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Our flashback series continues as we take a look back at the best decade there ever was, the ’80s. Of course, my biases are at play with the latter sentence, but I digress. Rock bands of the ’80s is a ...

Who were the best selling bands of the 1980s, and where are they now? Anyone who grew up in the '80s remembers its seminal events—the murder of John Lennon, the launch of the Space Shuttle, the ...

We asked Scott Waldman — artist manager, Lido Beach frontman and the host of the Waldman's Words podcast — to zero in on some of the most incredible bands from the 1980s. We also asked him to discuss ...

The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in music history. The hair spray, makeup, and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV. Though ...

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott is tired of people discounting an entire era of musicians who came to prominence in the '80s. Despite their massive sales figures, successful worldwide tours and ...

Hang up those skinny ties and stop quoting John Hughes movies: The beginning of the end of '80s nostalgia is upon us. What's the drop-off point? Thursday night's debut of Hit Me Baby 1 More Time, ...

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 ...

When you think of ’80s music, you probably think of, at most, three things. Hair metal (Poison, Mötley Crüe, et al.), the big pop stars of the day (Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Bowie) or the ...

The ’80s were rock’s ultimate guitar decade. The shredding, fingerboard-tapping, dive-bombs and epic power-ballad solos. And most importantly, gargantuan riffs fans could air-guitar to. Many top ’80s ...

Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy has called out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, claiming the institution has a bias against bands from the ‘80s. “They don't give a shit about us, the '80s groups at all,” he ...

These 80s rock bands were pretty hyped up back in the day. Sadly, they didn’t last (or get quite as big) as some fans thought they would. Let’s take a look at a few fallen soldiers from the 80s, shall ...