When MTV launched in 1981, it did not just play music videos, it rewired pop culture. Image was inseparable from sound, and ...
The uptempo smash hit became one of the defining songs of the decade and helped cement its artist as an ’80s rock icon.
Forty-five years ago, English new wave outfit The Buggles boldly declared, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, as the cable TV channel MTV dawned on the U.S. Initially, it was all music, all the time, ...
As the '80s dawned, late boomers had new wave joining their formative years, with acts like Devo and Blondie creating ...