The 1980s were a time of experimentation and excess that saw the birth of hair metal, thrash metal, alternative rock, new wave, and other new genres. Solo artists and pop excluded, here are the 20 ...

Hot one day, forgotten the next. Many memorable bands and artists are worth celebrating for their only true hits. Here are 20 of the best.

While plenty of bands or artists from that decade are re-forming to make a little money off this retro obsession, other prominent groups from the '80s are still going strong. Not all we'll ...

The trend of double names peaked in the 80s but has been going strong since music became popular. From punk to indie, boy-band to electro-pop, some bands just can't help naming themselves twice.

The circulated list — which appeared to be typed on a computer and written entirely in English rather than in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet — included such popular acts as Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, ...