The 1980s didn’t just change music — they changed how we experienced it. Before MTV launched in 1981, music videos were afterthoughts, low-budget promotional clips that occasionally appeared on ...

When you think of country music in the 1980s, who and what comes to mind? Sometimes our memories can forget the specifics—we only recall vague shadows or bits of sounds. Sometimes we need a reminder ...

The 1980s were an interesting time, and they remain so today. They’re just far enough in the past to feel like the past, but they also somehow don’t feel as prehistoric as the 1950s, 1960s, or even ...

Every decade in pop/rock music has both its proponents and opponents, and the 1980s are no exception. Usually, the proponents are people who had their best years (youth or otherwise) during it, and ...