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May 9, 2019 · New wave emerged onto the music scene in the late 1970’s as a subset of rock music. It was a term coined by music critics to refer to bands who were new on the scene and not quite creating punk rock, but still possessed the individuality and irreverence of bands in that genre.
If rock’s new wave began in 1976, with Blondie’s eponymous album, it ended 30 years ago, in 1984, when Duran Duran and Wham!, new wave acts with all the rebellion and originality drained...
Oct 23, 2020 · An excerpt from. The Encyclopedia of New York. . New Wave began as a critical catchall term describing the exhilarating guitar music fomenting in New York City in the late ’70s. But by the end ...
