‘Life’s Rich Pageant’ loud, alive at 40 in Carrboro
CARRBORO — It wasn’t that long ago that anthemic songs brought us together. Or, like it or not, got stuck in the heads of the general public. The 1980s brought the advent of MTV, and […]
CARRBORO — It wasn’t that long ago that anthemic songs brought us together. Or, like it or not, got stuck in the heads of the general public. The 1980s brought the advent of MTV, and […]
NEW YORK — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s […]
LOS ANGELES — The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits last Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation […]
For members of The Bangles, the quintessential all-female band of the 1980s, “Walk Like An Egyptian” was an aberration — not just a departure from their rock-influenced roots, but running counter to it. How the […]
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