When you think of the music of the 80s, you tend to imagine everything pushing forward into a new era. But a few artists did an outstanding job of injecting throwback vibes into their material, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Martha Davis, the lead singer of the Motels, best known for such ...

The Motels imploded, then hit the big time, with All Four One. So did singer Martha Davis' private life – and not coincidentally. It seemed the only thing going right for them involved the Billboard ...

Many fans hear "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels as a perfect nostalgic snapshot of summer's end. However, it might surprise you to know that lead singer-songwriter Martha Davis, 75, spent almost a ...

As the voice of The Motels, Martha Davis has always been a pure singer who isn’t as concerned with histrionics or showing off her chops as much as with delivering the melody as emotionally as possible ...

Cults fans, rejoice: The dreamy, effervescent musical duo have joined Turntable Kitchen’s Sounds Delicious series and will be releasing their version of The Motels’ 1979 self-titled LP on vinyl on Aug ...