Listen to New Wave Rock!

James E. Perone, PhD, is Margaret Morgan Ramsey professor in music and associate dean of the faculty at the University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH.

• Series ForewordPreface1 Background2 Must-Hear MusicThe B-52's: "Rock Lobster"The Bangles: "Manic Monday"Blondie: "Heart of Glass"Blondie: "One Way or Another"The Buggles: "Video Killed the Radio Star"The Cars: "Just What I Needed"The Cars: "My Best Friend's Girl"The Cars: "Shake It Up"The Clash: "London Calling"Elvis Costello: "Pump It Up"Elvis Costello: "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"Culture Club: "Karma Chameleon"Depeche Mode: "Just Can't Get Enough"Devo: "Whip It!"Dire Straits: "Sultans of Swing"Thomas Dolby: "She Blinded Me with Science"Duran Duran: "Hungry Like the Wolf"Eurythmics: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"A Flock of Seagulls: "I Ran (So Far Away)"The Go-Go's: Beauty and the BeatHaircut One Hundred: "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"The Human League: "Don't You Want Me"Joe Jackson: "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"The Jam: "In the City"Katrina and the Waves: "Walking on Sunshine"The Knack: "My Sharona"Cyndi Lauper: She's So UnusualNick Lowe: "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)"Men at Work: "Down Under"Men at Work: "Who Can It Be Now?"Naked Eyes: "Always Something There to Remind Me"New Order: "Blue Monday"Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: "Messages"The Police: "Don't Stand So Close to Me"The Police: "Every Breath You Take"The Pretenders: "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)"Prince: "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"Psychedelic Furs: "Love My Way"The RamonesSpandau Ballet: "True"The Specials: "A Message to You, Rudy"Split Enz: "I Got You"Squeeze: "Cool for Cats"The Stranglers: "No More Heroes"The Stray Cats: "Rock This Town"Talking Heads: "Burning Down the House"Talking Heads: "Life during Wartime"Talking Heads: "Once in a Lifetime"Tears for Fears: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Television: Marquee Moon3 Impact on Popular Culture4 LegacyBibliographyIndex

. . .written with authority, but succeeds at its goal of being accessible. It will be a useful addition to public and school library collections or other settings where a general introduction to new wave is desired.