There may not be a decade with more diverse music than the 1980s. The era saw a lot of different styles, including the popularity of rock music by so-called hair bands, named that for the long hair ...

Haircut 100 might be the most Eighties band of the Eighties. A gang of cheeky English boys, barely out of their teens, with preppy ties and sweater vests. They sparkled with wit and charm, riding the ...

You smell that? That Aquanet scent? That means a hair metal band is nearby. (Be very quiet. If we disturb them, they might accidentally ruin their eyeliner.) The ’80s were a fascinating time for the ...

Ah, the '80s—a time when hair was big, neon was a fashion statement, and rock music was king! We had legends like Van Halen and U2 blasting through our boomboxes, but not every band from that glorious ...

The members of the Joe Durt band were in the parking lot of a Wichita bar one night when they realized they’d crossed a threshold – one that only members of an ’80s hair band tribute group are likely ...

The 1980s gave rock music room to get bigger, louder, and stranger. Hair metal took over MTV, heavy metal kept expanding, and newer sounds like new wave and alternative rock pushed the genre in fresh ...

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "One" by Metallica, and "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake are among the best rock music videos of the 1980s.