The 1986 song that Huey Lewis and the News rescued from being scrapped by its writer
A lucky encounter.
new wave
Tom Petty vs Elvis Costello, 1977-1983: Who was the real king of new wave?
A song for song power-pop showdown.
“We were at a crossroads”: the 1999 hit Debbie Harry said America never embraced
An unusual misfire?
The origin story of Devo: “A long line of insane, cannibalistic apes”
A 50-year pop art project built around one increasingly plausible premise.
The genre Kurt Cobain always wanted to be known for: “I’m tired of saying it”
The wrong kind of label.
One-take wonderment: The recording of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
One take Bush, they call her. Maybe.
The band Brian Eno called a precursor to new wave: “Focused on the same ideas”
An undeniable influence…