When Bob Dylan sang “Forever Young” in the early ’70s, he did so in the context of a prayer for a newborn child. It makes sense then that when Alphaville delivered an entirely different song with the ...

When Blade Runner came out in 1982, it sat at the center of a new genre: “Future Noir.” Ridley Scott established a world so similar and yet so foreign to our own that it felt like both a throwback and ...

Alphaville (Bernhard Lloyd, Marian Gold, Frank Mertens) in 1984. A bright orange jumpsuit. Feathered hair. Standing up while playing a piano. Pixelated video quality. A political message set to some ...

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The 1984 synth-pop classic reigns in its 10th week on the chart. By Kevin Rutherford Three decades after its original run on the Billboard Hot 100, Alphaville’s “Forever Young” is No. 1 on a Billboard ...