New Order had never performed in San Antonio before last weekend, which gave the British synth-rock band’s March 11 show at the AT&T Center the emotional heft of a communion four decades in the making ...

The first British invasion was so good we Americans just couldn’t go without a second one. So, when the late ’70s and early ’80s hit, bands from the UK flocked to the US like moths to a flame. And ...

Formally he’s Richard T. Rodríguez, a professor in UC Riverside’s English department. But for two hours every Thursday, he’s a disc jockey at the campus radio station, KUCR-FM, hosting a show devoted ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Before it became a hit in the U.S., “Tainted Love” had already gone to ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist for the hit ’80s British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at age 66. The band announced on its official Instagram account that the musician “passed away peacefully in ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

John Frusciante is heavily influenced by 80s British music. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers star “has a lot of memories” of listening to the Human League when he and his band - which also currently ...

Once a teenage heartthrob in one of the original British boy bands, Eg White from Brother Beyond has subtly become one of the masterminds behind some of the biggest pop hits of recent times. While his ...