The Great 80s

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Break out your stone washed jeans, scrunchies, and tube socks! VH1 Classic is devoting the entire Labor Day weekend to the 1980s with “80 Hours of the 80′s.” On Monday, September 1 at 8PM* … Continue reading →

  A judge thoroughly dismissed a lawsuit brought against the makers of Guitar Hero by the rock band The Romantics, saying the band didn’t even own publishing rights to the song “That’s What I Like About You” anymore and that … Continue reading →

He made a name for himself in the ’80s as one of the decade’s biggest chart-toppers, but these days you’re more likely to find Huey Lewis tending to his 200-hectare property in Missoula, Mont., or fly-fishing. That’s according to a … Continue reading →

  After more than 30 years in the music business, English rockers Def Leppard are seeing their audiences getting younger and younger. But it’s not because parents who loved Def Leppard as teens are turning their kids on to the … Continue reading →

  The 1980s just won’t go away. Rubik’s Cube is a hot seller in England, according to Woolworth’s. Such popular Reagan era fashion as miniskirts, tank tops and colorful headbands are more ubiquitous these days. And, of course, there is … Continue reading →

  HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — The Rock The Bayou music festival recently ramped up its line-up with the addition of acclaimed hard rock band KIX, for the band’s first and only Texas show in the past 15 … Continue reading →

Various celebs on VH1 discuss whether the 80s are back in vogue: VH1 TV Shows Music Videos Celebrity Photos News & Gossip

  With a crescendo of a chorus, a song about a younger sister growing up too fast ushered in the era of the big rock ballad, thanks to Night Ranger and “Sister Christian.” Much like how the power ballad endured … Continue reading →