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US New Wave Bands That Did Better In New Zealand

Devo, Talking Heads and the B-52’s all found unusually strong chart success in New Zealand in the 70s & 80s. What made Kiwi listeners so receptive to quirky American new wave?

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New Wave Doppelgangers

From familiar faces to shared visual language, these new wave doppelgängers reveal striking parallels across '80s artists, album covers, and music videos. What starts as coincidence quickly turns into something deeper - patterns you won’t be able to unsee.

How New Wave Videos Recall '80s Blockbusters

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Random Truths From the New Wave Underground

Bits of 80s new wave knowledge to impress your friends

New Wave Videos That Served As Period Pieces

Step into the past with new wave’s most theatrical time travelers. From Stand and Deliver and Rock Me Amadeus to Puttin' On the Ritz, Rock This Town, and Vienna, this visual montage explores how artists borrowed from history in their 80s music videos - through costume, performance, and atmosphere - to reimagine the past in bold ways.