Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for famine relief, the Live Aid concert, as well as the release of ‘We Are the World,” sung by that ragtag group of ...

In this video, I take you on a journey through the evolution of game music, from the classics of 1985 to the epic soundtracks ...

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 ...

Certainly, a few of the albums released 40 years ago this month fell into that trap. Nonetheless, we found five albums released in the opening month of '85 that hold up quite well. Some of them were ...