The fact that I had to be reminded of this great 1982 post-punk/new wave classic through a total listening accident instead of reasonably consistent airplay is the kind of musical ... Read More

Credit the three remaining original members of Night Ranger (Jack Blades, Brad Gillis and Kelly Keagy) for trying, as a new album of fresh material, Hole in the Sun, remains ... Read More

Not having been much of a Led Zeppelin fan for many years now, I was puzzled and somewhat irritated to see how common it is for music fans to compare ... Read More

When I was in high school, believe it or not, I wasn't listening to punk rock or hardcore. In fact, it would be nearly 15 years before I listened to ... Read More

Though this great, cross-genre California band made most of its impact in the '90s, the group graced the '80s with a fantastic debut album, Bread and Circus, which yielded, among ... Read More

I realize that I shouldn't be further encouraging the churning cogs of reality TV and game shows by offering a free plug to them, but my music fanaticism has rendered ... Read More

Actually, come to think of it, this lively '80s rock band from Wales is kind of a forgotten gem in its own right, so often remembered (when recalled at all) ... Read More

On this Independence Day, it occurs to me that there are very few things as uniquely American - and uniquely flawed - than the Billboard Top 40. For years the ... Read More

Along with arena rock bands like Loverboy, Journey and Night Ranger, Billy Squier served as one of America's prime '80s masters in the specific genre of keyboard-heavy hard rock. Such ... Read More