new wave

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Although British New Wave bands had pioneered the use of the music video as an art form, Michael Jackson was one of the first Black artists to be given the chance to do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"I think rap is getting gentrified," he told New Wave magazine.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Sagan’s novel was adapted into a film four years later, where French New Wave icon Jean Seberg put a cherubic face to Cécile’s scheming.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

As the New Wave brand grew, along with VHS tape sales, so did California’s Little Saigon entertainment and cultural hub behind it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

I tell him I mostly like indie and New Wave, but he doesn’t know what those are, and they’re hard to explain in Spanish.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez