Before grunge scrubbed the smeared makeup off of the face of hair metal and trimmed its flowing locks, an endless parade of longhaired dudes did their level best to destroy the ozone layer, fueled by ...

Ah, the infamous power ballad. For many headbangers, a love/hate relationship exists with this tried and true song format. Prior to the ascent of hair metal and MTV, power ballads highlighted the ...

Timmy called in from Jersey City this morning to offer his theory on why the Knicks, despite their paltry record, continue to sell out Madison Square Garden. After dismissing Timmy's take, the ...

Hair metal is a funny way to describe a music scene. Plenty of bands not associated with 80s glam metal have (or had) great hair. From The Beatles to Oasis, Led Zeppelin to Soundgarden, rock and roll ...

It’s easy to make fun of ‘80s hair metal. The clothes were ridiculous. The posing and posturing were ludicrous. The cliched ballads detailing how tough it was living on the road with your “baby” back ...

It’s easier to make sense of history by placing events into clean boxes. For example, the day Nirvana dropped “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, a bunch of hair metal bands lost their record deals. Grunge and ...

The term "hair band" evokes a visceral response from almost anyone who lived through the 1980s. To some, they were hokey, overprocessed fluff bands that cared more about how they looked than ...

Time will be turned back to the 80’s for a glorious rekindling of glamour rock at its best when the hit comedy musical Rock ...