Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Forty years ago, the British New Wave rock band the Fixx released their ...

Singer Cy Curnin was in a contemplative mood as the Fixx began to emerge from college radio. "Saved by Zero" captured it well, arriving on May 10, 1983, as the first single from Reach the Beach. "Life ...

Having well-constructed synthesizer-driven pop-rock songs wasn’t enough for the Fixx during the early 1980s. The arty band ...

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that the 80s were a decade of mindless music. We’ll admit that there were a few acts that didn’t dig all that deep. But you could also find artists offering sharp ...

Nov. 20—Life on the road for Cy Curnin is both one of rest and one of work. After more than 40 years, it's what he still loves. "It's a lot of hanging about," he says. "It should be hell, but I enjoy ...

The Fixx's meteoric breakthrough didn't arrive courtesy of some sweeping overhaul. They had basically the same lineup, save for a switch at bass. Producer Rupert Hine was back on board for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the degree that success in the music industry is measured (platinum sales for 1983's Reach the Beach and gold for its 1984 ...

Cy Curnin of The Fixx joins Kyle Meredith to take us through Every Five Seconds, the band’s first album in a decade. The frontman talks about bridging their classic sound with contemporary experiments ...

The Fixx’s moody, atmospheric “Saved by Zero” might have seemed like a strange choice as a lead single for their second album Reach the Beach. Not only does the song lack a big chorus, but the concept ...

The British band the Fixx is somewhat of a rare breed these days compared to its contemporaries from the '80s MTV era of pop music in terms of making music after three decades with virtually the same ...

The Fixx has always been a bit outside the lines. They never fit neatly into any particular genre, falling somewhere between new wave, post-punk and mainstream rock. Formed in London in 1979 as The ...

We all know the 1980s are back. The aesthetic of the decade has infiltrated contemporary pop culture. Whether it be the influx of DIY indie labels, retro fashion or Romo bands, the 80s revival has hit ...