American Songwriter

4 Alternative Rock Songs From the 1980s That Sound More Like the 1990s

Alternative rock became mainstream in the 1990s, but the seeds were being sown much earlier by underground bands in the 1980s.

The 10 Best Kate Bush Songs That Aren't "Running Up That Hill," Ranked

Kate Bush has many great songs worth listening to beyond "Running Up That Hill," including "Wuthering Heights" and "King of ...
American Songwriter

3 Controversial 1980s Songs That Were Banned, Pulled, or Silenced—but Never Forgotten

A lot of great songs from the 1980s were banned, pulled, or silenced, but became megahits regardless of their controversy.

"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got ...