The 1980s was a wonderful time for music because of the energy and hope for new subgenres fully forming. New Wave had begun in the late 1970s, for instance, but evolved in the early 1980s.

Explore iconic 80s female singers who defined a decade with powerful vocals, unforgettable hits, and timeless performances.

It seemed the 1980s were made for one-hit wonders. With MTV dominating the music landscape, bands and hit singles came and went at a moment's notice. Hot one day, forgotten the next. Many ...

In his marvelous book about the rise and fall of SST Records – Corporate Rock Sucks – author Jim Ruland paints a depressing picture of the transformation of popular music in the 1980s into one ...

Think of the most iconic bands associated with the exploding U.S. indie-rock scene of the 1980s, and who comes to mind first? R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and the Pixies, perhaps?

If there's one thing about movies during the 1980s, the music seemed as important to the film's success as the plot and acting performances. Here's our list of the 25 best film soundtracks from ...

COHOES, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — A documentary film about ’80s Albany-based band Blotto will premiere in Cohoes this weekend. The ...

Nick Charles: 1980 was a year in which Americans prayed for the release of the hostages taken during the seize of the US Embassy in Tehran, Iran in November of 1979. Their hopes were raised and ...

Daniel Meyer was part of that special cadre of music buyers who would scour the bins at independent record stores in search ...

The film explores the 1980s new wave music's impact on first-generation Vietnamese Americans, focusing on identity, fashion, ...