The Stray Cats exported rockabilly to a UK scene that wanted it, then boomeranged home as the face of the early-’80s revival.
Browsing: 1980s
In the 1980s, the Osbournes ran on touring cycles, Sharon’s nonstop management, and kid routines held together despite Ozzy’s chaos.
A five-month whirlwind: how Jon Bon Jovi and Diane Lane got together in 1985, why it blew up fast, and what it says about fame.
How The Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’ went from album filler to 1981’s Christmas No.1, Virgin’s first UK chart-topper and a synth pop watershed.
How Run‑D.M.C.’s 1986 classic shattered MTV’s color line, sold millions, and dragged hip hop into the rock mainstream.
Inside the one backstage photo that captures Keith Richards, Tina Turner and David Bowie at New York’s Ritz in 1983 – and how whiskey, MTV and grit reshaped rock.
In 1987, a single lyric swap and a reckless hood-top video dragged Whitesnake from the brink and rewired rock radio. Here is how it really happened.