Even if you love the seductive 1982 rock song "Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, you may not know it's ...
This article originally ran as part of 2021’s Punk Week. It has been republished and updated in celebration of what would have been Ramones frontman Joey Ramone’s 75th birthday on May 19th, 2026. Long ...
The uptempo smash hit became one of the defining songs of the decade and helped cement its artist as an ’80s rock icon.
Punk rock started in 1976 in New York, when four cretins from Queens came up with a mutant strain of blitzkrieg bubblegum.
One of Michael Jackson’s most well-known and cherished songs, ‘Billie Jean,’ was released as the second single from his 1982 hit album ‘Thriller.’ Apart ...
The 1980s was a Golden Age of one-hit wonders, but if you had an aversion to MTV-pretty artists and their synthesizer – or (shiver) keytar – heavy, boppy pop tunes, the pickings were slim. Thankfully, ...
The Italian label’s design featured a sharply pointed toe capped in metallic silver, set against a plexi upper cut from transparent TPU. A slim buckle strap wrapped the heel, balancing the look on a 4 ...
In 1981, asking someone if they wanted to watch a music video would likely get a confused reaction. The concept hadn’t ...
The raw documentary captured some of underground rock’s most influential bands before they became legends.
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Nostalgia would have us believe the glory days of the music video are behind us, but the reality is the form has simply ...