It can be tempting sometimes to write off the ’80s as a decade of bouncy pop music that doesn’t run much more than surface deep.
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When Foreigner’s sixth studio album, Inside Information, arrived on Dec. 7, 1987, it further drove a wedge between the band’s two creative forces. Ballads had become a
Neil Diamond recorded his first live album on a warm August night in 1972 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Two and a half
When Led Zeppelin staged their thunderous reunion show at London’s O2 Arena on Dec. 10, 2007, it completed a decades-long redemption arc for the golden gods, who
“Live, from New York, it’s the Eddie Murphy Show!” The Dec. 11, 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live was supposed to be hosted by actor
David Gilmour didn’t feel the need to shut down Pink Floyd after Roger Waters left. But that didn’t mean going forward would be easy. He
Popular music in the ’70s had many dividing lines, but none was bigger than disco. Bee Gees played an undeniable role in this shift, notably
Thirty Rockefeller Plaza was abuzz in the lead-up to Saturday Night Live’s third season Christmas episode. Taking nothing away from that Dec. 17, 1977 show’s
Chris Farley’s turn as a Chippendales dancer opposite Patrick Swayze remains one of the most famous sketches in Saturday Night Live history. In roughly six minutes,
Duran Duran would one day earn induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but they were in a much different place as “Ordinary