Many bands and artists had a major '50s pastiche in the '80s. To revisit this trend, check out these three '80s rock hits.

This is one of the most fun songs of the 1980s and perhaps of the 20th century. Classic rock was flipped on its head when it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For Gen X and Baby Boomer music lovers, the term "classic rock" might bring to mind songs from the '60s and '70s. But as far as the radio is concerned, classic rock is all about the '80s. As Ultimate ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Southern rock group who rose to fame in the late 1980s is going on tour to support their first new album in 21 years. .38 ...

The rock icon just gave fans a new date to circle for next year, and it lands right in the heart of festival season.