http://80music.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com 80s Music GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-02T22:58:21Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://80music.about.com/b/2008/05/05/its-good-to-hear-original-80s-lineups-of-asia-the-hooters-again-even-without-major-revelations.htm I had a professor in graduate school who loved to extol the artistic virtues of Irish poet William Butler Yeats but also lamented and insisted that no matter how hard... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/05/05/its-good-to-hear-original-80s-lineups-of-asia-the-hooters-again-even-without-major-revelations.htm 2008-05-05T20:57:19Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/05/02/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-living-colours-desperate-people.htm The unfortunate and ridiculous notion that the relationship between black musicians and aggressive, guitar-based rock music is a rare and odd one has always vexed me greatly. Luckily, there have... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/05/02/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-living-colours-desperate-people.htm 2008-05-02T22:58:21Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/29/7554.htm On whatever day you may happen to be reading this, I want you to do me a favor tonight. Rest assured that it's for your own good and, more importantly,... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/29/7554.htm 2008-04-29T21:28:28Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/25/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-james-taylor-jd-southers-her-town-too.htm Maybe this 1981 tune remains underappreciated on a particularly high level for me because I've always lamented the fact that J.D. Souther, one of soft rock's best but too-often-relegated supporting... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/25/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-james-taylor-jd-southers-her-town-too.htm 2008-04-25T23:47:52Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/23/xtc-a-staple-of-the-80s-despite-taking-the-quiet-path.htm Nobody saw Andy Partridge whooping it up as a guest MTV veejay during the '80s or Colin Moulding sweeping the land with his own line of men's fragrance, and that's... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/23/xtc-a-staple-of-the-80s-despite-taking-the-quiet-path.htm 2008-04-23T22:35:28Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/19/death-of-danny-federici-will-leave-a-major-void-in-e-street-band.htm In many cases throughout rock and roll history, the departure or death of a group's supporting band member has gone relatively unnoticed musically, even if on a personal level a... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/19/death-of-danny-federici-will-leave-a-major-void-in-e-street-band.htm 2008-04-19T20:48:56Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/17/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-peter-gabriels-i-dont-remember.htm Peter Gabriel's solo career has always been quite a mixed bag for me, shining at times with wit and elegance but enjoying undeserved radio saturation at others. I can't tell... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/17/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-peter-gabriels-i-dont-remember.htm 2008-04-17T22:37:48Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/13/7548.htm It's a joyously endless topic for discussion, the unforgettable and sometimes jaw-droppingly hokey theme songs to our favorite '80s TV shows. That's why any superlative list on this topic inevitably... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/13/7548.htm 2008-04-13T17:27:48Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/10/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-the-spongetones-here-i-go-again.htm Music fans of the early '80s looking for a throwback, nostalgic pure pop experience generally had little option but to dig up older relatives' British Invasion records from 15 or... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/10/this-weeks-forgotten-gem-of-the-80s-the-spongetones-here-i-go-again.htm 2008-04-10T23:07:04Z http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/06/though-heavy-on-style-image-billy-idol-remains-a-deserving-80s-fixture.htm Like many '80s music fans, I didn't always recognize the substance of Billy Idol's music at the time of its release, blinded a bit by the spiked blond hair, the... http://80music.about.com/b/2008/04/06/though-heavy-on-style-image-billy-idol-remains-a-deserving-80s-fixture.htm 2008-04-06T19:39:31Z