In November 1982, the British new wave band Japan released their single “Nightporter”, precisely one month before the group would cease to exist. The track, originally recorded for
In the history of pop music, there are several songs that not only clearly belong to a particular era but also prove to be timeless decades later. “Der
In the early eighties, electronic music was still an emerging force in the pop world. Synthesisers and samplers were relatively new instruments that were fundamentally changing the music
Picture this: a young trumpeter from Queens walking through the busy streets of Jamaica every day. He absorbs the sounds of the cars, the people, and the music
In the late seventies, when the music world was being turned upside down by new wave, punk and the rise of electronic instruments, there was a record that
Although “The Wild Rover” is now globally associated with Irish folk music, its origins surprisingly lie in 17th-century England. According to Brian Peters’ research in the Folk Music
In the spring of 1982, the British music scene was a melting pot of musical experimentation. New wave and synthpop dominated the airwaves, with bands like Duran Duran,
In the summer of 1983, an unexpected sound emerged from radios worldwide. A mysterious artist named Taco had transformed a 1929 classic into a futuristic synth-pop hymn. “Puttin’
The wall never had a chance. In October 1984, Tom Petty stared at yet another mixing board in yet another sterile Los Angeles studio, listening to the same
It was the summer of 1986 when a relatively unknown English band called Cutting Crew would conquer the music world with what are perhaps the most recognisable opening
