Back when MTV still played music videos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There was a time when music videos were as important as ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. There’s a certain magic about songs from the 80s and 90s ...

It cost about 300 bucks to book The Replacements the first time they played at The Chukker. Five hundred the second time. This was around 1983 and 1984. Although this boozy Minneapolis group would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Family gatherings, reconnecting with old friends, celebrating beloved traditions — the holiday season is always a time of ...

Axl vs Bob Guccione Jr. The fifth song on Guns N’ Roses’ 1991 studio album Use Your Illusion II, “Get in the Ring” is a vehement and unruly diss track aimed at music critics. Amongst those explicitly ...

In the ever-changing landscape of modern music, it’s easy to forget that all those relics of our collective misspent past in the days that will henceforth be referred to as “pre-MP3” or some such ...

A late 1980s, early ‘90s music group is making a comeback. Grammy-winning new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley announced that he is reforming the R&B group Guy, now known as Guy 2.0. As the name change ...

It's prom season again, and while most schools will likely play songs like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" (edited, of course) and Calvin Harris' "Sweet Nothing" at this year's dance, we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was a time when music videos were as important as the radio in promoting the hottest artists and songs of the day. Back in ...