This made Trevor Horn a very rich man since he became a producer after the second Buggles album tanked in 1981, working behind-the-scenes to craft hits for the likes of ABC and Frankie Goes to ...

The debut single off the album was “Video Killed the ... As quickly as The Buggles formed, they disbanded. First, following the release of "The Age of Plastic," they joined the band Yes.

where they played their full-length album 'The Age of Plastic' in its entirety. The Buggles' most recent show occurred in October 2011 at London's O2 Arena for the British Music Experience ...

Seal has announced a 30th anniversary tour where he will perform his first two albums ... with Seal on both those albums, and Horn’s band The Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”) will ...

but it was also - somewhat ironically - the first music video (shot by 1980s pop video whiz Russell Mulcahy) to be shown on MTV in America. The Buggles’ members included Geoff Downes ...

One of the most pivotal moments of the era arrived in the early hours of August 1, 1981, when MTV was broadcast to televisions across the U.S. for the first time. At the time, the network was a ...

But that wasn't MTV’s first choice. British new wave duo the Buggles released “Video Killed the Radio Star” as a single in 1979, two years before MTV started. The track had been penned by ...

On this day in 1981, MTV began broadcasting for the first time. The cable channel made its debut with the video for the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" -- watch it here. By Chris Payne On ...

Horn says that he prefers The Buggles’ version. This must rate as THE ‘Technopop’ album, awash with European influences and experimentation aplenty. The title track and ‘Beatnik’ are ...