| Record Labels |
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Cherry Red  |
One of the classic UK indie labels. Home of Alien
Sex Fiend, Angelic Upstarts, Eyeless in Gaza, Thomas Leer, The Passage, The
Vibrators and many more. |
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Not Lame  |
Sick of the radio? Looking for fresh pop music?
This Power Pop label based in Denver is doing just that. Also, a great source
for Pop news and recent power pop reissues |
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Oglio Records  |
One of the first labels to spearhead
the new wave reissue movement. Now a diversified label with a recent
emphasis on comedy
and b-movie camp. |
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One Way Records  |
One great reissue label. Their 80's repertoire includes:
Blotto, Bow Wow Wow, Joe "King" Carrasco, The Damned, Huang Chung (Wang
Chung's first incarnation), Kajagoogoo, Katrina & The Waves,
Nik Kershaw, Mark Almond, Missing Persons, The Motels, Musical Youth, Re-Flex,
Stiff Little Fingers, Ultravox, The Vapors and Visage. |
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Razor & Tie  |
Another label to watch when it comes
to reissues spanning all genres. They have reissued classic albums and new
collections from Toni Basil, The Bongos, Donnie Iris, The Knack, Graham Parker,
Pete Shelley, Tom Robinson Band and Total (Toto) Coelo, as well as the excellent Totally
Wired compilation of early 80's post-punk. |
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Rhino Records  |
The undisputed king or reissues and compilations.
There is scarcely a genre that these guys haven't touched. Who else could
have issued 15 volumes of New Wave hits?! |
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Synthphony
Records |
Who says synthpop is dead? This label out of NYC
is dedicated to providing an outlet for 90's synthpop artists from around
the globe. |
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Not Lame |
Sick of the radio? Looking for fresh pop music?
This Denver-based Power Pop label is doing just that. Also,
a great source for Pop news and recent power pop reissues. |
| Web & Broadcast
Radio |
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CFNY Edge
102.1  |
Legendary Toronto radio station
broadcasting on the net. Tune in to the Ongoing History of New Music shows
on Sundays and Mondays for classic
new wave and retro. |
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| Flashback
Alternatives |
Classic alternative favorites, rarities and
deep cuts from the 80's and beyond. This is one awesome streaming
station with live updates and requests. |
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Generation
80s Retro Radio  |
Java Jane's web radio station,
dedicated to recreating the magic of 80's progressive alternative radio
stations like Los Angeles' KROQ and NYC's WLIR & WDRE. |
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| Rubellan
Radio |
Another station at Live365.com
that redefines what 80's alternative should have
been with
mix of the popular (Eurythmics, Berlin) to the extremely obscure (Lora
Logic, Krisma). A real ear-opener for anyone seeking a new perspective
on 80's new wave and alternative. |
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SineWave
Radio  |
Independent Internet Radio that focuses on
the music instead of the money—dedicated to playing the best of new and
old Alternative, New Wave, Synthpop, British, Gothic, Punk and Independent
music. |
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| WBER
FM 90.5 |
Serving the Rochester and western
New York area since 1985. They feature a new wave show on Wednesdays.
They also mix in new wave songs in their regular rotation. |
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WJHS
91.5 FM - The Eagle  |
Northeast Indiana's Adult Alternative,
broadcasting on the net. This high school radio station was voted
one of "the world's best alternative stations on the
net" by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| Resources |
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| The '80s Server  |
It's the 80's all over again...how
well do you remember it? Click away down memory lane, with plenty of games
to test your skills, such as Who
Can It Be Now?, Rewind and The
Daily 100. |
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| About.com:
80's Music |
A great resource for all things
related to 80's music--plenty of links, resources and original articles. |
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| The All Music Guide 
|
The ultimate online music database, and a great
source for music reviews as well. Here you'll find comprehensive discographies
that actually include long out-of-print vinyl and CD releases. There's
very little that you can't find here. |
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Billboard
- New Releases  |
Billboard's list of upcoming
U.S. CD releases from the official music industry magazine (in
cooperation with
Ice magazine). |
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DiscoMusic.com  |
That's right ... disco
influenced new wave dance music in a big way, and here's a site to prove
it. This
site gives *real* disco music its due, with extensive info on obscure, underground
artists of the period. |
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| In
the 80s: Music of the 80s |
Another fantastic site to bookmark
when it comes to 80's music--an astounding collection of informative lists
and trivia. |
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Clipland  |
Looking for more detailed info
on music videos? This site has an extensive database, as well as video
clips, which is growing all the time; feel free to submit your own
additions
or corrections. |
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| The
Coincide Media Gallery |
Impressive collection of personal
photos of new wave artists, complete with "where
and when" info. |
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| Danceteria |
Another site for dowloading hard
to find new wave rarities recorded from vinyl, with an emphasis on extended
versions. |
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| Electric
Dreams |
London nightclub for eighties new
wave and synthpop, featuring downloads, links and a London-area
gigs listing of eighties bands. |
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RockList.net  |
An incredible, independent collection of music lists
compiled from all the great music magazines, and quite a bit more. |
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Lazlo's
Discography Machine |
One of the most useful collections
of new wave, dance and electronica discographies available on the web. |
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Lexicon Magazine  |
The online home of this renowned
quarterly magazine covering classic New Wave bands and newer goth and synthpop
acts. The definite place to go for the latest New Wave-related news, tour
dates, and more. |
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The
Lost 45s with Barry Scott  |
The official site for Barry Scott's
renowned radio program "The Lost 45s" which focuses on Top 40
singles from the 60s, 70s and 80s that no longer receive adequate airplay.
Lots of info here including two CD collections he has released on the Varese
Sarabande label. |
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Mr.
Kinski's Music Shack  |
Featuring the Comsat Angels site, Sleep
No More; the official Hugh Cornwell (formerly of The Stranglers)
site, The Torture
Garden; as well as info on The Stranglers, Suzanne Vega, Propaganda
and more. |
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| MVDBase.com:
The Music Video Database |
An exhaustive, home-grown music video database
by Alex Garcia (who also runs a music video mail list). |
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The Music
World of Jonas Wårstad |
A brilliant collection of discographies
featuring many European Synth and New Romantic acts -- one of the legendary
new wave/synthpop resources on the web. |
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New Wave City  |
San Francisco's premier Roaming
80's Dance Party. Also a starting point for all things related to new wave. |
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New
Wave Complex  |
Great info on many new romantic
and synthpop acts, plus updates on what various
artists are up to
these
days. |
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New Wave XG |
Excellent French new wave site maintained by Paul
Fiction--an amazing resource for XG MIDI files and lyrics, with
impressive graphics and discographies. |
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Obscure
Classic Rock Database |
For all you AOR and classic rock fans out there,
here's a handy index of lost rock songs and obscure bands (generally
70's and 80's), many of which suffered the same fate as many new wave bands:
the vinyl dustbin. |
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Old Punks
Web Zine Archive |
Here lies the archive of a great site that
delivered attitude coupled with smart-arsed wit and intelligence for five
years.
Don't bother if you're easily offended, but there's plenty of interesting
(and opinionated) material here, including band,
album and book reviews. |
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Pop
Academy  |
An astoundingly informative techno-electro-synthpop
site from Japan, covering Japanese artists as well as many obscure bands
from Europe, Canada and America as well. A lot of the info is in Japanese
however. |
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Projeto Autobahn
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80's new wave site from Brazil featuring
MIDI files, discographies and lyrics. |
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Daniel
Silverman's Music Page |
This page gives unsung artists & albums
their due; while not wholly 80's-oriented, Daniel Silverman
reviews several lost albums and reappraises them appropriately. |
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The
Trouser Press
 |
It's back after a long hiatus from cyberspace
... one of the classic references for underground and alternative 80's
(and 90's) music. |
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| Ultimate
'80s Songs |
Huge list of classic 80's songs and
a very useful resource; features links to lyrics for over 500 songs. |
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The Ultimate
Band List
|
The name says it all—the ultimate
repository of band and artist links. Use this often to find sites for your
favorite
bands. |
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Wave
Fanatic's MP3 Page
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A good collection of hard-to-find New Wave
MP3 songs in their entirety. Not your run-of-the-mill selection. |
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www.wavelenghts.com
 |
A nice site that features rare or noteworthy
synthpop/dancefloor/electronic songs each week, from both the 80's and
the 90's. |
| Band and Artist
Sites |
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| Animotion |
The official site for the 80's
band Animotion, who are back and touring. |
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Berlin |
Terri Nunn and Berlin are still active
and touring in the new millennium. |
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Julian Cope presents Head Heritage
 |
Pop genius cum neo-hippy eccentric—Julian
Cope's psychedelic domain for music enlightenment, social activism, rants
and raves. You can also buy many of his hard-to-find releases and recent
independent music projects. |
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| The
Cars: Heartbeat City |
Excellent, fan-authored web site devoted to
The Cars. |
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Department
S |
Department S were one of the more unique and
underrated UK postpunk bands. This site is complete with a history,
discography, photos and more. |
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The
Epoxies  |
This Portland, Oregon band brings back
the infectious energy of early 80's punk, pop and wave—imagine
a touch
of Revillos/Rezillos, Berlin, Lene Lovich, The Vapors and Kim Wilde all
rolled into one! They are swiftly gaining
notoriety with their live shows, costumes and, of course, music! |
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| Catholic
Girls |
Before The Spice Girls, Courtney Love and Hole,
Madonna, The Bangles and The Go-Gos, there were ... The Catholic Girls. The
official home of the Catholic Girls—the original and blasphemously
underappreciated all-girls new wave band. They're still going strong—stop
by and pray awhile! |
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Robert Hazard
and The Heroes |
Robert Hazard and the Heroes were Philadelphia's
premier rock band in the early eighties. Robert Hazard is best remembered
for his classic songs "Escalator of Life" and "Change Reaction." |
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The
Mansions  |
This L.A. band has a unique style
that blends classic 80's influences like New Order/Joy Division with gothic
elements and britpop sensibility. Listen
to
samples from their debut album, Charms for Love and Revenge, or purchase
it online. |
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Novelty  |
Novelty is a synthpop band from Sweden (see
Synthphony records above) that blends New Romantic elements with
techno and ambient. This site features MP3 music samples as well. |
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Toyah:
Dreamscape  |
Fansite devoted to new wave/performance
artist and actress Toyah Wilcox. Loads of pictures and info, and she's
still looking amazing in her 40's! ;-) |
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