How This '80s Hard Rock Band's Unlikely Cover of a 'Minor' R&B Hit Put Them on the Map

For their Snakebite EP in 1978, the band recorded a cover of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," which had been a ...

Iconic '80s Rocker Offers a Bold Take on What Meeting Elvis Presley Was Like

Rick Springfield is rock music royalty, but getting to meet Elvis Presley was a whole new level for the " Jessie's Girl " ...
American Songwriter

5 Progressive Rock Bands That Enjoyed 80s Pop Success

We think of prog rock as a genre that dominated in the 70s and disappeared into the ether afterward. Not entirely true. Some progressive rock acts not only sustained in the 70s but also found ways to ...

Why Iconic '80s Rock Band Heart Refused to Play This 'Hideous' Chart-Topper Live

As American Songwriter reported, the original version of “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You” was "shelved permanently" by ...

Son of Late '80s Rock Legend Reveals the Touching Mementos of His Dad He Keeps on Him 'At All Times'

As Eddie Van Halen' s only son, who he shared with '80s icon Valerie Bertinelli, he passed on his passion for playing to the ...
KTVZ

Local high schools unite for 80s rock-inspired musical

Summit High School and Bend Senior High School are teaming up for their first-ever joint production, Head Over Heels, a ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs That Defined 1989’s Last Stand for Rock

The end of the 1980s marked the end of classic rock, in a way. Find three rock songs released then that were rock's last stand.