Billy Joel threw a curveball with “Allentown,” the second single from The Nylon Curtain. Offering a state-of-the-nation treatise amid the Ronald Reagan presidency, the song
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“Your Mama Don’t Dance” was an unlikely song, and an unexpected smash, for Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. The lively track from the duo’s second

When Blondie announced their breakup on Nov. 1, 1982, they initially appeared to be another victim of rock cliches. Drugs and personality clashes had taken

On Nov. 1, 1982, Duran Duran released “Rio” as a single in the U.K. The title track of the band’s 1982 LP quickly became one

George Lynch says that during Dokken’s first go-round, the band approached every album “like it would be our last one.” Back for the Attack looked like it

30 Years Ago: Rage Against the Machine Delivers Dynamic Debut

Carly Simon had never even had a proper conversation with James Taylor when she decided that he was the man for her. Taylor was seeing
The rock world was undergoing a seismic shift at the dawn of the ’90s. The spandex-clad, sex-obsessed party-rockers who dominated the ’80s were forced to adapt

40 Years Ago: George Clinton Reboots P-Funk With ‘Computer Games’

How ‘Less Than Zero’ Soundtrack Confronted Music’s New Landscape