Who is Klaus Nomi and why make a dance theatre production about him? Klaus Nomi was an amazing figure from the new wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 80s. Did you know with a Digital ...

In 1983, when Klaus Nomi died of “gay cancer,” the underground punk-opera singer was mostly unknown beyond his small circle of friends and fans. It’s a familiar story about a guy who moves to New York ...

Gay icon and theatrical pop/rock iconoclast Klaus Nomi died on August 6, 1983 from complications from AIDS. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing, Sony Legacy is reissuing his two studio ...

"The Nomi Song" is an absorbing homage to obscure but fascinating late '70s-early '80s German stage artiste Klaus Nomi. As with helmer Andrew Horn's previous pic, "East Side Story," a tribute to ...

Last night, Courtney Act wore a Klaus Nomi inspired black and white outfit for her runway look on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6, episode 7. For the younger generation of viewers who don’t know who Klaus ...

Few pop stars have been quite as unique as the otherworldly maverick Nomi, who became the talk of the town in late-1970s New York. Forty years on from his untimely death, Nick Levine considers his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. "My initial impression of him was that he was wild and incredible and ...

WACKY. Mysterious. Cartoonlike. And, ultimately, tragic. That’s how performance artist Klaus Nomi is remembered in “The Nomi Song,” a reverential documentary chronicling the “freak among freaks” who ...

Born in the German state of Bavaria in 1944, Klaus Nomi emigrated to New York City at the age of 28, doing bits of off-Broadway theater work and moonlighting as a pastry chef. By 1978, he immersed ...

Superchunk have a new, limited-edition charity 7″ single that benefits Bill McKibben’s climate-change advocacy non-profit 350.org. Both sides of the single are pretty special: the a-side, “Our Work is ...