In the 1980s, shoegaze formed in the UK. Dream pop and shoegaze were created around the same time, and the terms are often interchanged with one another. Shoegaze peaked around 1991, with major ...

In 1980s America, before streaming algorithms and indie playlists, college radio was where alternative music learned to exist in public. Broadcast from campus stations with limited budgets and highly ...

Just like Saturday Night Fever helped to fuel the disco fever of the ’70s, another John Travolta movie influenced the country crossover craze of the early ’80s: Urban Cowboy. In fact, one song from ...

Sometimes you want a song to not only spark your interest but also your intellect. Sometimes you want a song to offer something more than just a catchy hook and a nice melody. You want it to challenge ...

The new decade arrived with plenty of musical upheaval. New wave was gaining ground, disco remained a powerful force and established rock and pop artists were finding new ways to navigate a rapidly ...

In the 1980s, genres expanded tremendously with then-modern technology. Analog slowly gave way to digital, and synthesizers dominated. Aside from that, alternative music was bubbling to the surface, ...

Some songs are so unique you can’t imagine anyone else writing them. They are like acting roles. You can’t imagine anyone else in The Godfather, just like you can’t picture anyone else singing a ...

Throughout the '70s and '80s, REO Speedwagon released several hits, including 1980's "Keep On Loving You," off the band's ninth album, Hi Infidelity. In a 2024 interview with Dan Rather, alongside his ...