or ...

Billie Eilish knows how to orchestrate an audience. Her energetic synth-pop hits had the audience collectively jumping as if they were in a dance club. Minutes later, her intimate ballads drew them in ...