Gilson Lavis, the former drummer for the popular British new wave/pop group Squeeze, has died at the age of 74. A post Thursday on social media by former bandmate Jools Holland announced Lavis’ death.

Band ABC after a performance in Scotland on July 26, 2025. ABC is a new wave pop band. Photo courtesy of @abcmartinfry on Instagram Welcome back to British Invasion, the column that dives into British ...

If you didn’t play heavy metal, prog rock, or arena rock in the late 70s and early 80s, chances are you were labeled as New Wave. Many artists lumped into that genre came from the UK, where they were ...