Stuck between the '70s and '90s, literally and figuratively, the '80s reached its midpoint in a melting pot of styles: rock, pop, metal, new wave, alternative, soul, dance and more. As selected by the ...

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 ...

The 1980s were a pivotal time in the music industry as the decade served as a transition period, saw the emergence of new genres, and the music video reigned supreme. However, many consider 1985 to be ...

In only a few years, the playing field opened up even more, as alternative rock, electronic music and hip-hop discovered new ...