1984

adblock New Wave Pop Rock 

You Might Think: The Cars’ Heartbeat City Turns 40

March 13, 2024March 14, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson, Def Leppard, Drive, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Heartbeat City, Magic, Ric Ocasek, Robert "Mutt" Lange, The Cars, You Might Think

Inside the Mutt Lange-produced powerhouse that brought the Boston band MTV glory

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Hand in Glove: 40 Years of The Smiths

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Samantha Lopez 1 Comment 1984, 40th Anniversary, Andy Rourke, Hand in Glove, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, New Order, Reel Around the Fountain, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, The Smiths, This Charming Man

Why the band’s first LP still speaks to a generation of fans (despite Moz’s big mouth)

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Revisiting the Finality of John and Yoko’s Milk and Honey LP

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1984, 40th Anniversary, Double Fantasy, Grow Old With Me, I'm Stepping Out, John and Yoko, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Milk and Honey, Nobody Told Me, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Looking back on 40 years of a haunting sonic love letter

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Pop Rock 

Breakout: Bon Jovi’s Self-Titled Debut at 40 

January 22, 2024January 24, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, 7800° Fahrenheit, Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Mark Avsec, Richie Sambora, Roy Bittan, Runaway, Slippery When Wet, Surgin'

How the album helped set the table for the band’s “Runaway” success

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Back on the Chain Gang: The Pretenders’ Learning to Crawl at 40

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Back on the Chain Gang, Billy Bremner, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Learning to Crawl, Middle of the Road, Pete Farndon, Robbie McIntosh, The Pretenders, Tony Butler

Looking back on the band’s invigorated third album

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! 

Heavy Duty: Judas Priest’s Defenders Of The Faith at 40

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Columbia Records, Dave Holland, Dee Snider, Defenders Of The Faith, Freewheel Burning, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Judas Priest, KK Downing, Rob Halford, Screaming For Vengeance, The Metallian, The Sentinel, The Who, Tipper Gore

Reflections on one of the band’s “strongest and fiercest” albums

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Hard Rock Rock Synth 

Ease The Seat Back: Van Halen’s 1984 at 40

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Hot For Teacher, I'll Wait, Jump, Michael Anthony, Panama, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Looking back on the original lineup’s final studio album

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Power Pop Rock 

The Night KISS Conquered Poughkeepsie

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1984, Animalize, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Lick It Up, Mark St. John, Mid-Hudson Civic Center, New York, Paul Stanley, Poughkeepsie

A classic concert from 1984 gets an unexpected release 

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Country and/or Western 

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 1 Comment 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

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Hard Rock Remembrance 

On Losing Eddie Van Halen

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 1984, 5150, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Diver Down, Eddie Van Halen, Fair Warning, Michael Anthony, Montrose, OU812, RIP, Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Women and Children First

For a generation of rock fans, there was no greater guitarist to grace the concert stage, making it tough for so many of us to imagine a world without him

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Remembrance Rock 

VIDEO: Watch U2 honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Epic 1986 Performance of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1984, Adam Clayton, Bono, Dr. Martin Luther King, Larry Mullen Jr., MLK, Pride (In The Name Of Love), The Edge, U2

The band’s transcendental version of their homage to MLK remains a vital reminder of his resonating impact on modern society

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Holiday Pop 

Feed The World: Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” at 35

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 5 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Do They Know It's Christmas?, Midge Ure, The Boomtown Rats, Ultravox

An exclusive chat with Midge Ure on co-writing the all-star charity single

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Pop 

To Be The Noisiest: Big Bam Boom at 35

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 T.A. Inskeep 2 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Big Bam Boom, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oates, John Oates, Out of Touch

The final album of Daryl Hall and John Oates’ imperial phase seemed to put production ahead of songwriting

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Punk 

Endless Vacation: The Ramones Too Tough to Die at 35

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1984, CJ Ramone, Dave Stewart, Dee Dee Ramone, Howling at the Moon, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Mama's Boy, Marky Ramone, Monte Melnick, On the Road with the Ramones, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone, Too Tough To Die, Warthog

Talking about the punk legends’ underrated ’84 with longtime tour manager Monte Melnick

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

R.E.M.’s Little America 

October 9, 2019April 11, 2024 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, Athens, Begin the Begin: REM's Early Years, Bill Berry, binaural, Fables of Reconstruction, IRS Records, Joe Boyd, Let's Active, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reckoning, Robert Dean Lurie

A chat with Begin the Begin author, Robert Dean Lurie, about the band circa 1984

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