The writing was on the wall – or at least the sleeve. After a period of disillusion, they split into two factions, with Wakeman and frontman Jon Anderson fleeing in March 1980. Yes had already ...

Trevor Horn, half of the group behind “Video Killed the Radio Star” and a producer who helped engineer the sound of the ’80s, will be the opening act for Seal. By Rob Tannenbaum In the late 1970s, ...

Everybody needs to start somewhere. For Geoff Downes, that break came in the orchestra pit at London’s New Theatre. It was 1975, and the 23-year-old Downes was playing keyboards in a brand new stage ...

The 1980s were a decade of technological advances and cultural shifts within the ever-growing music industry. One of the most pivotal moments of the era arrived in the early hours of August 1, 1981, ...

When Seal announced his summer tour dates earlier this year, playing his classic albums Seal I and Seal II, it was exciting news. But nostalgic music fans were equally if not more thrilled about the ...

The Buggles could have gone in a lot of different directions once their debut single “Video Killed the Radio Star” became a huge hit all over the world in late 1979. The synth duo (featuring Trevor ...

On this day in 1981, MTV began broadcasting for the first time. The cable channel made its debut with the video for the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" -- watch it here. By Chris Payne On this ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Teenage Dads almost blind us with brightness as they add their unique sunny spin on The Buggles' ...

If you weren't a '70s or '80s baby, there's probably a good chance that you've never heard of the Buggles. You might even scratch your head upon listening to their biggest hit 'Video Killed the Radio ...

In a feat of rarely-realised and prescient self-awareness, the new-fangled MTV launched on 1 August 1981 with a premiere of The Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’. The one-hit wonder for the ...

Trevor Horn is one of pop music’s most successful record producers. Formerly the singer for electropop duo the Buggles (known for 1979’s “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first video aired by MTV) ...