Needle drops didn't occur much before 'Miami Vice'. The 80s cop show redefined how music was used on episodic television.

Also included in the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class is Joe Cocker, Bad Company, the White Stripes and Soundgarden.

One of the early songs by Pere Ubu, Heart of Darkness, has a driving bassline. The song has a strong sense of foreboding, and its lyrics are like Mantras. As one of the earliest songs of the band, the ...

Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P., heavy metal front man best known for mock-torturing women onstage, has some thoughts about ...