American Songwriter

3 Pop Songs Between the Years 1979 and 1986 That Perfected the Synth Hook

In the mood for some synth-based pop songs? In the late 1970s and 1980s, the synth hook was incredibly common among hits.
American Songwriter

3 New Wave Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1980s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

Every 80s kid knows the hits of the era. But what about these new wave jams from the 1980s that influenced the genre yet still flew under the radar?
Yahoo

60 years of the synth: the '80s

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Future SYNTH WEEK 2024: After the incredible leaps in synthesizer technology that were made in the late '70s, 1980 could ...
Queerty

The bisexual backstory of an ’80s synth-pop anthem that will never “Fade to Grey”

British synth-pop, was a sub-genre of New Wave music that first emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Queer bands like The Communards, Pet Shop Boys, and Erasure embraced the sound and helped ...
Alternative Press

Here’s what blink-182 would sound like as a 1980s synthwave band

A blink-182 fan recently reimagined “The Rock Show” and “Feeling This” as 1980s synthwave songs. Additionally the YouTube user, MartyCanFly cleverly reworked blink’s name to fit the occasion as ...
Orlando Weekly

Cult-favorite ’80s synthpunk group Damage release new (and old) music, play reunion show

This week’s column is a deep, winding dive into Orlando music history. Let’s begin with Damage, a local synth-punk group that wasn’t just notable in the 1980s but also notably progressive. Well, ...