I suppose I could spend a great deal of my time attempting to cover the many reunions of '80s-era bands that have taken place over the last few years, from ... Read More

As we in the Northern Hemisphere prepare to take on the anticipated blistering heat of another summer, I say what better time to consider one of '80s music's most atmospheric, ... Read More

Still harboring quirks aplenty, the brilliant original lineup of X, one of punk rock's most influential yet underappreciated bands, begins its 31st anniversary tour (what, you were expecting round numbers?) ... Read More

Although stadiums first began to rock in earnest during the '70s, with epic, bombastic hard rock as the main event, the concept of arena rock didn't become fully formed until ... Read More

The nondescript title of this exhilarating track from 1980's Flesh & Blood gives absolutely no indication of the pure joy to be derived from its majestic chorus alone. In fact, ... Read More

Now that I've touched on the vast majority of artists that spring to mind fairly universally when enthusiasts consider the decade's sonic offerings, I seem to have reached an intriguing ... Read More

Canadian band Platinum Blonde may have looked as much like Poison as Howard Jones, but the group spent much of its understated '80s career cavorting in the expansive but sparsely ... Read More

I had a professor in graduate school who loved to extol the artistic virtues of Irish poet William Butler Yeats but also lamented and insisted that no matter how hard ... Read More

The unfortunate and ridiculous notion that the relationship between black musicians and aggressive, guitar-based rock music is a rare and odd one has always vexed me greatly. Luckily, there have ... Read More