The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation.

SYNTH WEEK 2024: After the incredible leaps in synthesizer technology that were made in the late '70s, 1980 could be regarded as the year that was the calm before the beautiful storm. There weren’t ...

We Built This City made Starship an ’80s sensation but also one of rock’s most mocked bands, turning the hit into a pop ...

Stephen along with Neil Arthur made one of the most seminal electro tracks, Living On The Ceiling," said Boy George ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

One of the greatest things about early ’80s cinema was the synth scores so many films had. Movies like The Terminator, and of course anything John Carpenter did, spring to mind. And with shows like ...

Forty years ago there was a decade that had an outsized influence on all pop culture moving forward. The music of the 60s may have still gotten persistent airplay in the 80s but music from the 40s was ...

The 80s was a strong decade for music, with diverse hits and classics that Synth Riders is exploring with its 80s Mixtape DLC. The new songs in the DLC are top-40 hits like Take On Me and Whip It, ...

Robert Redford, big-screen leading man and Oscar-winning director, dies at 89 NJ nurse claims retaliation after she was ...

Can a certain sound, made by a particular instrument, sum up an entire era? It seems unlikely, yet think about those opening notes of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from "Beverly Hills Cop" or Brad ...

Korg's Gadget app for iOS has been providing access to and arsenal of synthesizer and drum machine sounds since 2014. With the latest update though, the company has added a new instrument that cranks ...