For every band that has survived and seen lasting success, there are a dozen which have sunk into virtual oblivion. You probably know your Depeche Modes, New Orders and all that lot. But what about the ones who've been laying low - Visage, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Classix Nouveaux...?

If the names sound familiar, you can congratulate yourself; here you can expand you knowledge with a few brief pieces about the New Romantics of the old.

Visage - now who was that Strange fellow, anyway?

Japan - Still life in mobile homes.