Like most advancements in music technology, the journey of virtual analogue synthesis is not a linear one – it's a story told through the various designs of many different manufacturers and brands. So ...

English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist Dave Ball, helped usher in the second British invasion of musical artists in the ’80s, most notably with their ...

What is widely considered the world’s first synthesizer came into existence in Ottawa in the 1940s, and a meticulously reconstructed version of the original will be played publicly for the first time ...

A peckish cocaine user was caught drug driving when he motored to a South Tyneside McDonald’s drive-thru for a late-night bite. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get ...

David Ball, who made up half of innovative English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, his bandmate ...

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Six days ago when Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch took out Noah Philp from the line-up, NHL insider Jim Mathseon, the Hockey Hall of Fame reporter of the Edmonton Journal, made the following ...

Dave Ball, the man who helped shape 1980s synth-pop, is dead at age 66. The English musician, cofounder of pop duo Soft Cell best known for their 1981 best-selling single Tainted Love, passed away ...