In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Country superstars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean put their singing skills together to cover an iconic ’80s song. Aldean and Bryan delighted fans with their rendition of “Sunday in the South” by ...

Most notably, the songs Dreams, Go Your Own Way, and the B-side Silver Springs detail the relationship breakdown between ...

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is an undeniable classic and possibly the greatest Britpop album (and it turned 30 this ...

Ah, the golden era of television! The 70s and 80s gifted us with theme songs that were as memorable as the shows themselves.

Singer Marc Almond, who formed Soft Cell with Ball while they were art students at Leeds Polytechnic in 1979 and went on to have worldwide hits with the songs Tainted Love, Bedsitter, Say Hello Wave ...

Despite great performances, Scott Cooper’s biopic lacks the power and musical vitality that define the Boss himself.

In honour of Dave Ball - who passed away on Thursday (23.10.25) at the age of 66 - here is a list of the top 5 songs by the ...

ICONIC musician Dave Ball has died aged 66. The synth player and producer was best known as one half of popular 80s band Soft ...

David Ball, instrumentalist of Soft Cell and a key player for "Tainted Love," died on Oct. 22, 2025, at age 66.

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known for his work in the iconic synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died ...