37 years ago today, A-Ha went to #1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 with “Take On Me”, making them the first Norwegian group to score a US no. 1.
Alison Moyet, one of my biggest heroines back in New Wave & New Romantics days, turned 61 today.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood started a five-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles chart with âRelax!â
Hall and Oates' "Maneater" reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on this date in 1982.
35 years ago today, pop history was made when the Top 5 UK singles were all by female vocalists. Kim Wilde was one of them.
The frontman of synth-pop juggernaut Depeche Mode, Dave Gahan, turned 59 today.
"Judas", from Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993), caught my attention a bit late. It took me a while to embrace it.
Peter Wolf turned 74 today. He was pretty popular here in Indonesia back in the early 80s via âCenterfoldâ, âFreeze-Frameâ and âLove Stinksâ with the band he fronted, the J. Geils Band.
A Spotify playlist of my own personal favourite Gahan & co. songs. From Speak & Spell to Songs of Faith and Devotion. Celebrating black and new life. This is music for the masses. Cheers to Basildon beat, nodisco, and can't get enough Clarke.
On this date, 41 years ago, Lene Lovich re-released âLucky Numberâ. Originally released as a B-side for Lovichâs cover of âI Think Weâre Alone Nowâ, the song was re-released on 26 January 1979 as an A-side and became the lead single of her debut studio album Stateless. "Lucky Number" became a defining song and made her a leading figure of the new wave genre.
Depeche Mode are to be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2020. This was DM's third time being nominated since 2006.
"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" is one of the most consequential songs that introduced me to the synthesizer-heavy + glam fashion x nervous and nerdy personas = New Wave.â£
At a quick glance I see Billy Idol, Limahl, Grace Jones, Adam Ant, Robert Smith, David Bowie, Simon Le Bon, that "Voices Carry" girl, Nick Rhodes, Chrissie Hynde, Mark Mothersbaugh, the Culture Club frontman, Howard Jones, ... can you find Morrissey?
Today, 18 years ago, Stuart Adamson was found dead in Hawaii a month after disappearing from his home. The lead singer of Big Country's body was found in a closet in his room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu.
Thomas Dolby turned 61 today. The English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher; came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!".
Terakhir kali menghentak khalayak lewat Magnet! Magnet! pada 2009, grup new wave asal Jakarta ini akhirnya muncul kembali di senja warsa 2012 dengan album tergresnya bertajuk Katalika.
DOMESTIC GROOVE ~ Celeb's Chosen Seven is my biweekly column in The Beat (Jakarta) mag. Basically it's an interview via e-mail which focuses on small, intimate, domestic stuff; what Indonesia's public figures are really into, musically speaking.
For the seventh edition I went upclose-and-personal with Henry Foundation.
