Pop quiz: who was the heaviest band of the 80s? If you’re tempted to respond to that question with some of the usual suspects ...

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Sir Rod Stewart has left concert organisers "stunned" with his huge appearance fee and luxurious demands. The 80-year-old ...

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How we survived the stifling political atmosphere of the 1980s, and what it means as we enter another dark age.

The music world and its fans saw plenty of heartbreak and tragedy in January with at least 20 notable musicians having lost ...

The Portland Chinatown Museum has a new exhibit, What’s Worth The Fight: The History Of The Slants. One of the first Asian American dance-rock bands, The Slants are ...

Big hair, big music, and the biggest action movies to ever grace the screen dominated pop culture. These '80s action movies ...

John Sykes, best known for his work with popular rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at the age of 65. The British ...

Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

Rock fans and contemporaries are mourning the death of a musician who had his biggest hits in the 1980s. John Sykes, an English guitarist who was a member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, died after ...