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Michael Schenker back with Scorpions | 
Germany's 'Heroes of Heavy Metal' have announced that Michael Schenker, younger brother of Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker, will join the band onstage to perform on selected songs throughout their UK tour this October. | | more... |
Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65 | 
15 Sep 2008: A note posted on the official Pink Floyd website: The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness, that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time. | | more... |
The Who honoured by The Kennedy Centre | 
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the legendary rock act The Who, will make history this week by being the first ever band to be honoured by The Kennedy Centre. The Kennedy Center Honors, which take place in Washington on December 7th, are an annual event to recognise outstanding achievement of artists in the performing arts. | | more... |
The Pogues reunite for Christmas | 
The Pogues have announced their dates for the sixth annual Christmas tour.
The band will play nine dates across the UK finishing up with two gigs at Brixton Academy, London. | | more... |
ZZ Top Eliminator collector's edition | 
Eliminator is the eighth studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1983. It was the band's most successful album, having reached Diamond status.
ZZ TOP's signature cherry-red 1933 Ford coupe returns to take a victory lap with a special CD/DVD set to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary. The set includes bonus tracks and previously unreleased live tracks, as well as videos featuring the album's singles and rare live performances. | | more... |
Status Quo album, auction and tour | 
This year it's 40 years since Status Quo debuted with the psychedelic hit "Pictures of Matchstick Men".
To celebrate this, they will auction artistic album cover remakes of their records, painted by Brian Wilson, Alice Cooper and Rolf Harris, release a fully remastered collection "Pictures: 40 Years of Hits" and go on a UK Winter tour. | | more... |
New Order's five '80s albums rereleased | 
On 28th September Rhino Records will re-issue one of the most consistent and influential music catalogues of the 1980s, that of New Order.
Each of the five albums will come with a bonus disc of b-sides, alternative and extended versions, and remixes, as well as sleevenotes that include interviews with all band members. | | more... |
Asia returns with album "Phoenix" | 
The original line-up of Asia is back with their first CD since 1983's Alpha, titled Phoenix.
With a revered musical pedigree, Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles), Steve Howe (Yes), Carl Palmer (ELP), and John Wetton (King Crimson) have returned to their hit making roots. Featuring the anthemic lead track "Never Again", and the poignant "An Extraordinary Life," Asia's revived the sound that made them radio staples. | | more... |
New Kids On The Block announce first UK performance in 15 years | 
Pop supergroup New Kids On The Block have confirmed their first UK performance in over 15 years at their instore appearance and signing at HMV 150 Oxford Street, London on Monday 8th September at 1.00pm.
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The Police will release a live album and DVD from the world tour "Certifiable" | 
Certifiable was recorded last December at the Buenos Aries show in Argentina, as part of the band's record shattering reunion tour and contains the setlist the band played each night on their world tour.
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There is not one single history of rock music.
There are several. There is the history of the hits. Most books on rock music are histories of the hits. The charts decide, i.e. the masses decide.
Marx would have loved it, except there is a catch: the masses tend to buy what is publicized by the media, which is what corporations pay money to publicize. Marketing decides the charts. Invest a few million dollars on me and even I, regardless of my musical talent, will break into the charts, i.e. will become part of "that" history of  rock music. Most books on the subject are, in fact, books about the music industry. Very often, the profile of a musician is simply a list of her/his successes in the Billboard charts ("that album broke into the charts", "that album hit #5", "that album sold one million copies"). In other words, books on rock music tend to treat musicians like corporations or start-ups, judging them by their revenues, profits and marketing strategy.
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| Sex Pistols, The Clash or Ramones? |
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Top 10 Songs
| A way to look at '80s music in a broader, more specific way is to break down the decade's events, albums and songs by year. This gives a much more complete picture of the artists and styles that were particularly popular, significant or simply highly listenable throughout the wide expanse of the decade.
Top 10 Songs of 1980
Top 10 Songs of 1981
Top 10 Songs of 1982
Top 10 Songs of 1983
Top 10 Songs of 1984
Top 10 Songs of 1985
Top 10 Songs of 1987
Top 10 Songs of 1986
Top 10 Songs of 1988
Top 10 Songs of 1989 | | more... |
| 80s Stories
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80s STORIES
80s music is still alive and well and in great demand. There are still many thousands of fans who love the 80's music and they listen to it often. The 80's music can be heard on many radio stations and also on the internet. There are many websites that allow members to listen to the music while they are online surfing the net, reading email, or working. There are also many sites where the music can be downloaded onto the computer, mp3 player, etc. CDs and videos of the 80's music can be purchased online or offline. There are many new 80's compilations which have been released recently so the fans can still enjoy it. Some fans may want to fill in the gaps of their collections and the compilations are a way of doing it. | | more... |
| AC / DC
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80s BAND
was formed in Sidney, Australia in 1973. There were two brothers who started the band. They were Angus and Malcolm Young. They were one of the bands who were pioneers of the heavy metal music. Led Zeplin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath were some of the others who played heavy metal music in that same time frame. The music was very hard for some to listen to but others really appreciated it. A lot of parents cringed when their kids began listening to this type of music and it was very hard on the ears when it was turned up loud. AC/DC released their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Then in 1979 they recorded their very successful album, Highway To Hell.
The band had a few member change before the release of this album. The bass player Cliff Williams was replaced with Mark Evans in 1977. In 1980 the lead singer and co-songwriter, Bon Scott died and was later replaced with singer Brian Johnson. Later in 1980 their biggest selling album, Back In Black, was released.
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