(CBS News) From the early to mid-'80s, the American pop charts were briefly dominated by British acts whose music was synthesizer-driven - among them were Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, the Human League and ...

These days, synthpop and EDM (electronic dance music) are so popular that everybody wants a piece of the action. Lots of artists who started out in other genres have branched out into synthpop or EDM, ...

Since Scottish trio Chvrches' heralded 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe, the '80s-synthpop-revival sound that made the band a darling of the summer festival circuit has been appropriated at… ...

The debut solo album from one-half of British experimental pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma goes heavy on the synthesizers and the ...

How did you come across Hats for the first time? In my early teens I was quite nerdily into hi-fi—and [my obsession] didn’t stop there, to be honest. There would always be a copy of What Hi-Fi ...

See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery, “Legends of Synthpop with De/Vision, Mesh and Iris @ The Echoplex.” Calling a tour Legends of Synthpop when the bands aren't quite as easily recognizable ...

Synthpop mastermind and prolific producer Jorge Elbrecht is gearing up to release his new solo album Here Lies later this month. We’ve already heard its title track — a pulsating composition featuring ...

The Neon, the latest album from the veteran British electronic pop group Erasure, might be what the world needs now: in addition to their catchy synthesizer-driven music, there is also a spiritual ...

As electronic music has grown Stateside, though, so has OMD’s following. “It is strange, for us, 35 years after we started the band, there’s several generations that are more into us now than there ...

U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump found himself in hot water this week after using without permission Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World to kick off his quest for the White House. Trump later ...

Since Scottish trio Chvrches’ heralded 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe, the ’80s-synthpop-revival sound that made the band a darling of the summer festival circuit has been appropriated… By ...