Soft Cell, the synth-pop duo made of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, had a huge anniversary on Sept. 5, celebrating 43 years since their cover of "Tainted Love" hit the No. 1 spot ...

Some songs are able to stand the test of time. We know where we were when we first heard them, and some people have fond memories associated with the songs themselves. The 1980s were filled with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Before it became a hit in the U.S., “Tainted Love” had already gone to ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Stranger Things has been a crash course on ’80s culture for those too young to have lived through the decade themselves. For Marc Almond, whose band Soft Cell was the soundtrack to those exciting ...

Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted ...