Music in the 80s was moving in a number of loosely defined directions, thanks to the emergence of subgenres like new wave, punk, and the end of disco. The art rock and post-punk artists spun out ...

The first blast of New Wave mostly stuck to the same rock rhythms. By the early 80s, though, bands began to assimilate sounds from Africa, India, Asia, and beyond. The first blast of New Wave in ...

The festival is hitting 17 U.S. cities and bringing the best 80s New Wave bands. The 1980s was a vibrant music scene, and 40 years later, some legendary artists are hitting the stage once again.

Critics coined the term "hair metal" as a shorthand dismissal of the countless copycat hard rock bands that cluttered the Sunset Strip and ruled the airwaves throughout much of the '80s.