The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation. For those who grew up in the era, the decade’s hits usually evoke powerful feelings of ...

New York City in the 1980s was not necessarily a beacon of hope. By then, the crack cocaine epidemic had fully sunk its teeth ...

It’s been over 40 years since Men Without Hats told the world it was safe to dance -with or without your friends- and there seems to be more dancing than ever these days KTLA recently caught up with ...

There are many reasons why bands or artists can be considered underrated. Perhaps they resided in the shadow of someone else within a genre, or maybe there was a lack of mainstream appreciation. Maybe ...

Anyone who witnessed the music boom of the 1980s firsthand can recall the shredding guitar riffs that often took center stage in the decade's biggest hits. And, while those guitars may have been ...

Some country bands and musicians in the 1980s were just too cool and niche to be mainstream successes. Some of them got a taste of mainstream country fame, but they don’t get brought up as much in ...

What were best 1980s rock albums by the best 1980s rock bands? Let's take a closer look. In most cases, the bands included in this list kept giving us great music well into the '90s and most have been ...

The original members of the 1980s rock band Giant will be reuniting at this year's Frontiers Rock Festival this May.

An English Celtic punk band formed in the 1980s in King’s Cross, London, The Pogues are known for blending traditional Irish music with punk rock energy, creating a raw, folk-infused sound that was ...

Music is currently in a weird place right now, for a lot of reasons, but the reason we are highlighting is the lack of bands that have acquired mainstream success. Instead of promoting bands, it seems ...

The thing about the early '80s—and it sounds kind of ludicrously obvious—is that it was very close to the late '70s, so there was still a big element of punk, not necessarily musically, but certainly ...

It’s been more than 40 years since Men Without Hats gave the world permission to dance if they want to—and there seems to be more dancing than ever these days. The Canadian synth-pop band behind the ...