New Wave Archives

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 30, 2015

The middle of the 1980s was arguably the highest commercial crest of what is regarded now as New Wave music. So many albums associated with the golden era of the genre, that many critics continue to laud and fans remain in love with, were ... Read More

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 29, 2015

Formed in 1976, in Greater Manchester, England, Joy Division has become one of the legendary and pioneering icons of Post-Punk New Wave. The band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals/guitars), Bernard Sumner (guitars/keyboards), Peter Hook (bass), and Stephen Morris (drums). According to the quartet, the primary ... Read More

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 21, 2015

To claim that Dream into Action is the best album of the English singer-songwriter Howard Jones is a bit unfair to the artist. If there was a valid, more realistic, and fairer reason it has received such accolades over the years is primarily because of ... Read More

A-ha – Cast in Steel (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 11, 2015

So much excitement and anticipation brewed among fans and critics alike soon after the members of A-ha, whom called it a day (or two) in 2010, announced almost five years later that they would reunite albeit only for one album and a world tour. True ... Read More

Interview – Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet

CrypticRockCrypticRockJune 25, 2015

During the 1980s, there was a new wave of bands coming out of the European region, reshaping the music scene. Following the late 1970s Punk movement, the style shifted to what became called New Romantic, and at the forefront of the movement was London’s Spandau ... Read More

Martha Davis & The Motels wonderful at Boulton Center Bay Shore, NY 4-25-15

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 5, 2015

Out in Los Angeles, California, back in the mid ’70s, a band by the name of The Motels were making their way playing places like the legendary Whiskey a Go-Go on the Sunset Strip. Combining an edgy Rock sound with a Punk attitude, The Motels ... Read More

New Wave

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

A-ha – Cast in Steel (Album Review)

Interview – Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet

Martha Davis & The Motels wonderful at Boulton Center Bay Shore, NY 4-25-15

The Waterboys’ This Is The Sea Three Decades Later

Joy Division’s Closer a New Wave Landmark 35 Years Later

Howard Jones’ Dream into Action a Classic 30 Years Later

A-ha – Cast in Steel (Album Review)

Interview – Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet

Martha Davis & The Motels wonderful at Boulton Center Bay Shore, NY 4-25-15

Interview – Chuck Russell

Interview – Kevin Lewis, Mena Suvari, Sarah Grey, & Alexis Knapp Talk The Accursed

Interview – Kat Keo & Kim Coffel of Hoaxed

The New Roses – Attracted To Danger (Album Review)

Clan of Xymox – Exodus (Album Review)

Rakim – G.O.D.’s Network: Reb7rth (Album Review)