Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

The song is a sweet serenade to a lost lover, and it was rerecorded by Donna Summers in 1984. Considered one of the greatest rock songs, “Great Balls of Fire” was featured in the 1957 movie ...

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John Sykes, best known for his work with popular rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at the age of 65. The British ...

The five CD and one Blu-ray set will include B-sides, live tracks and previously unreleased songs from the era ... released in May 1984 and which went to No. 1 worldwide, won several Grammy ...

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“‘Southern Rock Opera’ gave us a level of notoriety that we wouldn’t have achieved otherwise, but it sometimes threatened to typecast us a bit as a ‘Southern Rock’ band. We’re a rock ‘n’ roll band ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. If you think of songs as ...

“Mustaine’s cool, but Mustaine’s one of those guys that he can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth,” says King. “So, I’ll ...

A sporting complex in Mexico is being transformed into a shelter for migrants as the country prepares for mass deportations.

Elsewhere in early 1980, Perry is touring with his original Joe Perry Project. He feels liberated from the “dysfunctional ...

The music world and its fans saw plenty of heartbreak and tragedy in January with at least 20 notable musicians having lost ...