Starship’s We Built This City topped ’80s charts but became one of rock’s most polarizing songs, sparking decades of debate ...

The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation.

English outfit New Order is a legend in the synth-rock genre; it successfully combined post-punk and synthesized dance music to create one of the more iconic sounds in rock history in the '80s. The ...

Austin’s own soulful queer icon Nakia announces tickets are currently on sale for the vinyl release show of his forthcoming ‘80s synth-rock-inspired album “Signal” slated to be released on Friday, May ...

Drum machines helped define 80s music with the help of legendary rock musicians who used the technology to record classic songs.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ fifth studio album Long After Dark landed with a series of firsts for the band. It was the first to feature bassist and backing vocalist Howie Epstein, replacing Ron ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X DJ Lazer Cat (left), Brandon Martin (center) and Justice Wolfe-Jones are three of the four members ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

New wave music was around before the early '80s when the genre first started an advancement onto the U.S. charts. Often seen as punk's poppier younger siblings, new wave artists often shared radio ...