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, ...

Synths changed the music game in the 1980s, and the electronic instrument's legacy is still felt in pop music today.

“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 ...

Held on May 17 at Brookside at The Rose Bowl again this year, the 2025 event is a one-date affair melding new wave, post-punk, goth and adjacent genres from the past and present. Garbage ...

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 ...

Cruel World is back for 2025 featuring legendary headliners New Order and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Goldenvoice’s post-pandemic presence has been bigger than ever recently, with a slew of festivals ...

Mosswood Meltdown announced the initial lineup of bands for the 2025 edition of the beloved punk-leaning East Bay music ...

We associate the New Wave music movement with synthy, punkish pop with big hair, catchy beats, dark clothes, and even gloomier worldviews. Ian Curtis of Joy Division (RIP) and Robert Smith of The ...

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.