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Category: Nineteen Hundred Eighties
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As Megadeth Counts Down to Extinction, Dave Mustaine Opens Up
The heavy metal pioneer known for his lightning-fast shredding and snarling vocal style is going out his way, with a final album and tour.
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Want Your MTV? A Rogue Site Is Bringing Back the Videos.
The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms.
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‘Stranger Things’ Cast Says Goodbye to the Netflix Series
Nearly a decade after the hit sci-fi horror series debuted, cast members including Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Maya Hawke gathered in New York City.
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How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out
Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna.
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Sheena Easton, an ’80s Pop Phenom, Is Glad She Left the Rat Race
The “Strut” singer had creative relationships with Prince and Nile Rodgers and experimented in different genres. A pair of new boxed sets chronicle her peak years.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Was a Risk. He’s Proving It Paid Off.
A new 37-track boxed set released alongside a biopic tracking the making of his 1982 album underscores how sometimes a musician’s first recording is the right one.
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As Farm Aid Reaches 40 Years, It Deals With Familiar Farming Crises
Saturday’s star-studded concert will air on TV for the first time in years as the hotline for farmers gets more calls about a mix of complicated problems.
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8 Early Rap Songs From a New York City in Turmoil
Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time.
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Hulk Hogan Used Clothing As a Key Part of His Brand
His look was jokey, but it was no joke.
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Hulk Hogan, Wrestling Superstar, Is Dead at 71
The charismatic wrestler helped build an entertainment on the margins into a cultural behemoth.