The post Iggy Pop Goes Synth Pop on New Single “Strung Out Johnny”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Iggy Pop is back today with another new single called “Strung Out Johnny.” Likely to the ...

Howard Jones has always been at the cusp of innovation. Whether it be the new wave sound he brought to the United States in the 1980s, his high-tech set-ups, or his measured interest in the ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

Who doesn’t love the synthesizer? Once considered the newest, hippest piece of tech to enter the world of music, this electronic musical instrument has evolved and changed quite a bit through the ...

As with many strains of music, the ’80s U.K. synth-pop scene can be traced back to David Bowie. In 1976, Thin White Duke-era Bowie released Station To Station, which embellished his soul-boogie ...

New York Synth-Pop/New Wave duo The Heroic Enthusiasts release their latest single 'Tears Run Rings' in collaboration with legendary producer Stephen Hague (Petshop Boys, New Order, Blur) via Meridian ...

Although there might have been other music produced or recorded in the 1980s, we may never know of its existence due to the cacophony of all of the various keytars, drum machines, and other ...

When most Americans think of Australia, marsupials, "Mad Max," Foster's Beer or images of Paul Hogan brandishing a Bowie knife probably spring to mind. But there's another Aussie sensation that ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Fishing for trends at the South by Southwest festival is an often futile, dopey task, with nearly 2,000 distinct and divisive musical acts vying for attention in venues across the city ...

From Duran Duran to Van Halen to Whitney Houston, '80s acts used the latest electronics to give pop music a futuristic sheen that still coats today's Gaga- and Pitbull-dominated charts. Most Western ...

When Stuart Murdoch was performing alone at Glasgow open mics in the mid-Nineties, the young singer-songwriter barely considered longevity. “I always imagined that me as a person might be able to ...