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ridiculed the movement in a 2010 interview, saying, "Completely separate from electronic music or the future there was all the fucking
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reached the media capitals of New York City and Los
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have all at some point been described as being part of the New
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tried to enter the club, but Strange denied him entry. The club spawned several spin-offs and there were soon clubs elsewhere in the capital and in other major British cities, including Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham.
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reflected back on their first year of success (1981) and stated, "At this time we were linked to the whole New Romantics thing, but we were never a part of that. It was just a trendy London club thing with Steve Strange."
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concert of July 1985 as the peak for the various acts that rose from the New Romantic scene of the early '80s, commenting that after which "everyone seemed to take hubristic tumbles". Simon Reynolds also notes the
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would release an "England Swings" issue with Boy George on the cover. In April 1984, 40 of the top 100 singles; further, in a May 1985 survey, eight of the top 10 singles were by acts of British origin.
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were also labelled as New Romantic artists by the press, although they all repudiated this and none had any direct connection to the original scene. Other aspiring bands of the era including
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and wedges. However, soon after they began to gain mainstream attention, many bands associated with the New Romantic scene dropped the eclectic clothes and make-up in favour of sharp suits.
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were also often identified as New Romantics by the press, although they did not exhibit the same visual styles of the movement, despite their link to the band Visage.
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in the early 1980s, which, combined with the distinctive New Romantic visuals, helped them first to national success in the UK, and then, via
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2000:. Victoria & Albert Museum
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470:Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders
427:Similarly, the electronic duo
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3803:Suicide of Nicola Ann Raphael
3560:Le Phonographique (1979–2005)
2564:"The scenes that time forgot"
1874:. August 2009. Archived from
1445:The Berg Companion to Fashion
1442:Steele, Valerie, ed. (2010).
1008:
2723:Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids
1762:. Vesper. pp. 215–217.
1684:"Rolling Stone Random Notes"
1132:University of Michigan Press
845:. In the UK, the arrival of
746:ran an issue which featured
615:in his "Berlin period", and
402:
272:in the style of the English
7:
3889:Counterculture of the 1980s
3621:Convergence (goth festival)
3387:List of gothic rock artists
2201:Reynolds, pp. 340 and 342-3
1585:Russell, Tony, ed. (1983).
960:
699:The second British invasion
588:the use of synthesizers in
230:stars of the 1970s such as
202:, play a major part in the
106:era coupled with the early
10:
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3808:Murder of Sophie Lancaster
2275:. Piscataway, New Jersey:
1696:. 17 July 1981. p. 6.
1562:Edinburgh University Press
1313:Edinburgh University Press
853:, has been claimed by the
800:Do They Know Its Christmas
702:
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3128:
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2692:"The Blitz Club Archives"
1616:I Love 1981, at 02:44mins
52:Boy George performing at
3636:List of gothic festivals
3626:Bats Day in the Fun Park
2646:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
2642:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
2365:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
2337:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
1530:. pp. 326 and 410.
1522:Reynolds, Simon (2005).
1495:O'Byrne, Robert (2009).
1212:Aimpsummit2019.sched.com
1124:Cateforis, Theo (2011).
988:
943:Blonde Boy, Red Lipstick
54:Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
39:Not to be confused with
3204:Second British Invasion
2527:25 November 1995 page 9
2158:Reynolds, pp.306-7, 311
1970:New Romantics: The Look
1812:Johnstone, Sam (2013).
1789:McFarland & Company
1692:. Tuscaloosa, Alabama:
1560:. Edinburgh, Scotland:
1372:Evans, Richard (2009).
1341:Buckley, David (2005).
1311:. Edinburgh, Scotland:
1233:"Richard James Burgess"
1130:. Ann Arbor, Michigan:
926:Documentaries and films
716:Second British Invasion
705:Second British Invasion
204:Second British Invasion
3879:1980s in British music
3864:Theories of aesthetics
3611:Lumous Gothic Festival
3382:Fields of the Nephilim
2779:Steve Strange (2003).
2425:"The Smiths: A Eulogy"
2277:Transaction Publishers
834:
806:" and Culture Club's "
790:
617:Yellow Magic Orchestra
473:
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292:, Hollywood starlets,
278:Russian constructivism
65:underground subculture
57:
3884:British popular music
2809:Walker, John. (1992)
2423:(26 September 1987).
2394:(25 September 2012).
2171:The Death of New Wave
2098:. Faber & Faber.
1968:Rimmer, Dave (2003).
1783:Metzer, Greg (2008).
1474:New Sounds New Styles
1156:"Adventures in synth"
983:List of New Romantics
957:, premiered in 2022.
904:, Plastic Fantastic,
820:
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467:
314:
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112:Richard James Burgess
87:and Romantic Rebels.
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3357:The Sisters of Mercy
3226:Yugoslavian new wave
3032:New wave of new wave
2461:ministryofrock.co.uk
2400:ministryofrock.co.uk
2149:Reynolds, pp. 412–3.
1976:. pp. 105–106.
1822:Taylor & Francis
1791:. pp. 139–140.
1587:Encyclopedia of Rock
1470:"Kahn and Bell Shop"
1043:Guardian Media Group
849:bands, particularly
765:Decline and revivals
382:; style commentator
206:of the U.S. charts.
3844:Musical subcultures
3718:Film and literature
3616:Whitby Goth Weekend
3601:M'era Luna Festival
3575:Death Guild (1993–)
3565:Batcave (1982–1985)
3548:Notable club nights
3177:La Movida Madrileña
3170:Neue Deutsche Härte
3165:Neue Deutsche Welle
3017:Neue Deutsche Welle
2953:Garage rock revival
2496:. London, England:
2246:. London, England:
2216:Shapersofthe80s.com
2112:Reynolds, pp. 334–5
2056:Rimmer, pp. 100–102
2034:. London, England.
2031:The Daily Telegraph
1820:. London, England:
1689:The Tuscaloosa News
1526:. London, England:
1414:Infobase Publishing
1409:The 1980s and 1990s
1378:. London, England:
1347:. London, England:
1243:on 27 November 2020
1041:. London, England:
718:. The switch to a "
265:, including frilly
139:A Flock of Seagulls
3767:The Goodbye Family
3606:Drop Dead Festival
3596:Wave-Gotik-Treffen
3570:Slimelight (1987–)
3555:F Club (1977–1982)
3503:Wednesday Mourning
2596:Officialcharts.com
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3746:The Addams Family
3468:Patricia Morrison
3234:
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3182:Little band scene
3120:Synth-pop artists
3047:Post-punk revival
2990:Minneapolis sound
2882:Alternative dance
2790:978-0-7528-4936-2
2771:978-0-415-14726-2
2572:. London, England
2438:978-1-59376-460-9
2308:Reynolds, p. 517.
2218:. 22 January 2010
2168:Cateforis, Theo.
2138:on 11 March 2011.
2022:(22 April 2006).
1899:. London, England
1647:. London, England
1508:978-0-7112-2895-5
1455:978-1-84788-592-0
1423:978-1-60413-386-8
1412:. New York City:
1389:978-1-906032-12-8
1141:978-0-472-03470-3
1134:. pp. 47–8.
1073:. New York City:
685:Adam and the Ants
619:'s early albums.
563:Le Phonographique
524:to form the band
346:Adam and the Ants
338:Vivienne Westwood
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3704:Backcombing
3684:Rose Mortem
3674:Lip Service
3667:Health Goth
3519:Camden Town
3453:Lisa Hammer
3284:Gothic rock
3077:Electropunk
2995:Mod revival
2958:Gothic rock
2948:Electropunk
2868:Associated
2734:Rachel Ho,
2678:Radio Times
2466:13 February
2405:13 February
2126:"Synth pop"
2079:22 December
1734:The Quietus
1380:Anova Books
1267:NZ Musician
955:Kevin Hegge
915:Fever Pitch
855:music press
779:JFK Stadium
735:Jim Fouratt
689:Bow Wow Wow
673:Philly soul
637:Duran Duran
571:Marc Almond
506:Mick Jagger
482:Dean Street
399:Romantics.
394:Terminology
380:Thatcherism
376:urban decay
342:Bow Wow Wow
288:and 1930s'
286:Incroyables
240:androgynous
232:David Bowie
131:Duran Duran
92:David Bowie
3833:Categories
3735:Tim Burton
3730:Literature
3483:Doc Hammer
3473:Carl McCoy
3418:Ian Curtis
3362:The Damned
3289:Gothabilly
3192:Industrial
3072:Electropop
2973:Madchester
2968:Jangle pop
2909:Dance-punk
2904:Dance-rock
2877:Avant-funk
2817:, 3rd. ed.
2542:Zttaat.com
2073:PopMatters
1983:0711993963
1972:. London:
1925:11 January
1903:11 January
1740:20 January
1710:Smash Hits
1669:Smash Hits
1480:7 December
1080:7 December
1075:Condé Nast
1009:References
851:the Smiths
847:indie rock
843:roots rock
752:Boy George
649:Boy George
628:Gary Numan
605:Kraut rock
594:electronic
553:Boy George
490:Rusty Egan
384:Peter York
248:Boy George
236:Roxy Music
147:Boy George
100:Roxy Music
96:Marc Bolan
81:Blitz Kids
73:Birmingham
3859:Synth-pop
3813:Post-punk
3699:Deathhawk
3662:Cybergoth
3529:Cleveland
3428:Nick Cave
3311:Dark wave
3306:Cold wave
3301:Deathrock
3221:Vaporwave
3216:Synthwave
3187:Punk rock
3148:Chillwave
3082:Freestyle
3062:Synth-pop
3005:Dream pop
2963:Indie pop
2926:Dark wave
2921:Deathrock
2861:post-punk
2783:. Orion.
2626:7 January
2601:7 January
2547:7 January
1998:"Bustier"
1946:Bbc.co.uk
1217:7 January
821:Pop star
720:new music
613:Brian Eno
609:Kraftwerk
583:Synth-pop
567:Soft Cell
530:cloakroom
518:Midge Ure
433:Dave Ball
429:Soft Cell
403:Rejection
388:New Right
362:revival (
284:, French
228:glam rock
224:punk rock
196:synth-pop
191:Talk Talk
179:Soft Cell
104:glam rock
3791:See also
3760:The Crow
3694:Big hair
3332:The Cure
3010:Shoegaze
2914:New rave
2899:Coldwave
2894:Art punk
2857:New wave
2741:Exclaim!
2648:(eds.).
2373:AllMusic
2369:"R.E.M."
2346:AllMusic
2243:BBC News
2222:17 March
2131:AllMusic
2036:Archived
1758:(2016).
1247:8 August
961:See also
908:, Viva,
863:jangling
859:new wave
829:jacket,
823:Adam Ant
795:Live Aid
783:Ultravox
775:Live Aid
743:Newsweek
731:Sade Adu
653:Adam Ant
597:art rock
522:Ultravox
408:Adam Ant
372:the Beat
333:The Face
296:and the
294:Puritans
276:period,
274:Romantic
155:Ultravox
3657:Fashion
3539:Toronto
3524:Chicago
3342:Bauhaus
3153:Electro
3037:No wave
3022:New pop
2576:26 July
2498:News UK
2042:30 June
2004:30 June
1852:28 July
1694:Gannett
1102:28 July
1048:24 July
950:Tramps!
936:La Roux
902:Orlando
898:Britpop
871:new pop
787:Wembley
695:beat".
693:Burundi
630:in the
603:, the "
478:Billy's
460:Origins
455:History
306:mullets
298:Pierrot
290:Cabaret
256:Marilyn
214:scene.
85:Dandies
63:was an
56:in 2001
3210:Sounds
3089:2 Tone
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526:Visage
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317:Pirate
302:quiffs
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254:, and
127:Visage
83:, New
69:London
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3103:Lists
3094:Ultra
2978:Baggy
2887:Grebo
2182:(PDF)
2175:(PDF)
1070:Vogue
989:Notes
910:Sexus
906:Minty
601:disco
559:Leeds
412:Japan
159:Japan
3725:Film
3143:CBGB
3052:Romo
2859:and
2785:ISBN
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2578:2011
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