Looking back at the landmark 1986 hit 'Yankee Rose', which kickstarted the hair metal solo career of David Lee Roth after the lead vocalist left Van Halen.

"This song has everything. Pure perfection." ...

An invite from Wolfgang Van Halen led to the recording experience of a lifetime as Alter Bridge decamped to 5150 Studios for ...

Sammy Hagar didn't try to become a David Lee Roth clone when he joined Van Halen, but it took him a while before he felt he made their definitive record.

We all make strange choices once in a while, right? The Beatles, Pink Floyd and the Stones are just some of the rock behemoths who took weird left turns ...

The lyrical hall of shame: chart-topping hits from Eminem, Train, Taylor Swift, and Shakira that actually make zero sense.

Thirty years after a Fender Strat-wielding teenager from Shreveport, Louisiana bought the blues back into the mainstream, the ...

Most commonly misheard song lyrics of the 1980s You’re belting out your favorite ’80s anthem at the top of your lungs, ...

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Music historians are driven by a passion for the art that goes beyond lyrics and melody. It’s about the inspiration behind the sound and for the technically-minded, that means every detail that goes ...

On the charts in 1984, Kenny Loggins scored his only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the catchy soundtrack song "Footloose".

These are four Van Halen hits that came out in the 1980s, which would sound even better if they came out decades later.