When the term first arrived on the pop music scene in the late part of the '70s, new wave was used as a catch-all for music that wasn't quite punk, but it wasn't traditional pop or rock music either.

New wave music was around before the early '80s when the genre first started an advancement onto the U.S. charts. Often seen as punk's poppier younger siblings, new wave artists often shared radio ...

Legendary new wave singer Gary Numan, best known in the U.S. for his hit “Cars,” broke down on stage while performing last ...