Yet the legacy of that '80s boom still looms large. The decade produced enduring stars and timeless records, but it also ...

A new report is once again reminding central Iowans that the 80/35 Music Festival is unlikely to return. The Des Moines Music Coalition created and hosted the festival since 2008, but the nonprofit ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

AND SHORTS. WELL, RIGHT NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR A HEAT WAVE THAT IS ON THE WAY. JODI CREWS ARE ALREADY GETTING READY FOR THE ANNUAL 8035 MUSIC FESTIVAL. IT’S IN A NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR AT WATER WORKS ...

Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

With Stranger Things ending on Dec. 31 we look back on the show's lasting impact in the world of music and how it introduced classic songs of the '80s to a new generation.

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. There’s a certain magic about songs from the 80s and 90s ...

To some, the ’80s were the best of times, to others, maybe the worst of times. But to all, they were some of the cringiest and corniest times. Between the hair, the legwarmers, the eccentric clothes, ...

There are two things about the 1980s that will be forever linked, the movies and the music. It was a unique decade for both and there are so many great songs that came from movie soundtracks that it's ...

Ah, the ‘80s. The decade of decadence. The era of the mass media revolution and music technology evolution. On television, the hair got bigger, makeup got more glammed, pretty people populated more ...