One of the most important aspects of the 80s music scene is how it more tangibly shaped genres that had started to emerge in the 70s. Specifically, there were a lot of rock and rock-adjacent bands ...

It's safe to say that '80s bands such as R.E.M. and Talking Heads could rake it in with a reunion, but these former frontmen ...

The singer-songwriter helped give the alternative rock band its signature sound and penned the song that became its biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of American rock band Bon Jovi backstage before a performance, Illinois, early March, 1987. Pictured are, from left, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Launched in 1989, the quartet was born out of a "crazy idea," according to legendary A&R executive John Kalodner. "I just had this ...

The 1980s were a golden era for album sales with rock music thriving at the forefront. In this feature, we've found 25 big rock bands who had their biggest selling album in the '80s and then taken a ...

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "One" by Metallica, and "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake are among the best rock music ...

These are our picks for the "Big 4" bands (and artists) of 1980s metal. That of course doesn't mean that there are only four legendary thrash bands, it just means they're the bands that are most ...

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 ...

’80s rock stood in stark contrast to ’70s rock. The majority of the prior decade saw bands relying on rough-around-the-edges production, wiry guitars, and raw vocals. The ’80s got rockers to think ...

It’s easy to discount how referential music seems to be today. We don’t have the data, so perhaps the 2020s are the era most reliant on nostalgia. But musicians today certainly aren’t the first to ...