How Freda Payne’s 1970 hit "Band of Gold" rose to No. 1 and became one of pop music’s most enduring breakup anthems.

For the Rose sisters in Beaufort, the "calling" of the family fish house and seafood restaurant means long hours, scars on ...

Ex-Communard Sarah Jane Morris has released her new album, The Sisterhood 2, a project celebrating the female artists who've inspired and shaped her life. We asked Sarah the BIG questions . . .

Rochester, once known as 'Flour City,' has a rich history of iconic food and beverage brands that shaped American kitchens.

As a child, the singer loved to start fires. As an adult, he was barely less chaotic. He discusses Bez, charisma, ADHD, his new memoir – and why making music is great, even if the record industry will ...

With fresh energy and experimental desire, Chicago opened its heart to the world in 1986. That magical year helped shape America’s landscape.

A riot of colour hits me as Dame Prue Leith joins our Zoom call: she’s dressed in a bright pink floral shirt, with shocking pink earrings, oversized necklace and two-toned spectacles, and the backdrop ...

The Oscar-winning star of Bullets Over Broadway and Hannah and Her Sisters has three major movies coming up. To mark her 78th birthday, we cast an eye over an (almost) immaculate back catalogue ...

Four decades ago, a dreamy power ballad helped a now-legendary rock band score its first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. On March 22, 1986, Heart's song "These Dreams," a single on the ...

Prince reached the top spot on Rolling Stone's best-of '80s list.

From Take That to the Spice Girls and more modern groups like One Direction - there has been no shortage of drama in their ...

The 1980s get reduced to big hair and power ballads more often than they deserve. Sure, MTV was king and glam metal ruled the ...