80s music

The 80s were chockful of New Wave power ballads, synthesizers, drum machines, and no shortage of Madonna and Michael Jackson.

The Evolution of Pop Music: From Beatles to Beyoncé
The Evolution of Pop Music: From Beatles to Beyoncé Introduction: Music has always been a mirror reflecting the times we live in, and perhaps no genre captures the zeitgeist better than pop music. It's a genre that's constantly evolving, pushing boundaries, and shaping cultures worldwide. In this article, we embark on a journey through time to explore the evolution of pop music, from the iconic Beatles era to the trailblazing reign of Beyoncé.
By Chauncey Woods3 years ago in Beat
Rifkin's Final Victim
Dave Rubinstein (a.k.a. "Dave Insurgent") was the lead singer of Eighties hardcore punk pioneers REAGAN YOUTH, a band that started in the hallways of Forrest Hills Highschool in Queens, where the Ramones hail from. Originally created by Rubinstein, a rebellious youth whose father fought in WW2 and whose mother survived Auschwitz, Dave started the band with his friend Dave Bukija (Dave Cripple), often getting a physics teacher to roadie for them. In time, they changed their original name, which was "Pus," to the more marketable (but no less offensive) REAGAN YOUTH. The name is meant as a satirical joke on the right-wing conservative policies of Ronald Reagan, and the Hitler Youth.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Beat
Top Death Metal Videos
Death. It's what's for dinner (after the long, slow lunch buffet of life). Whether or not you "savor the salt" of your earthly existence, or clench your jaw and raise your fist at the capricious whims of an unjust God, you can't deny that, once upon a time, death metal was poised to go mainstream. Of course, that never happened, despite certain bands courting major label success.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Beat
It was a Lovely Cruise..... Top Story - September 2023.
Like the rest of the world, I woke up Saturday morning to the devastating news that Jimmy Buffett had died. I was in shock - total disbelief. My best friend and Buffett loving sister-from-another-mother had texted to give me the sad news. Had he been ill? I wondered, mentally chastising myself for not keeping abreast of Buffett news.
By Cindy Calder3 years ago in Beat
Rate-O-Rama: Love is the Drug
Rate-O-Rama : Songmania is a reader participation game. About once a week I will publish a Rate-O-Rama article which will feature two or three versions of a popular song.
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 years ago in Beat
On the Muscle of Music
As I hobble down two flights of stairs, triceps aching and the persistent pain returning to my lower back, Tennessee Ernie Ford sings into my ear all the way to the back lane exit.
By Jack Faulkner3 years ago in Beat
The Edgar Allen Poelay List. Top Story - January 2022.
This is A Playlist Infiltrated and Inspired By The Spirit of Edgar Allen Poe and a conversation with my good friend Lesley. It is on YouTube here.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Beat
If You Don’t Read This …
If you don’t read this you will probably never know of these songs or these artists. People are often restricted by the media, what they grew up listening or other factors, I am the same, although Janelle Monae’s “Dirty Computer” is one of the most impressive albums I have ever heard and that is relatively recent but there will be none of that on here, this is taking you off the beaten path and down the unsigned road and I could drag in something for the #LikeNoOther series that I started on Seven Days In.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Beat
Seasons Of The Witch
Introduction This is a relentless but simple-to-play song which featured in the series "Britannia! and inspired a poem from me here.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Beat
Rate-O-Rama: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
Rate-O-Rama : Songmania is a reader participation game. About once a week I will publish a Rate-O-Rama article which will feature two or three versions of a popular song.
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 years ago in Beat
Musical Alphabet Letter F
Usually, we choose songs we like by the melody, the lyrics, and by the musical genre. I’m starting a series with songs from all kinds of genres going according to the alphabet. Here are songs with titles that begin with the letter F. Links will be posted below as we proceed through the ABCs. At the end, you’ll find the links to songs with titles that begin with the letters A, B, C, D, and E.
By Rasma Raisters3 years ago in Beat
Ugly Music for Stupid People (Or Should it Be: Stupid Music for Ugly People? How the F**k Should I know?)
I'm an ugly motherfucker. So what? So FUCKING WHAT? (You got a fuckin' problem with it?) "Well I've been to Hastings, and I've been to Brighton, I've been to Eastbourne, too, so what? So what?"
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Beat