Dave Ball, Soft Cell's synthesizer player who founded the New Wave band in 1981 alongside Marc Almond, died in his sleep at 66.

One half of the influential synth-pop duo, Ball was a techno pioneer and “wonderfully brilliant musical genius,” says his bandmate Marc Almond ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known for his work in the iconic synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died ...

David Ball, Soft Cell's influential member, has died at 66, leaving a legacy of synth-pop hits and a love for 80s club ...

In 1997, two members of Chicago post-rock innovators Tortoise — Ken “Bundy K.” Brown, also of Gast del Sol, and Doug McCombs, ...

By the time Geoff Downes first joined Yes in 1980 – he left the following year, but later re-joined in 2011 – he already had ...

By the time Geoff Downes first joined Yes in 1980 – he left the following year, but later re-joined in 2011 – he already had a successful musical career behind him as a member of The Buggles, ...

With catchy snare beats and charismatic musical storytelling, pop-rock band LANY returned with the release of their sixth ...

Two veteran radio-friendly artists from the 1980s new wave era have embraced the 21 st century with rabid fervor. With ...

“I’m thinking about the expectations and trying to do the opposite,” says Christian Berishaj, who goes by JMSN (pronounced ...

Aftershock, Sacramento’s largest rock and metal festival, featured fan favorites and underground talents on the big stage ...

Yacht Rock — it's a celebration. Tommy Buoy of the Yachtley Crew, whose Seas the Night 2025 Tour is coming through Jersey, said no offense is meant to the soft rock bands of the '70s and '80s whose ...