New Wave News

October, 2008 — a cool blast from the past, as Chrysler uses The Fixx's "Saved by Zero" in car ads. It's not my favorite Fixx cut (that's "One Thing Leads to Another"), but it's great to hear new wave reaching fresh audiences in 2008!

2008-09 — New Wave hero Elvis Costello is hosting a great TV series called "Spectacle," on the Sundance Channel. In each episode, he interviews one or more renowned musicians and plays some songs with them. The guests are quite varied, ranging from uber-coolster Lou Reed to Motown legend Smokey Robinson to famous, uh, saxophonist William Jefferson ("President Bill") Clinton. Get more info on the series here.