Renee Hansen

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Fleetwood Mac's Rumours topped Billboard 200 in 1977and is making headlines in 2024

It's exciting to learn that according to Billboard Hot 200 year-end charts, the top rock album of 2024 is an old-school rock album from 1977.The British rock band Fleetwood Mac's second album, Rumours, is a critical and commercial success and one of four No. 1 albums in the band's discography. The band The album topped the chart in 1977 where it remained for 31 weeks. Known as the band's breakup song album, it is so much more. In 2024, the album again makes headlines as the top-selling rock alb...
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' turns 40, watch the documentary about single that raised money and awareness

On Nov. 25, 1984, Bob Geldof of The Boom Town Rats and Midge Ure of Ultravox brought together a group of British and Irish musicians to comprise Band Aid. This supergroup came together to raise money and awareness of the famine in Ethiopia. The song "Do They Know It's Christmas" was released in December 1984 and became an anthem for the Christmas season in the 80s and beyond. The single shot to No. 1 in the UK but failed to reach the top in the US due to lack of radio airplay. But throughout th...
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Forgotten songs of the 1980s that deserve another listen

Fans of '80s music just can't get enough. Even decades later, many believe this was an all-time high in music history—but over time, numerous songs have been long forgotten. Below we have a great list of singles that made a great impact on the era at the time but have been overshadowed through the years, falling into the lost songs category. This list was compiled with the help of Ross on the Radio's extensive research of the "lost factor" of hits from the 1980s. You can read all about his proce...
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Netflix's latest animated short is sure to THRILL fans of Michael Jackson this Halloween

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video is a fantastic mini-horror movie directed by John Landis (American Werewolf in London) with numerous references to other horror favorites. Jackson performs along with a massive horde of the undead in the video which has been referenced in many other movies, shows, music videos, and more. The video achieved one billion views on YouTube in 2024, where it can be viewed in 4k. Now, the creators of the animated blockbusters Sing and Sing 2 have created another homag...
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ICYMI: Nöthin' But a Good Time hair metal documentary is a must-see for '80s music fans

People who grew up in the 1980s will tell you it was the most incredible time to be a kid, and they are correct. The 1980s brought about many cultural movements and encouraged people to celebrate their individuality. This era generously gave a generation of youth extravagant fashion sense, perms, mullets, blockbuster movies, MTV, and the almighty emergence of hair bands! Paramount+ has capitalized on the wave of '80s nostalgia in a new documentary, Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story o...
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Best songs of the decade: Ten 1980s No. 1 singles that spent the most weeks on Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100 is the United States' popular singles ranking first used in 1958, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" as the chart's first No. 1 hit. This chart is the measure of success within the music industry, ranking songs based on physical and digital sales as well as streaming and radio airplay. Each week, the chart is watched to see who will come out on top. Throughout the years, songs have achieved impressive milestones on the chart, including the Beatles, who hold the title for mo...
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Slash releases Halloween Horror Nights vinyl-only soundtrack (Here's what's on it)

GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist and songwriter SLASH, best known for playing guitar in Guns N' Roses, has released Slash Music of Universal Studios Hollywood - Halloween Horror Nights, just in time for the spooky season.The limited edition 11-song vinyl-only album via Snakepit Records features originals SLASH has created for the Halloween Horror Nights Universal Monsters haunted house over the past six years. It is being sold exclusively onsite at Universal Studios Hollywood starting on Sept. 5....
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X 80s songs you have to turn off before your mom enters the room!

Since the beginning of music, there have always been performers who pushed things to a point that was deemed inappropriate by society. This is how many have made a name for themselves, ensuring they are forever immortalized in music history. Today's list includes several songs that, if you were growing up in the 80s, you would hurriedly turn off before your mother entered the room. Several of these titles were included in the Parents Music Resource Center's (PMRC) Filthy Fifteen list. The PMRC,...
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The 1994 movie Airheads celebrates 30 years, check out the outstanding soundtrack

In August 1994, the Michael Lehmann (Heathers) directed comedy Airheads was released in theaters. The film may have failed critically and commercially but it has lived on to become a cult classic popular with metalheads worldwide.The movie introduces three struggling heavy metal musicians who decide to infiltrate a radio station in order to get their demo played on air. When the employees at the station resist, they hold the employees hostage with realistic-looking water guns. "The music made th...
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5 Catchy jingles from 80s commercials that will take you back to your childhood

This will make me sound old, but here goes: "Back in my day," TV watching was much different. Way before VHS, DVD, or streaming, we had to sit in front of the television and watch commercials between regularly scheduled programming. Yes, you read that correctly; we didn't have the option to select what we viewed. We had to check the TV Guide to find out what time our favorite shows would air and on what network. Don't feel sorry for us because despite how horrible that may sound to new generatio...
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Def Leppard's guitarist Phil Collen premieres Hysteria graphic novel, coming soon

Def Leppard is currently on the road during the 2024 stadium tour with Journey and a rotating lineup of special guests, including Cheap Trick and The Steve Miller Band. The band recently released a new stadium anthem, "Just Like 73," featuring Tom Morello. Next, guitarist Phill Collen will debut his graphic novel Hysteria.The Hollywood Reporter got the exclusive news and images for Collen's latest venture, a graphic novel from Vault Comics, which he co-wrote with Eliot Rahal, known for his grap...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates 1984 with new exhibit, Pop Music's Best Year Ever

This summer, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates 1984, a banner year that reshaped music history. The new exhibit features select artifacts that showcase the era's iconic moments and cultural highlights.Hall of Fame inductees Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Michael Jackson, and more will be featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's new exhibit, 1984, which opens on July 29. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the year that Alan Light, one of mus...
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5 iconic 80s songs that you didn't know were covers

The 80s was an iconic era in music that spawned many outstanding hits, several of which weren't written the performers who rose to fame because of their cover versions. Cover songs are a great way to beef up a music portfolio by reintroducing a song written by someone from another era, remixed for a fresh new sound. Throughout music history many songs have been covered, some over and over, and often times the success of the cover will outrank the original. There are many songs that reached the t...
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4 Amazing modern movie soundtracks with a 80s vibe

Movie soundtracks can make or break a film. Many modern films include music from the 1980s or music with a vibe that mimics the era. Children of the 1980s can easily relate to this, as it stirs up nostalgic feelings from their childhood and teen years. That means movies of this nature are often extremely popular with this age demographic. Below we highlight just a sampling of modern films that give serious 80s vibes with their soundtracks. Sing Street is a coming-of-age musical that hits you rig...
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The best movie soundtracks from summer movies of 1985

Looking back at the summer of 1985, movie soundtracks were at an all-time high. The year's movie releases gave us some of the best of the 1980s, with Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, and Rambo: First Blood Part II topping the box office in 1985. Along with the exceptional movies came noteworthy soundtracks. Below, we look at some of the best movie soundtracks from 1985. The Goonies continues to be a wildly popular adventure movie today as adults who grew up in the 80s now view it with thei...
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Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal coming to Paramount+

Fans of 80s hair bands take notice: a new docuseries, Nothin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal, will be released exclusively on Paramount+ later this year. The series will include interviews with band members of some of the most iconic hair metal bands, including Poison, Skid Row, Ratt, Extreme, Guns N’ Roses, and more.

The three-part series, directed by Jeff Tremaine is based on the acclaimed book, Nöthin But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hard Rock Exp
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Is The Psychedelic Furs still touring together?

The long overdue eighth studio album by The Psychedelic Furs was released in 2020, months later than expected due to delays created by the pandemic. Titled the album received positive reviews and was the band's first new music in 30 years.

The Psychedelic Furs, who were initially categorized as new wave, were formed in 1977 by brothers Richard Butler and Tim Butler, vocalist and bassist, respectively. The original members consisted of the Butler brothers, Duncan Kilburn on sax, Paul Wilson on d
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Who is the top New Wave band according to Rankers latest poll?

New Wave is a music genre that emerged during the punk revolution of the mid-1970s. This genre often considered the lighter side of punk, is characterized by its eclectic mixture of glam, punk, and goth. New Wave would influence pop culture and music into the present day.

The era of New Wave originated in Britain and had the advantage of being some of the first bands featured on MTV when the station premiered in 1981. The genre has generated many long-lasting bands, like Duran Duran, The Cure,
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Def Leppard drops new single with glam rock vibe featuring Tom Morello

This summer, British rock band Def Leppard will kick off their Summer Stadium Tour 2024 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO, on July 6. The band will be joined by Journey and a fantastic rotating lineup that includes Heart, Cheap Trick, and The Steve Miller Band. This week, the band unveiled a brand new single, "Just Like 73," featuring the legendary talents of Tom Morello.

Def Leppard's single marks the first collaboration with Morello, who is well known for his unique playing style and co-found
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ICYMI, Courteney Cox wows the internet recreating dance from Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark video

"Dancing in the Dark" was the first single released from one of Bruce Springsteen's best albums The song was the most successful single for the performer dubbed "The Boss," and the music video is fondly remembered for featuring a cameo appearance by actress Courteney Cox.

Released in 1984, "Dancing in the Dark" would earn Springsteen his first Grammy award, and the video, directed by Brian De Palma, won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. Recently, Cox participated in a social
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