The '80s introduced the mainstream to hip-hop. And continued the life of punk rock. And Prince. And Madonna and Whitney Houston. Disco died. And then there was the musical revolution introduced by MTV ...

When bands like Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX and Rancid helped pop punk explode in 1994/1995, the mainstream called it a “punk revival” because it was the first time that punk had a real mainstream ...

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 20 bands from the mainstream pop punk era paying tribute to the comparatively underground legends who influenced them, through the lens of cover songs ...

On August 11, 1973, hip-hop was born, changing music and popular culture forever. But in each decade since, the genre has been distinct, with its own style, stars and sounds. In honor of hip-hop’s ...

Country and rock proved a potent blend throughout the '70s, fueling a slew of albums by artists who ran the gamut from arena-filling stars like the Eagles to critical darlings like Gram Parsons. That ...

Nostalgia is a strong drug, and it seems to be the one that almost everyone is on these days. The concert industry thrives on nostalgia by putting together package tours zeroing in on one specific ...

There's an argument going on. Constantly. What decade had the best music? "Surely," you say, "it was mine." That's what everyone says. Everyone. No matter which decade you went to high school, you ...