In search of more meaningful dance music, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh abandoned the about-to-be-enormous Human League in 1980 to form the more experimental (musically and structurally) British ...

UK synthpop vets Heaven 17, led by former Human League member Martyn Ware, have played NYC and L.A. back in 2017 which were their first-ever US shows. The group have now announced their “first proper” ...

On the final night of their Los Angeles appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in September, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy introduced a tune that the band was playing live for the first time. “It’s kind of ...

The ’80s new wave synth band heads to The Birchmere It was back in 1980 when Human League bandmates Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh joined up with vocalist Glenn Gregory to form Heaven 17, an English ...

Earlier this week, Heaven 17 member Martyn Ware was watching the royal ceremonies in the U.K., when he spotted a protest sign that read “We Don’t Need a Monarchy.” As the writer of an ’80s hit called ...

Heaven 17 is a British synthpop band originating in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, formed in 1980. Taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork ...

Heaven 17 Recall Earth, Wind & Fire: Glenn Gregory of synthpop stars Heaven 17 told us about his Earth, Wind & Fire experience. Glenn Gregory: The best concert I have ever been to was Earth, Wind & ...

Philadelphia punk outfit the Dead Milkmen have released their cover of Heaven 17’s 1981 song, “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” which will appear on a new seven-inch record out Friday, ...

Band member and co-songwriter of Heaven 17 Martyn Ware has told Rockstar to "go fuck yourself" after being offered $7500 - that's around £5700 - to include their 1983 hit, Temptation, in Grand Theft ...

1980s synthpop band Heaven 17 tell BBC Breakfast about the reissue of their debut album Penthouse and Pavement and their new tour. The album was set against a back-drop of recession and a cost-cutting ...

The post Heaven 17 Announce 2022 North American Tour appeared first on Consequence. English synthpop pioneers Heaven 17 have announced the 2022 “We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang” North American ...

Heaven 17, the classic British New Wave and synth-pop duo, unveiled their first-ever headlining tour in the U.S. and Canada. From September 16 through October 6, Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will ...