Our special-edition CD features 12 of the band’s favourite ... STEVE: We knew we couldn’t stay an underground band forever – the mainstream pop charts beckoned and we knew we had to deliver.

which is something that not only didn't exist at the time but that you wouldn't even be able to use in a CD player. 1."Anything we wore that wasn't neon. Pop culture acts like the '80s were just a ...

Japan found its regional answer to synth pop and disco in the form of city pop. This once mostly unknown genre is currently ...

The invention of the CD was a pivotal moment for record companies ... Over a two year period at the end of the 80s, nearly 20 bands were dropped by their labels. John Williamson heard about ...

Me listening to the Paradise soundtrack while writing this. Photo: Brian Roedel/Disney Using these covers is both a misguided choice and one of the things I appreciate most about Paradise.

Do you remember Far Corporation, the '80s supergroup behind a hit dance pop cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"? The '80s were a wild time when new wave and synths became the flavor of ...