Tucked amid all the understandable '80s fuss over the Athens, Georgia music scene, modern and urbanized Atlanta produced some impressive music of its own during that era as well. The ... Read More

I suppose it's fitting that a film about the world of professional wrestling also shamelessly champions another object of scorn for some pop culture snobs - '80s hard rock. Darren ... Read More

I just completed my latest alphabetical swing through the ever-rotating 7,000-plus songs on my mp3 player, and as a means of chronicling the occasion I paid especially close attention to ... Read More

Whenever possible, I try to avoid treating '80s music subjects that fall into the realm of the utterly ridiculous, but when I notice two wacky news stories in consecutive days ... Read More

I don't know what it is in the water, ample grains or grain-fed beef of the Midwest that could be responsible for the unlikely regional prevalence of rock violinists during ... Read More

If your post-punk tastes run more toward the bizarre and even creepy side, you should definitely check out this Boston-area freak show of a band from the very early '80s. ... Read More

With all the '80s "reunions" we've had to endure over the last several years boasting only one or two original members flanked by hired guns and even YouTube discoveries, it's ... Read More