Alternative Press

Here’s what blink-182 would sound like as a 1980s synthwave band

A blink-182 fan recently reimagined “The Rock Show” and “Feeling This” as 1980s synthwave songs. Additionally the YouTube user, MartyCanFly cleverly reworked blink’s name to fit the occasion as ...
Wall Street Journal

Synthwave, the Sound of an ’80s Childhood, Goes Mainstream

If you grew up with “The Goonies,” “Super Mario Bros.” or Cyndi Lauper, you may hear something familiar in synthwave. This niche electronic-music genre, inspired by the sounds of 1980s pop, movies and ...
Alternative Press

Brendon Urie livestreams creation of synthwave track "1980VRO"

Brendon Urie is a man of the people. The Panic! At The Disco singer is always open about his creative process between behind-the-scenes videos and a Twitch stream. Well, he’s been creating some new ...
Observer

The Nostalgic Allure of ‘Synthwave’

Despite its retro fetishism and insular network of artists, the so-called synthwave genre, a future-focused sound undeniably indebted to the pop culture of the Reagan era, is pulsing forward with a ...