The Buggles

The Buggles were a British electronic duo formed by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. In 1979, they released 'Video Killed The Radio Star,' a song that became famous as the first music video played on MTV when the channel launched in 1981. The track's synth-pop sound and wry commentary on media shifts gave it an unexpected cultural footprint.

Their debut album, The Age of Plastic, came out in 1979, followed by Adventures in Modern Recording in 1980. That album's title track, along with songs like 'Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade)' and 'Beatnik,' showed their continued interest in studio experimentation and slightly off-kilter pop structures.

Horn and Downes both had careers as producers and musicians outside the group, which might explain why The Buggles' recorded output was relatively brief. They didn't sustain a long run as a performing act, but 'Video Killed The Radio Star' kept finding new audiences, turning a clever studio project into a persistent piece of pop history.