In his marvelous book about the rise and fall of SST Records – Corporate Rock Sucks – author Jim Ruland paints a depressing picture of the transformation of popular music in the 1980s into one ...

Classic rock stars don't often go in a non-rock direction, but these four songs prove that even the hardest rock stars can go pop.

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

The 1980s undeniably brought the world some incredible music. Rock bands like Guns 'N Roses and Bon Jovi dominated the charts, while Michael Jackson's legendary Thriller album, which he released in ...

With the introduction of music videos on MTV in the 1980s, pop music continued ... you get a true flavour for how pop music has changed since the 1950s. rock ‘n’ roll A musical style ...

Soundgarden, formed in Seattle in 1984, is one of 14 performers nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. SEATTLE — ...