The 1980s were a time of experimentation and excess that saw the birth of hair metal, thrash metal, alternative rock, new wave, and other new genres. Solo artists and pop excluded, here are the 20 ...

The D.C. hardcore scene kind of sucks. But it didn’t always.

Music was already changing in the late '80s. There was a heavier, more aggressive element to it, not just in our town, but ...

In the early ’90s, Jerry Cantrell shaped the sound of alternative rock with Alice In Chains. But in his new solo album, I Want Blood, he’s taking inspiration from the classic two-guitar bands of the ...

The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition, which hosted music events, summer camps, music classes and organized the 80/35 Music ...

The Marvelous 3 have reunited and are back on the road, rocking a three-night stand at the Tabernacle Oct. 25-27, but leader Butch Walker said after two-plus decades apart, the extended hiatus was ...

WATCH THE TRAILER of the Film and the Revolution: ‘Can I Go Home Now?’ ...

Don Tavel, who invented the Resynator synthesizer, died in a 1988 car crash when daughter Alison was just 10 weeks old. She ...

In other Indie Basement-related news: Drag City is reissuing all of High Llamas’ ’90s albums (!!!) which is something I genuinely thought I’d never see any label do; and I caught both the Johnny Marr ...

WestWorldFest, a new independent music festival, is coming to Shepton Mallet in 2025. The festival, celebrating the UK's ska, rock, and classic alternative acts from the '80s and '90s, is set to run ...