Punk rock started in 1976 in New York, when four cretins from Queens came up with a mutant strain of blitzkrieg bubblegum.

After Prince vaulted to another level of stardom with his 1982 album 1999, anticipation was high for his follow-up, Purple ...

Top Gun' Turns 40 — and It’s Still One of the Most Iconic Action Movies Ever "When Doves Cry" became Prince’s first No. 1 single and top-selling 1984 hit. The song's music video sparked controversy ...

Is Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down DSS reissue worth $100? If you want the original sound with less compression, probably. Only 3,000 exist.

Celebrating 100 years of UK black music, with the homegrown black music of 2 Tone, Ska, and early black UK Pop and Hip Hop in ...

Last week, the Billboard charts began to reflect the success of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, as several of the late ...

Much of the music and movies from the 1980s share one crucial element: campiness. These songs, albums, and films can be ...

Jack Douglas, a prolific producer who helmed iconic albums by John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and many more has died at 80.

Classic rock had a lot to offer in the 1980s, and these songs still dominate radio stations today, decades later.

From Madonna to Sting and Bono, the 1980s produced some of today's most beloved tracks and superstars, who are still touring ...

In 1986, The Bangles could do no wrong. The third single from the multi-million-selling Different Light was the US No 1 ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’, a playful pop track which looked to start a new dance ...