What were the best college rock songs of 1985? We were still six years away from alternative rock becoming a more mainstream format, but college radio stations were quite essential in getting some of ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Classic rock hit its peak in the 80s, with bands including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin delighting fans with iconic tunes. With so much music to choose from, it’d be impossible to ...

If there was ever a decade that defined the musical guilty pleasure, it was the ‘80s. The advent of new technologies unlocked sonic possibilities like never before. Blessed with a broad array of ...

There’s a reason why 80s songs have become popular karaoke jams. The decade‘s biggest tracks, with their clever lyrics and unforgettable melodies, make it hard not to groove out when they come on.

Coming in at #1 with a staggering 67 percent of the vote was Steve Perry of Journey, who beat such legendary and beloved ...

Paul McCartney began the ’80s in much the same position as he’d entered the ’70s: He released a home-recorded solo album after a blockbuster band had broken up. Wings had been the portrait of pop-rock ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

It isn't really true that everything was bigger in the '80s, but the decade did find us embracing excess in a number of ways — including hefty shoulder pads, piled-high hair, and absolutely massive ...

Rock fans have been hearing it for years — “Rock is dead.” But Mammoth frontman Wolfgang Van Halen isn’t buying it. In a ...