Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald in a scene from the 1985 film The Breakfast Club (Credit: Universal Pictures / Getty Images). Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for ...

When Bob Geldof barked “give us your f***ing money” at a television audience of 1.9 billion in 1985, it was a blunt demand backed by guitars, satellites, and a moral certainty that music could feed ...

As he has throughout his international tour, Springsteen opened with "Born in the U.S.A.," backed by the thunderous drumming ...

Sometimes all you need to keep going are a few good pop songs. Sometimes that means looking to 1985 to hear these three great ones.

Forty years ago this week there were songs in the Top 20 that stand the test of time. Then there are others that will send people scrambling to YouTube or their music destination of choice to try and ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. But history has a way of ...

Get ready for a musical time warp! We’re celebrating songs turning 40 in 2025—tracks released in 1985 that continue to make waves today. From epic pop ballads to iconic rock anthems, these songs have ...

When it comes to lost recordings, unpublished novels or newly unearthed art of any sort, receptions tend to be somewhat mixed. This may be because, in many cases, those responsible for these works are ...