80S TOP OF THE POPS
The New Romantic, Synth Pop, Glam Rock, Gothic Rock, Post Punk, Indie Rock, Soul, Heavy Metal, Grindcore, Folk Punk, Hip Hop….
Popular music of the United Kingdom in the 1980s built on the post-punk and new wave movements, incorporating different sources of inspiration from subgenres and what is now classed as world music in the shape of Jamaican and Indian music. There used to be a more distinct “flavour” from every genre…… unlike today’s prevalent high street pop music…