Well, the first shoe has dropped on the latest big-time '80s reunion, with perhaps additional pieces of footwear to follow. By now you've probably heard that this summer's planned Van ... Read More

There aren't many songs better suited for this weekly feature than "On the Western Skyline," an overlooked classic from Hornsby's debut record, 1986's The Way It Is. Perhaps even more ... Read More

When considering the '80s output of Cyndi Lauper during the past week, I was struck with how much more talented she is as a singer and songwriter than I ever ... Read More

If you were a teenager in 1986 and were not listening with at least moderate intensity to Boston's comeback album Third Stage, then you were either one hell of a ... Read More

Well, it's not much to go on, but Sunday night's Grammy-opening performance of "Roxanne" from the Police was a good initial sign that fans may actually get a spirited reunion ... Read More

While putting together my list of the top songs of 1985 this week, I got the idea to try and draw my forgotten gem from that same year as an ... Read More

Please excuse my bitter cynicism tonight, but you must understand that a glimpse of the apocalypse just passed across my TV screen. I know, I know, that happens on some ... Read More

There exists an unmistakable window for most artists, somewhere from one song to maybe five years, in which the opportunity for real success or achievement resides. Oh, there are a ... Read More

If ever there was a decade well-suited for country-pop crossover acts, the '80s was surely it, as melodic, glossy pop with hardly a trace of hillbilly edge found a large ... Read More