The 1980s were a time of experimentation and excess that saw the birth of hair metal, thrash metal, alternative rock, new ...

The 1980s were fantastic. The decade gave us New Wave, hair bands, and disco-fused pop. Not all of the music was great, but ...

Those who challenged the existing consensus were routinely condemned as Thatcherite by commentators and union leaders who ...

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.

A look at Eddie Van Halen and his guitar playing at his 1980s peak, and how the playing of Dickie Betts of The Allman Brothers Band wasn't to his taste.

A collection of Eurythmics' best moments from the BBC's music archives, showcasing the bold, innovative, stylish and unpredictable pair who became one of Britain's biggest bands of the 1980s.

"Vanessa Murby, a professional musician who has helped organise the concert with her twin sister Anna Murby, told me: 'The ...

But Cronin recently announced a tour with 1970s and 1980s mega-band Styx. The band will have the same members but will not perform as REO Speedwagon. Hall had stopped performing with the band in ...

Guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap of the iconic 1980s band the Replacements has died at the age of 73. Dunlap died on Wednesday from complications from a stroke he suffered in 2012, according to a ...