80s Archives

1980s pop does Japan and China

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago09 mins

The sound, visuals and political aesthetic of Japan and China influenced western pop bands and culture in the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Steve Strange of Visage and the night club Blitz started out with a punk band he formed called the Moors Murderers and a single Free Hindley

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago15 mins

1983 was the year that many pop groups bit the dust with Yazoo, Roxy Music and Scritti Politti calling it a day and hanging up their microphone

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago516 mins

The Mod Revival of the late 1970s to early 1980s saw an attempt to recapture the glory days of Mod in the 1960s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Some pop bands in the 80s liked to play with Nazi imagery and terminology but in reality they were playing with fire

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago12 mins

1981 is often heralded as one of the greatest years for British pop music but how good is your knowledge of that year?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Siouxsie Sioux of the Banshees declared in 1982 that pop was over in terms of its excitement and daring compared to the 1960s