The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

In a virtual reality afterlife, the brains of two deceased women live forever in an idealized version of the 1980s. It’s the premise of the 2016 Black Mirror episode “San Junipero,” but it may as well ...

The 12th and final track rushed onto Def Leppard's already-way-behind-schedule album 'Hysteria,' 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' rocketed the English hard rockers to crossover superstardom in 1987. The ...

Some artists thrived in the '80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of Bob Dylan fans don't typically point to the '80s as his best decade of ...

The '80s were a great time for music, and many pop-punkers were just discovering music in their youth around that time, so it makes sense you'd find plenty of pop-punk '80s covers. There's no other ...

A great '80s song isn't necessarily a song released between 1980 and 1989. It's also a category of sounds ('80s synths, '80s drums, '80s reverb, '80s hooks) and sentiment (longing, infatuation, ...

All week on Vulture, we’re examining ‘80s pop culture, and how it lives on today. Owing to an array of one-hit wonders who overstuffed their tunes with synthesizers and went a little too heavy on the ...

The cult animated hit Heavy Metal has a bunch of great tunes in it. Sammy Hagar, Blue Öyster Cult, Devo, and others all have great tunes. One of the best, if not the best, is "Heavy Metal - Take A ...

From neon lights to mixtapes and movie posters, the 1980s are making a comeback in downtown Cleveland. The Totally 80s Pop-Up ...

Malayalam cinema is revitalizing vintage songs, transforming them into narrative cornerstones. 'Manjummel Boys' masterfully used Ilaiyaraaja's 'Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan' as a symbol of hope and ...

These pop-punk bands have paid homage to the '80s by covering songs like "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and "Hungry Like the Wolf." There's no other time quite like the 1980s, which is arguably the ...