Generation X had basically invented Billy Idol’s solo career before he left in February 1981. He even swiped their last single, scoring an early dance
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Duckie and Andie’s father, Jack, make for an odd pair as they bond over Budweisers and juice boxes in Pretty in Pink, which originally hit
After surviving what Paul Stanley referred to as “musical boot camp,” Kiss debuted a polished new sound on March 1, 1976, with “Shout It Out
Pretty in Pink landed in theaters on Feb. 28, 1986. Directed by Howard Deutch and written and co-executive-produced by John Hughes, the movie stars Molly
The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” is beloved for its blemishes: John Lennon’s voice is moments away from disintegration — a raw snapshot of a singer
Aerosmith scored the final Top 10 hit of their career with “Jaded,” but at the cost of band acrimony. As the new millennium arrived, Aerosmith
Aerosmith had become unexpectedly relevant in the late ’80s and ’90s, kick-starting a run of massive hits (“Rag Doll,” “Dude [Looks Like a Lady],” “Janie’s Got a Gun,” “Livin’
In “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” Bon Jovi longed to return to their New Jersey roots, but in doing so, they landed themselves promptly at
Gregory Wilden was a screenwriting student when, for a class assignment, he wrote a script inspired by sword dueling. His lecturer suggested he should try
R.E.M. were still a band. Talk of a split had not been made public. Behind the scenes, however, they’d already decided that 2011’s Collapse Into