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Devo in the "Whip It" video
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1 week 4 days ago
Akron Declares April 1 Devo Day
They're getting out the vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-nominated rockers.
The "One More Night" single cover
Rhino Records
1 week 5 days ago
March 1985: Phil Collins Earns "One More" No. 1 Hit

On March 30, 1985, Phil Collins arrived atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time in his career with

Eric Clapton in 1986
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1 week 6 days ago
How Eric Clapton Recorded a Song Written by Michael Jackson
The seven-year journey of "Behind the Mask."
L-R: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen win Oscars for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)."
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1 week 6 days ago
How Christopher Cross Added Another Award to the Shelf with "Arthur's Theme"
It's crazy, but it's true.
Rosanna Arquette and Madonna in 'Desperately Seeking Susan'
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1 week 6 days ago
March 1985: Madonna Goes Hollywood with 'Desperately Seeking Susan'

On March 29, 1985, Madonna officially made the jump from singer to actress, making her debut as a leading lady - or at least one of two leading ladies, anyway - as

Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?"
Parlophone Records
2 weeks 3 days ago
March 1983: Duran Duran Top U.K. Charts with "Is There Something I Should Know?"
Please, please, tell me now.
Howard Jones at Live Aid, 1985
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2 weeks 4 days ago
How Phil Collins Helped Howard Jones Get a Smash Hit
The duo re-recorded "No One is to Blame" in 1986.
ZZ Top in 1984
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2 weeks 5 days ago
As Fast As They Can: In Praise of ZZ Top's 'Eliminator' Videos

As MTV started beaming into more households through the early '80s, viewers were seeing and hearing music that they might not have caught elsewhere, and some acts were able to reach a completely ne