4 Super Underrated Songs From 1988 That Hit the Top 10
1988 was a heady time in the world of pop music. All kinds of genres were starting to…
3 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Late 1980s
Teens have always embraced new pop sounds more than adults of every respective era. That’s probably because they’re…
The origins of Robert Palmer’s iconic and controversial ‘Palmer Girls’
(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Stills) Tue 27 January 2026 15:00, UK MTV officially launched in America in…
The worst classic rock songs released in 1981
(Credits: Far Out) Fri 23 January 2026 13:00, UK The term classic rock wasn’t coined until the early…
3 Classic Rock Songs From 1980 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On
When one thinks of incredibly profound and influential music, they might not think of the 1980s. Maybe, they…
Five songs from the 1970s that paved the way for the ’80s
(Credits: Far Out) Sat 3 January 2026 20:45, UK The 1970s stand as a gobsmacking decade for popular…
What did ‘The Safety Dance’ really mean?
(Credits: Far Out / Album Cover) Sat 3 January 2026 13:30, UK There’s a pretty good case to…
3 Female-Fronted Classic Pop and Rock Songs That Hit No. 1 in 1986
In the mid-80s, pop songs were quickly becoming the musical currency of the day. Pop stars like Madonna…
3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1980s That Are Perfect for Singing Karaoke
Singing 1980s songs at a karaoke jam is like stepping into a portal into another world. It’s almost…
Top 10% but doing it tough: How the cost of living is hitting Kiwi households
In this age of uncertainty, we’re told to trust the numbers, and here they are. According to global…
3 Forgotten and Lost Songs From 1980 I Bet You Don’t Remember
More often than not, a song will become a huge hit on the charts, only to fade away…
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Young People Still Listen to Today
From new wave to classic rock to amazing pop tunes, the 1980s dished out a lot of unique…