The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...

From Prince and Cyndi Lauper to Backstreet Boys and The Cranberries, September brings the hits of the 1980s and ’90s to The Smith Center with two concerts at Reynolds Hall. “Our fans are ready for ...

A few of old-school hip-hop's finest. Photo illustration by Ellie Skrzat for Slate. Photos by Vince Bucci/Getty Images, Stringer PN/Reuters, Blake Sell/Reuters, and Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. This summer ...

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 ...

Musical nostalgia is a powerful force on the Las Vegas Strip and the Jets, the family band that topped the charts in the 1980s with “Crush on You,” “Cross My Broken Heart,” “You Got It All” and other ...

There can be something deeply satisfying about gut-wrenching music and lovesick ballads. From singing, or sometimes screaming, along with the musicians to the poetic lyrics telling the story or ...

You've probably recognized that music and sports go together like peanut butter and jelly—kind of. During the action and timeouts, some of the best songs blast through stadium and arena speakers to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Black-light explorers: Original pressings of Felt’s debut album can fetch megabucks online from prog/psych obsessives. The band featured singer/guitarist Myke Jackson, keyboardist Allan Dalrymple, ...