1981

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Girlschool Release 1981 Reading Set

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 1981, 2026, Cleopatra Records, Denise Dufort, Enid Williams, Girlschool, Kim McAuliffe, Nothin' to Lose in Reading 1981, the late Kelly Johnson

A 45-year-old live recording proves once again they are one of the greatest punk rock bands of all time

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Hard Rock Rock 

High Voltage!: AC/DC’s ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ Turns 50

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1976, 1981, 50th anniversary, AC/DC, Angus Young, Atlantic Records, Australia, Bon Scott, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, George Young, Malcolm Young

Looking back on the band’s best album with Bon Scott

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New Wave Pop 

In Quintessence: Squeeze’s ‘East Side Story’ At 45

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1981, 45th Anniversary, Chris Difford, East Side Story, Glenn Tilbrook, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, Squeeze, Tempted, The Velvet Underground

Looking back on the band’s greatest album

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Electronics New Wave Pop 

Numbers: Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ at 45

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 45th Anniversary, Apple+, Computer World, Florian Schneider, IBM, Kraftwerk, Ralf Hütter, Texas Instruments

The pioneering ’81 album forever altered hip-hop, techno and more 

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Punk Rockabilly 

Early Cramps Classics Back On Wax

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1980, 1981, 1984, Bad Music for Bad People, I.R.S. Records, Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, Psychedelic Jungle, Songs The Lord Taught Us, The Cramps

Three seminal LPs back in stores now

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Rock 

Foreigner Reunite with Lou Gramm

July 8, 2025July 9, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1981, 4, Foreigner, Jeff Pilson, Kelly Hansen, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Rhino Entertainment

Band preps tour in support of deluxe edition of 1981’s 4

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New Wave Post-Punk Punk 

…And Don’t The Kids Just Love Television Personalities

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments ...And Don’t The Kids Just Love It, 1981, 2022, BBC, Benjamin Berton, Dan Treacy, Daniel Treacy, Dreamworld: The Fabulous Life of Daniel Treacy and his Band Television Personalities, John Lennon, London, Margaret Thatcher, Television Personalities, The Avengers, Ventil Verlag

Read an excerpt from author Benjamin Berton’s Dreamworld: The Fabulous Life of Daniel Treacy and his Band Television Personalities

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New Wave Rockabilly 

The Blasters Brought Greaser Cool to the Punk Party 40 Years Ago

December 31, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Barry Allen, Dave Allen, Slash, Slash Records, Steve Berlin, The Blasters

One of the greatest albums of the ‘80s was fixated on the ‘50s

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Randy’s Last Stand: Diary Of A Madman Turns 40

November 10, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Daisley, Diary Of A Madman, Flying High Again, Lee Kerslake, Over The Mountain, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, S.A.T.O

Ozzy’s final studio LP with Rhoads is a testament to the might of his original solo band

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Hardcore Punk 

Thirsty and Miserable: Black Flag’s Damaged Turns 40

November 3, 2021April 3, 2022 Todd Manning 2 Comments 1981, Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski, Damaged, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins, Robo

Looking back on the album that changed American hardcore forevermore

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Rock 

Weekend Warriors: Loverboy’s Get Lucky Turns 40

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Foreigner, Get Lucky, Jim Vallance, Journey, Jump, Loverboy, Mike Reno, SNL, Workin For The Weekend

Celebrating everything that makes the second album from the Vancouver rock legends both awesome and absurd

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New Wave 

Story of the Ghost: Celebrating 40 Years of a Classic Police Album

October 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, A&M Records, Andy Summers, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Ghost in the Machine, Hugh Padgham, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World, Stewart Copeland, Sting, The Police

1981’s Ghost in the Machine underscores the trio’s fast ascent to superstar success

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Punk 

Shiftless When Idle: 40 Years of Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

October 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Matt Hanson 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone

With an expanded box set of their scrappy debut coming out this month via Rhino Records, the Rock & Roll Globe celebrates The Replacements at their rawest

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Like It Or Not: Abacab Turns 40

September 20, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Abacab, Atlantic, Earth Wind and Fire, Genesis, Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, No Reply, Phil Collins, Tony Banks

From Prog to Pop, this 11th Genesis LP marked another new bold beginning for the legendary trio

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Rock 

Here Comes A Great Big Moon: Nine Tonight at 40

September 10, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Capitol Records, Nine Tonight

With his second spectacular live album with his Silver Bullet Band, Bob Seger affirmed his superstar stature

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