New wave was the music movement that merged edgy rock and raucous punk with a synth-driven adhesive, uniting all the best elements of the decades that came before into a buoyant, edgy sound. Late ...

Did these new wave songs from 1981 actually predict the future of the decade? Listen closely, and you might just think so.

Part 3 has arrived! Can you recognize the era's greatest hits from just a few words? Put your music memory to the test and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Belinda Carlisle is one of the most enduring ’80s New Wave icons, and a recent stripped-down a cappella performance of her 1987 ...

New wave arrived in the late 70s as a more palatable offshoot of punk. The high-energy and radio-friendly alternative soon came to dominate pop culture, especially with the emergence of MTV. And by ...