Just now getting into The B-52s? This new wave dance-rock outfit hit the airwaves back in the latter half of the 1970s and has been delivering oddball, danceable, and campy tunes ever since. Even ...

Two iconic punk bands, hailing from the '70s, are coming together for a limited-run tour this fall. Devo and The B-52s announced their 11-city "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour" on Monday, June 16. Tickets go ...

Days after Akron new-wave band Devo took to social media June 12 with a cryptic announcement, we have an answer. Two iconic punk bands, hailing from the '70s, are coming together for a limited-run ...

Well, it’s Friday once again! The weekdays have come to a close, and most people out there are patiently waiting for their workday to come to an end in order to finally relax for the weekend. If that ...

Kate Pierson is probably best known as a founding member of the B-52s. When the band came on the scene in the late 1970s, they embodied a quirky individuality with their outrageous style, sending the ...

An Iowa-based band formed by chance backed new wave icon Lene Lovich on tour with Devo and The B-52s, proving chemistry beats ...

The following is an excerpt from "The B-52s' Cosmic Thing" by Pete Crighton and available now from Bloomsbury.

The B-52 was born in the shadow of World War II but entered a very different world. First flight: April 15, 1952. By the 1960s there were 742 airframes built across eight variants but the aircraft’s ...