The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, then only three years old, inducted its inaugural class on Jan. 23, 1986 during a star-studded ceremony in
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Elvis Costello’s discography is heavy with acknowledged classics (This Year’s Model, Get Happy!! and Imperial Bedroom among them) along with the occasional acknowledged dud (Goodbye
Roy Orbison’s death in December 1988 came just six weeks after the release of Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. The famed supergroup decided to pay homage
Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, was a bit of a departure for the band, foreshadowing the end of their Sammy Hagar era. And their choice in cover art
Our collective memory: A nation watched in horror as the space shutter Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, during a live television broadcast. Reality: No
Tom Petty’s first official live album, 1985’s Pack Up the Plantation: Live!, covered a wide range of material. From older Heartbreaker songs to newly released tracks, it
It was a hell of a time for movies in 1981. The year kicked off with exploding heads in Scanners and ended with audiences introduced
Hollywood loves to make movies about how its hometown of Los Angeles is both amazing and ridiculous. There may be no better example of this
There’s a reason Super Bowl commercials are so coveted: Everyone sees them. In 1993, as Pepsi launched their brand new Crystal Pepsi product, the company
When Duran Duran formed in the industrial midlands of England in 1978, they agreed to pursue the ambition of playing Madison Square Garden within two